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Tag Archives: poverty
The Blue is Where God Lives – Sharon Sochil Washington, PhD
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “If Satan is successful, the family’s history will end with the blue baby girl.” It is currently 2008, and Blue (referenced above) is grieving the murder of her daughter. She questions God’s existence, which leads … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction, Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Mythology
Tagged African literature, class, folkore, magical realism, mysticism, poverty, slavery
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Eve Out of Her Ruins – Ananda Devi (translated from the French by Jeffrey Zuckerman)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “Night makes its way into our bodies and refuses to leave. Night and our hormones gone wild. We boys are bundles of frustration. We start following girls to the shuttered factory that devoured our mothers’ … Continue reading
Posted in Revisited
Tagged poverty, teenagers, translated world literature, violence
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Lost Treasures of R&B – Nelson George
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “They were both Golden Gloves boxers and had that good foot work. They both did splits. Weren’t afraid to get on the floor. Not spinning like hip hoppers but they would get on their knees to … Continue reading
Posted in Revisited
Tagged corruption, crime fiction, Hip hop, poverty, rhythm and blues
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Torn from the World: A Guerrilla’s Escape from a Secret Prison in Mexico – John Gibler
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “This word: disappeared. They have so many ways of erasing you, “of trying to make you doubt the truth of your own life.” After five days, after every two hours, after only having felt a world … Continue reading
Posted in History, World Issues
Tagged dissent, freedom fighters, guerrilla warfare, Mexico, poverty, sociology
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Renegade Pawn (Lucas Rocha Thriller Series Book 1) – Craig S. Wilson
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Most favelados are treated like renegades. In reality they are pawns in a much bigger game.” Rio de Janeiro, 2008 – Sixteen-year-old Lucas Rocha is suddenly faced with the responsibility of caring for his two younger … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Romance
Tagged crime fiction, poverty, Rio de Janeiro
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An Important UnderratedRead Revisited: The Least Among Us: Waging the Battle for the Vulnerable – Rosa DeLauro
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Morally speaking, the social safety net acknowledges that we are accountable to one another. It originated from our recognition that the vulnerable and the poor are not alien populations; they are us, in certain times and … Continue reading
Posted in Revisited
Tagged ACA, American politics, congress, NAFTA, Obamacare, poverty, Religion, women's rights
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The Unrivalled Transcendence of Willem J. Gyle – J. D. Dixon
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Before, when he labored, he slept and he ate, and his mama took care of him. There wasn’t room for much of anything else. Now he has too much time. Now he has a lot to … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged book reviews, British literature, Edinburgh Scotland, homelessness, mental illness, poverty, recession
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The Least Among Us: Waging the Battle for the Vulnerable – Rosa DeLauro
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Morally speaking, the social safety net acknowledges that we are accountable to one another. It originated from our recognition that the vulnerable and the poor are not alien populations; they are us, in certain times and … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, History, Our Best, Politics, Social Justice
Tagged ACA, congress, healthcare, NAFTA, Obamacare, poverty, Religion, women's rights
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Eve Out of Her Ruins – Ananda Devi (translated from the French by Jeffrey Zuckerman)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Night makes its way into our bodies and refuses to leave. Night and our hormones gone wild. We boys are bundles of frustration. We start following girls to the shuttered factory that devoured our mothers’ dreams. … Continue reading
Posted in African Literature, Culture, Dark/Sordid/Bizarre, World Issues, World Literature
Tagged book reviews, poverty, teenagers, translated literature
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