Rating: 
Summary: Could've been a better book
Review: I brought this book b/c I was intrigued by the description here at Amazon. Although I can relate to the character this book could have been written differently which would've made my reading experience 100% better.
First, as an avid reader, I always feel like I'm on the outside looking in when reading a good book. You feel as if you've been let into the personal life of the character and are exposed to everything that character is feeling, seeing or doing. When a book is written in third person, it tends to make the script a little more complicated. You feel as if you're getting the story secondhand. Kind of a 'he say/she say' type of vibe. This book is a great example of that.
Secondly, the book is written is half flashback/half present form. Every other chapter is a flashback making it hard to keep up at times. The author is a very descriptive writer which helps for visual effects but if you don't know whether it's 2002 or 1970 you tend to get a little confused.
I did not enjoy this book at all. I would not recommend it to anyone. Save your money for an EJD or E Lynn Harris novel. This was a waste or time. I only finished it b/c I work third shift and needed something to keep me awake.
Rating: 
Summary: Beautifully Written
Review: I enjoyed this book. Even though I didn't have the exact experiences as the main character, I could relate in that when not putting to rest past, painful experiences, how they can haunt you and drive in you an unsavorable way until you deal with it. Bottled up emotions will only fester and spill out and can cause you to take actions that, in your right mind, you know will hurt you or have adverse effects. The writers ability to show these in the main character through beautifully written prose is phenomenal.
Rating: 
Summary: A Poignant Read
Review: I loved the author's "Resurrecting Mingus", but only LIKED "Selah's Bed" - the author has a talent for jumping to past to present and not losing you somewhere in between. There are many similarities between both books when it comes to the writing style, the underlying suspense of where the book will take you at the end.It's hard to give details of the story without giving away the book - but Selah was born to a young mother who wasn't ready to be a mom herself. So she ended up being raised by her grandmother - this book will take you from her childhood up to a grown, married woman and how the actions of her past now affect her as an individual, spouse, and career woman.
Rating:
Summary: VERY EMOTIONAL
Review: I loved this book!!! It brought out all levels of emotions in me. This book was a strong and powerful book that showed you the power of past hurt, regreat, love and the wanting of a life that you know you no longer have the option to have. This book pulled at my enter most secerts that I have long forgot and made me cry for my past mistakes and wish things were different. I Loved it so much I went out and got a few more copies for my friends to read.
Rating: 
Summary: Not as good as her first
Review: I was very eager to read Selah's Bed after reading Resurrecting Mingus. I did not enjoy Selah's Bed at all. I pretty much figured out why Selah was doing what she did, but the story never really grabbed me. The story is not just about Selah, but her Grandmother who has a drug problem. The author has a unique lyrical way of writing, but I just did not enjoy this particular story.
Rating:
Summary: Save your money!
Review: Selah had the I.Q. of a tree, and so did I for reading this book. One of the worst that I have read. The author made a decent attempt; the story is possible , but the content of the writing was loose as jello. Save your money from this one.
Rating:
Summary: Selah's Bed
Review: Selah is a married woman who tries to rid herself of her problems by having affairs. There are flashbacks in the book when Selah was growing up with her grandmother. I did not understand a lot of decisions that Selah made. My main problem with the story is that all through the book, Selah kept thinking about her daughter, so the reader knows something bad happened to the child, but I was kind of got off with when I realized it was something that could have been avoided, I would not have even finish the book if I knew that's what happened. I don't want to give the book away, so I want say what it was. I like how the author writes, and think she has a way with words.
Rating:
Summary: Beautiful, sensual read...
Review: Selah's Bed is a sensual story about a tormented young photographer who uses sex as a weapon against her torrid past. Selah is a photographer of nude black men, a profession that awakens her darkest, most devious desires. Even though she is married to the love of her life, who also happens to be a minister, she is unable to relinquish her sexual impulses. Her feelings about her mother, grandparents and the pain of abandonment still haunt her. Will she be able to come to terms with her past and live a normal life? I disagree with the reviewers that say that this novel is disjointed. Jenoyne Adams writes with beautiful, lyrical prose. She describes Selah's torment with insight and darkness. Selah's life is a complex puzzle that is put together as the novel progresses. I absolutely love this novel and I cannot recommend it enough...
Rating:
Summary: Back, back and forth and forth
Review: This book felt like a roller coaster. The author takes you through Selah's life but not a straight path. She jumped from age 7 to late 30s back to early 30s then to 13...just all over. It made me frustrated. Selah had an abortion when she was 19. She married the father of that child, but harbored hate for him because of the abortion, so she had several affairs with different men....ok...well...whatever you need to get through but it just didn't make sense to me. If you're still feel confused...well I am too, so don't feel bad.
Rating:
Summary: Selah's Bed
Review: This book is terrible. I couldn't even finish it, and I am truly not happy that I wasted my money on it. I strongly discourage anyone else from purchasing this book.
| 
