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Author Archives: J D Jung
The Deceptions – Jill Bialosky
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “Beautiful Aphrodite, she did what she pleased. Surely, she did not worry about pleasing her husband, or hate herself for her acts of infidelity. Those gods and goddesses, they have no shame.” Our unnamed narrator … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction, Reviewers' Top Picks
Tagged betrayal, Greek mythology, poetry, seduction
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: How Speleology Restored My Sex Drive – Michael Bernhart
(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) #CommissionsEarned A thrilling romp with twists and turns and more fun than should be legal. I’ll be honest when I say that I didn’t expect much when I read the description of this book and … Continue reading
An UnderratedRead Revisited: Five Night Stand – Richard J. Alley
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “There are four people as similar as they are unique—one at the end of his career, one lost in the middle, one who dreams of beginning, and the fourth, a child, not knowing what is … Continue reading
An UnderratedRead Revisited: New People – Danzy Senna
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “The poet is not a New Person…He doesn’t have mud-toned dreadlocks or octoroon gray eyes or butterscotch skin. …He has the body, the skin, the face that cabdrivers pretend not to see, that jewelers in … Continue reading
The Hundred Waters – Lauren Acampora
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “Grown people need friction to live.” Most people would think that Louisa Rader is living the perfect life. As the director of the town’s art center, this former model and photographer lives in a wealthy … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged aging, art, boredom, environmentalism, privilege, rebellion, wealth
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Havana Libre – Robert Arellano
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “…now that doctors are malnourished malcontents while dropouts driving tourist taxis are relative millionaires.” Twenty-eight-year-old Dr. Manolo Rodriguez, a pediatrician for the national medical service in Havana, Cuba, resents how most of the medical resources … Continue reading
The Risk in Crossing Borders – William McClain
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “She kept coming back to the question of what to do with her life. Most people sorted that out in their twenties and thirties. What was wrong with her?” Yana Pickering is over fifty years … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged immigration, Lebanon, refugees, Seattle, Syria, transgender, war
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: A Matter of Conscience – James Bartleman
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “…Canadians in general are more prepared to help the poor of the Third World than the First Peoples in their own country.” James Bartleman, retired Ontario lieutenant governor and member of the Chippewas of Rama … Continue reading
Posted in Revisited
Tagged Canada, Indigenous peoples, Ontario
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Invisible Storm: A Soldier’s Memoir of Politics and PTSD – Jason Kander
(Reviewed by JD Jung) One would think that Jason Kander had it all. He completed his law degree from Georgetown University and was married to Diana, a girl he met when they were both seventeen. He served in the U.S. … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Bios and Memoirs, Politics and Social Justice
Tagged Afghanistan, mental illness, PTSD, veterans
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