Comments for Mosaic Literary Magazine http://mosaicmagazine.org/blog Literary Arts of the Diaspora Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:01:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Best Books of 2011 by B.A. Keith http://mosaicmagazine.org/blog/2011/12/22/best-books-of-2011/#comment-540 B.A. Keith Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:01:23 +0000 http://mosaicmagazine.org/blog/?p=1111#comment-540 I AM JUST SOOOO HAPPY TO HAVE DISCOVERED THIS MOSAIC LITERARY MAGAZINE! I discovered this magazine at a time im my life that I needed too. It is also great to see the top 10 list of books. The very first book would make a great film-I think. I applaud you for bringing this Mosaic LIterary Magazine-creation to fruition. I am rapidly telling others about your mag. I AM JUST SOOOO HAPPY TO HAVE DISCOVERED THIS MOSAIC LITERARY MAGAZINE! I discovered this magazine at a time im my life that I needed too. It is also great to see the top 10 list of books. The very first book would make a great film-I think. I applaud you for bringing this Mosaic LIterary Magazine-creation to fruition. I am rapidly telling others about your mag.

]]> Comment on Best Books of 2011 by Troy Johnson http://mosaicmagazine.org/blog/2011/12/22/best-books-of-2011/#comment-500 Troy Johnson Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:46:17 +0000 http://mosaicmagazine.org/blog/?p=1111#comment-500 Thanks for sharing. This is an excellent list for anyone looking for an engaging read. Thanks for sharing. This is an excellent list for anyone looking for an engaging read.

]]> Comment on Best Books of 2011 by Chris Roberts http://mosaicmagazine.org/blog/2011/12/22/best-books-of-2011/#comment-499 Chris Roberts Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:22:40 +0000 http://mosaicmagazine.org/blog/?p=1111#comment-499 "Salvage the Bones" The "against all odds" motif in this novel was out of vogue even when it was in vogue. The dull, laconic prose is meant to be redeemed by the insertion of a natural disaster. It isn't. What it is. Hurricane Katrina cannot wash away, blow away or have the eyes turn away from a trite, addled narrative that lacks purpose and purposeful characters. Chris Roberts “Salvage the Bones” The “against all odds” motif in this novel was out of vogue even when it was in vogue. The dull, laconic prose is meant to be redeemed by the insertion of a natural disaster. It isn’t. What it is. Hurricane Katrina cannot wash away, blow away or have the eyes turn away from a trite, addled narrative that lacks purpose and purposeful characters.

Chris Roberts

]]> Comment on The Warmth of Other Suns by Troy Johnson http://mosaicmagazine.org/blog/2011/07/06/the-warmth-of-other-suns/#comment-209 Troy Johnson Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:40:17 +0000 http://mosaicmagazine.org/blog/?p=814#comment-209 Nice review. The contrast of Wilkerson's historical perspective with Shaik's contemporary one was interesting. Here is another review: http://aalbc.com/reviews/warmth_of_other_suns.html written by a reviewer who is almost 80 years old. She shares her first hand perspective. Nice review. The contrast of Wilkerson’s historical perspective with Shaik’s contemporary one was interesting. Here is another review: http://aalbc.com/reviews/warmth_of_other_suns.html written by a reviewer who is almost 80 years old. She shares her first hand perspective.

]]> Comment on Tara Betts by India Anderson http://mosaicmagazine.org/blog/2011/06/05/tara-betts/#comment-120 India Anderson Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:44:57 +0000 http://mosaicmagazine.org/blog/?p=572#comment-120 A wonderful interview and a wonderful interviewee. A wonderful interview and a wonderful interviewee.

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