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Michelle Janine Robinson

Autor(a) de More Than Meets the Eye (Zane Presents)

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Obras de Michelle Janine Robinson

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Zane's Busy Bodies: Chocolate Flava 4 (2013) — Contribuinte — 25 cópias

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Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
20th centure
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA
Locais de residência
New York, USA

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This review was written for LibraryThing Member Giveaways.
As usual, I received this book for free. This time, from a LibraryThing Member giveaway. Despite that kindness, I will give my candid opinions below.

To summarize the plot in a nutshell, the world has gone to hell in a handbasket and an American Apartheid has settled over the country. Terrorism and economic devastation reign supreme and a growing group of racial activists are fighting to stem the proverbial tide.

On the positive side, and it's a slender one, this book had potential for an interesting story of sorts. If properly done, there was some amount of potential for this but absolutely none of that potential was realized.

The negative side is rather a lengthy ledger, sadly. First, one can't say enough negative about the writing. It seems to be written at about a middle school level. The author writes in a rather redundant and choppy manner with little regard to transition or narrative. The editing is similarly poor. It's obvious that the spellchecker has been run but little else; words are often transposed, misused, or clumsily chosen.

Leaving the words themselves aside, the author has made the story utterly implausible. Characters seem to shift in personality rapidly and without cause like they all suffer from bipolar disorder. Anyone trying to read the text will be left in a rather fearsome jumble attempting to keep track of the various goings on since the author doesn't tie things together in anything approaching a connected narrative. The whole thing is rather a mess.

Lastly, I would be remiss if I didn't touch at least briefly on the content. The main premise in this novel is that white conservatives are going to take over the country and reestablish slavery. While I'm the last person to side with white conservatives about anything, it would seem that if a white guy wrote a book with the premise that African Americans are going to take over the country and enslave the whites, it would be classified as hate speech. This book at its heart just seems to inflame racial tensions. Personally, every demographic in this country has problems and every demographic causes problems. We're all at fault in one way or another for the problems which plague us. Books like this don't really add constructively to the solution of any of these issues; they just serve to annoy and polarize readers' thinking.

In summary, poorly written, poorly edited, socially non-constructive. Might have been entertaining if not for all the previous negatives.
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slavenrm | Jun 13, 2013 |
Book Title: "More Than Meets the Eye”
Author: Michelle Janine Robinson
Published By: Strebor Books
Age Recommended: 18+
Reviewed By: Kitty Bullard
Raven Rating: 3.5

Review: I had some trouble getting into the book. I think I expected more. The story is a great one but I found that it dragged a little in some places. Belinda Wilson, however, is an amazing heroine and the supernatural elements really bring excitement to the story. Michelle Janine Robinson is a great writer and even though I found this particular work of hers hard to get into, I still plan to look for more of her books in the future.… (mais)
 
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RavenswoodPublishing | 1 outra resenha | Jul 15, 2012 |
Not My Cup of Tea

"More Than Meets the Eye" is my first read by Michelle Robinson, and I'm sad to say that I'm not impressed.

Belinda Wilson is a struggling freelance writer with a saddened past. She grew up without her parents and the only people she had to turn to were her two best friends, Diana and Summer. What Belinda doesn't know is her dear and loyal friend Diana isn't who she says she is.

Belinda also has a secret past that she is hiding from Diana. Her past relationships with men have not always been something she's been proud of.

"More Than Meets the Eye" is a love story with a twist...a twist which made little sense to me. Demons whose source of life is sex? There also are problems with grammatical errors, character scenes, scene transitioning, short chapters, etc...

The story also started off slow, making it a drawn out read. It took me two months to complete this book. With this all being said, I don't think I will be purchasing books by Michelle Robinson, but I do wish her well in her writing career.

Reviewed by: Sabrina
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OOSABookClub | 1 outra resenha | Oct 2, 2011 |

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