Category: Reviews

• New Review of “Beauty Rising”

  If you haven’t read my debut novel, “Beauty Rising,” released in December 2012, check out this new review of it from book reviewer Michelle Clements James. She calls it: “an emotionally charged story of love, redemption, and heartache.” She concludes calls it “a book you do not want to miss.”

  sassevn

  July 1, 2016

  Indie Author, Reviews

  beauty rising, literary fiction, Vietnam books

• New Review of “Love Story for a Nation.”

  Book reviewer CathyS from CNKbookreviews posted her review of my latest novel A Love Story for a Nation. Here’s her opening excerpt: “I’ve read four of Sasse’s novels…four very different novels, four very enjoyable reads. Naturally, I dived eagerly into what is now my fifth Sasse read. This is not only different from his other books, it’s…

  sassevn

  June 25, 2016

  Indie Author, Promotion, Reviews

  a love story for a nation, Book review, literary fiction book reviews

• Review: Shakespeare Demystified – The Merchant of Venice (2016)

  I was able to catch the KL Shakespeare Players with their new version of Shakespeare Demystified “The Merchant of Venice” on opening night at the Penang Performing Arts Centre. I’m very glad I did. Here they are after all the applause, before their post-show Q & A. The show itself is in ingenious romp through…

  sassevn

  April 15, 2016

  Reviews

  KL shakespeare players, PenangPAC, Shakespeare 400, Shakespeare Demystified, The Merchant of Venice

• Theatre Review: Marble Hearts

  I saw the new play “Marble Hearts” tonight at the Penang Performing Arts Centre. “Marble Hearts,” written and directed by U-En Ng, was really a tale of two halves for me. One I thoroughly enjoyed, the other that seemed to needlessly meander around too much for my taste. I’ll explain shortly. “Marble Hearts” is a…

  sassevn

  January 30, 2016

  drama, Reviews

  Marble Hearts, PenangPAC, review, theatre reviews

• Review of “Tales of Wonder: A RLT Christmas”

  One of my senior students wrote an excellent and thorough review of our recent Christmas show “Tales of Wonder.” The review starts off by saying: “Audiences can always count on Mr. Sasse’s dramas to be entertaining, moving, and transcending different generations and cultures. This year’s “Tales of Wonder,” performed by the RLT players at Penang…

  sassevn

  December 18, 2015

  Reviews

  PenangPAC, RLT Players, tales of wonder review

• The Best Part of “In the Heart of the Sea” for any Writer

  I watched the Ron Howard film the other day. I would rate it as an “OKAY” film. Nothing earth-shattering, and certainly not one of the best films I ever made. It was disappointing on a couple levels. The CG, especially of the town of Nantucket, was weak. As soon as I saw the the town…

  sassevn

  December 15, 2015

  Indie Author, Reviews

  author self-doubt, herman melville, in the heart of the sea, indie author, nathaniel hawtorne

• My Kind of Movie: “Bridge of Spies”

  Steven Spielberg plus Tom Hanks plus a Cold War thriller based on actual events? Sign me up in a big way. “Bridge of Spies” is movie-making at its best: human, subtle, gripping, and visually just stunning. It has tremendous, thought-provoking heart, something sorely lacking in most movies these days. The story follows the case of…

  sassevn

  October 23, 2015

  Reviews

  bridge of spies, cold war movies, mark rylance, movie review, steven spielberg, tom hanks

• New Book Review for “A Love Story for a Nation”

  Danielle at Universalcreativityinc just posted her review of “A Love Story for a Nation.” Some highlights include: “[It] is one of those novels that readers won’t ever forget.” “I found the mystery of the plot incredible.” “By the the time you reach the end you will be waiitng for the next stunning well written adventure…

  sassevn

  September 18, 2015

  Indie Author, Reviews

  5-star reviews, a love story for a nation, contemporary fiction, literary fiction, new releases, new reviews, review

• Review: P. Ramlee – The Musical

  On the last day of the 2015 Georgetown Festival, a friend showed up at my door thirty minutes before showtime and said there was a free ticket to “P Ramlee: The Musical,” and did I want to go? Okay. The musical is in Malay, which I don’t speak, but undeterred I went to discover what…

  sassevn

  September 3, 2015

  Reviews

  georgetown festival, Malay language musicals, malaysian film, p ramlee musical review, P Ramlee Tour, Penang, SB films, Shaw Brothers

• Theatre Review: Slow Sound of Snow

  I was able to catch the Iranian drama troupe perform the experimental dramatic piece “Slow Sound of Snow” as part of the 2016 Georgetown Festival. The story (if you call it that) takes place in a small shack with a slanted floor, huddled underneath a treacherous mountain cliff which is in danger of producing an…

  sassevn

  August 24, 2015

  drama, Reviews

  experimental theatre, georgetown festival, iranian theatre, slow sound of snow, theatre review