Sharon R

The Paradox of Power

Reviewed: 02-15-21

The President that dared to cross the Mason Dixon line. To venture into the soul and spirit, to listen to the deepest thoughts of a great yet humble leader, one must read this book written and read by our First American President of Colour, himself. One glimpses into the entrenched methods of the "ways and means" our government fails us all. It points to the shivering of those who arrogantly hold power and his presence shook their machine at it very core. His being in the Oval office was a testimony against white superiority an age old lie. The Presidential Paradox created by Obama being elected testified to the authenticity of our Democratic republic and its capacity for success, yet it also highlights the shadowy scheming of those who are threatened by unavoidable progress. His story tells of how the very concept that ensures freedom, namely democracy, proved to be an instrument of obstruction, one example of which being, to provide Americans with a simple right, namely affordable healthcare.

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The power in the mind is

Reviewed: 09-02-20

like the deep mysterious ocean that holds life within it's depth, like the expanse of dark skies sprinkled with dots of distant magical light, like the beckoning of bustling breezes blowing the blazing autumn leaves. The power of one's mind is incredible, unfathomable-one just needs to know what your power truly is. Sharon E. Ransom

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Grippingly horrific

Reviewed: 08-02-20

Vividly painted details, radical and captivating. Very imaginative and who knows -will this be how this CoVid pandemic is going to eventually affect the world? How does loneliness drive people to do anything to survive? When people have literally gone insane-how does one follow a moral code? The most suspense was when he was literally being cut open by a hysterically mad nurse with the mother instinct-will he be eaten alive? Will he get away from her?

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When assumptions bring anger & despair.

Reviewed: 05-25-20

This parallel story burns a memory in one's mind of the hidden yet profound stories of the people who like ants, although necessary to the ecosystem, scramble in ignorance and despair, reduced to mere inconsequential, collateral damage in the male egotistical fight for power. A fight between countries and ideologies. Assumptions are made by men, by the leaders of nations that bear nothing but rotten fruit and destruction of life and customs; and assumptions are made by two girls who unknowingly hurt each other by words left unspoken but are finally united by their undying love for each other and by their prodigy.

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Feeding the heart and soul via literal cakes

Reviewed: 09-30-18

The catchy title gets an onlooker's attention immediately because, of course, who would not be curious about eating cakes? And it opens the door for conversation with complete strangers! The theme resonates universally with people because it emphasizes the repercussions of colonialism and the underlying struggle among people of the diaspora who are left holding the frayed ends of a faulted economic system based on a concept of free labor, which is essentially, slavery.
The cakes are a medium for uplifting the people of Kigali and giving hope to them, after mysteries of death, plagues of HIV along with genocide, has devastated them. The narrator's perspective is one of absolute respect for her people regardless of their plight and she wisely maneuvers them to help one another despite harboring a painful memory that is eventually reconciled or accepted through those said relationships with her fellowman.

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