REVIEWS FOR THE BUILDING
Kirkus Starred Review — “Indie Best Books of the Month for June 2018” — “The prose is poetically ambitious and sometimes wildly unrestrained, which is well-suited to the pervasive sense of chaos and urgency…. The pace is unhurried but inexorable, a relentless march toward a shocking conclusion. This is a sinewy first installment in a planned trilogy—artistically unflinching and morally unsentimental. An audacious, gripping, and wise novel.”
Self-Publishing Review — “Snodgrass does not fall victim to stereotypical portrayals of women – [Pamela] has depth and carries herself through her narrative in such a way that makes the reader sad to say goodbye…. Though on the surface it’s a novel about a single building in a small town, the novel has a big story to tell within an inventive literary framework, making The Building an ambitious and intricately woven work of literary fiction.”
Indie Reader 5 Star—”IndieReader Approved” — “Like the Mississippi William Faulkner evoked in his Yoknapatawpha County novels, Furnass commemorates a slice of the Rust Belt as a singular place and time of sadness yet endurance. The construction industry seldom is the topic of serious literature, but in The Building it rises to great heights, a distinctly American tragedy.”
REVIEWS FOR SOME RISE
Kirkus Reviews – “The author artfully conjures a mesmeric juxtaposition of the quotidian and the forbidden—the Sutcliffs are not wanting in familial love, but their passions are so intense that affection only appears in a grotesquely disfigured form. . . . An artistically daring examination of the line that separates love from fanatical possession.”
Self Publishing Review – “Read in succession, The Building and Some Rise work to create a fully-fledged history of Furnass, and an epic story following the families who have lived in this town over the years. A sequel that improves on its predecessor – in part because the combination of the two is telling such a rich and layered story – Some Rise is an impressive work of fiction in what is shaping up to be a great literary series.”
IndieReader Review, “IndieReader Approved” – “Richard Snodgrass’ gift for characterization, plotting, and dialogue make Some Rise one of the most engaging family sagas/literary mysteries we’ve read in years.”
REVIEWS FOR ALL FALL DOWN
IndieReader Review, 4.5 out of 5 IR Rating – “. . . All Fall Down [is] a small-town, who-dunnit novel, containing both a dose of literary flair and poignant nuance.
. . . the novel is a double-edged sword, containing both astute subconscious observations and page-turning intrigue about the regular travails of a small town and a series of unlikely crimes it can scarcely fathom.”
REVIEWS FOR A Book of Days
SELF-PUBLISHING REVIEW, 4.5 Rating – “As a whole, this novel is complex and original, giving readers a glimpse into two rich narratives, and a third touching story broken into bookends, while simultaneously asking powerful questions about love, loyalty, innocence, and integrity.”
Kirkus Reviews – “A mesmerizing soldier’s tale, grippingly dramatic.”
IndieReader Review – “The undulating tale of a single colonial fort and its engagement with native American boundaries in 18th century Pittsburgh, A BOOK OF DAYS is a dark tale and a triumph of subtle life interactions and smart character development.”
