Author Archives: J D Jung
Artificial Intelligence: What AI Is and How You Can Use It to Make Your Life Easier: A Guide to AI for Beginners – Fred Fuld III
(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) #CommissionsEarned As someone who mostly reviews fiction, it’s not often that I have the pleasure of reading and reviewing a book about a topic that’s being widely reported and debated upon currently. The topic is … Continue reading
Posted in How do I do that?, Non-fiction
Tagged AI, artificial intellegence
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Down with the Poor! – Shumona Sinha, translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…the same stories and the same bodies blended in my head, lost all definition and all form, became a dark and shapeless mass of giant bodies, that growled, shouted, demanded, cried, pleaded. Were they inventing a … Continue reading
Posted in French Literature, Immigration, World Issues
Tagged immigration, imperialism, Misogyny, refugees
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Another Exceptional UnderratedRead Revisited: Philosophy Made Simple – Robert Hellenga
(Reviewed by JD Jung) , #CommissionsEarned Rudy Harrington, a sixty-year-old widower, is trying to find the meaning of life…his life. Is there any purpose left? To try and answer this question, he takes up the study of philosophy. Since his … Continue reading
Posted in Revisited
Tagged modern literary fiction, philosophy
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Café Unfiltered – Jean-Philippe Blondel, translated by Alison Anderson
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “Freedom of movement is what I want more than anything—particularly after eighteen months of restrictions.” Cafes just started to reopen after the release of the Covid-19 vaccines, and José, the waiter at Le Tom’s Café … Continue reading
Posted in French Literature
Tagged COVID-19, Paris
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An Exceptional UnderratedRead Revisited:The Fall of a Sparrow – Robert Hellenga
(Reviewed by J.D. Jung) #CommissionsEarned After reading one of my favorite books, The Italian Lover, I just wanted to grab anything related to it and its characters. Author Robert Hellenga wrote a book about the protagonist’s lover, classics professor Alan … Continue reading
Another Exceptional UnderratedRead Revisted: The Sixteen Pleasures – Robert Hellenga
#CommissionsEarned Last month, I reintroduced you to The Italian Lover, a sensual work of literary fiction. After reading that wonderful book, I just had to grab Robert Hellenga’s earlier novel, The Sixteen Pleasures. This book recounts the beginning of Margo’s … Continue reading
An Exceptional UnderratedRead Revisited:The Italian Lover – Robert Hellenga
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Margo Harrington, an American expatriate living in Italy, is excited to hear that her memoir, The Sixteen Pleasures, will be made into a feature film. The book details her experiences when she first came to Florence. … Continue reading
An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Riddle of the Sphinx – Alexandre Montagu
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned How do I begin a review of a novel that kept me captive from page one and didn’t release me until the very end? I didn’t want to break for work, family, friends, or anything. … Continue reading
Posted in Revisited
Tagged Iran, Islamic revolution, LGBTQ, Shah
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The Man in the Corduroy Suit (The Discipline Files Book 3) – James Wolff
(reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned Retired British intelligence officer Willa Karlsson was rushed to the hospital due to an apparent poisoning. Though the exact toxin cannot be verified, the methods look similar to those previously executed by Russian intelligence. Why … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged British literature, espionage, Russia
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