Author Archives: J D Jung
Naked Came the Detective – Glendall C. Jackson III
(reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned Washington D.C. journalist “Chris” was always thinking about what happened to a high-end call girl he was obsessed with. One day he received an envelope from her, the contents in memoir form. He shares it … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Skinny reads
Tagged murder, prostitution
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Fakists – John Y Flanagan
(reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned Readers will be invited into the world of art forgeries in the light crime novel, Fakists. Specifically, we learn a fascinating manner of who can benefit and how. Tom Landsaw has just been released from … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged art, crime fiction, forgery, light fiction
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Night Candy – Max Tomlinson
(reviewed by JD Jung) 1979 San Francisco – A serial killer, referred to as “Night Candy”, has the city on edge. They are killing prostitutes and there are no leads. SFPD Inspector Owens has been working on the case … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged crime fiction, psychopaths, San Francisco
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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) “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 is … 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
