Author Archives: J D Jung

An UnderratedRead Revisited: Tenth Commandment: A Cat Caliban Mystery (The Cat Caliban Mysteries) – D. B. Borton

(Reviewed by Pat Luboff)   “I’m too tired. I just want to go to bed with a book.” In Chapter 1, sixty- one -year-old Cat was asked what she was good at. She thinks: “Certainly not marriage or motherhood or … Continue reading

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Wordsworth in Bogotá – Scott E. Sundby

(Reviewed by JD Jung)   Colombian drug lord Diego Velasquez is facing financial ruin. It’s right after 9/11, and the U.S. borders are tightening, and corrupt officials are now refusing bribes. His two sons represent the family’s split identity: Carlos, … Continue reading

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The Silence of Flesh: A Novel of Conscience, Identity, and Holy Vows – Glenn Cooper

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “People who are different, even outcasts by some, are not outcasts to the Lord.” Cardinal Anthony Budd had no desire to become Pope. Also, it was unlikely since he was an outsider and would be only … Continue reading

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Central Places – Delia Cai

(Reviewed by JD Jung)   Twenty-seven-year-old Audrey Zhou is leading a life most of us would be envious of. Living in New York City as a sales rep for a newspaper, she has many friends and is engaged to a … Continue reading

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Damn English! – Gary Sherbell

(Reviewed by JD Jung) For those of you who are confused with the inconsistencies and nonsensical idioms and figures of speech in the English language, this book is for you. Gary Sherbell shares his irritation, but in a hilarious way … Continue reading

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Beautiful and Terrible Things- S.M. Stevens

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(Reviewed by Don Jung) Twenty-nine-year-old Charley Byrne is going through the motions of life without actually living it. Having lost her parents at age sixteen and her grandparents at age twenty-three, she works as a bookstore manager with few friends. … Continue reading

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So Happy Together – Olivia Worley

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Twenty-four-year-old aspiring playwright Jane Williams thinks she’s met her soul mate, Colin Hillgrove. The problem is that Colin doesn’t feel the same way. In fact, he broke up with her after six dates in less than … Continue reading

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An important UnderratedRead Revisited: My (Underground) American Dream – Julissa Arce

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “In less than two weeks there was more than a good chance my secret would finally be exposed—the secret that could ruin my life, that could send me to jail, that could end my career before … Continue reading

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Marguerite by the Lake – Mary Dixie Carter

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Phoenix Sullivan loves her work as a gardener. She has the experience of a landscape architect, but not the degree. She especially enjoys working on the gorgeous grounds of Rosecliff, the home and property of Marguerite … Continue reading

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Yet Here I Am: Lessons from a Black Man’s Search for Home – Jonathan Capehart

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Everything we do in life is an audition for something. We just don’t know what for yet.” Journalist, commentator, and Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Jonathan Capehart relates his life experiences in his memoir, Yet Here I … Continue reading

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