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Author Archives: J D Jung
Sign of the Cross: A Religious Conspiracy Thriller – Glenn Cooper
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Sign of the Cross is a gripping religious thriller that blends suspense, historical conspiracy, and theological intrigue. (more…)Read More →
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged book reviews, Nazism, religious thriller, Vatican
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Dollartorium – Ron Pullins
(Reviewed by JD Jung) What begins as a humble, self-sufficient life running a Kansas corn dog stand turns into a sharp, darkly comic satire of greed, hustle culture, and America’s obsession with easy wealth. (more…)Read More →
Posted in More fiction
Tagged greed, philosophy, satire, wealth
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The Copywriter – Daniel Poppick
(Reviewed by JD Jung) A witty, morally bracing portrait of an artist adrift in Trump-era America, where poetry, precarity, and conscience collide. (more…)Read More →
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction, Poetry
Tagged poetry, political fiction, Social satire
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The Cut Line – Carolina Pihelgas (Translated from the Estonian by Darcy Hurford)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Liine, an Estonian woman in her early thirties, just wants to take control of her life in The Cut Line. (more…)Read More →
Posted in Slavic Literature
Tagged abuse, climate change, Estonia, family dysfunction
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Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy – Alex Mar
(reviewed by Ann Onymous ) What can you not forgive? Who should be forgiven? (more…)Read More →
Posted in History, Non-fiction
Tagged American History, death penalty, true crime
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Room 23: A Secret Service Agent’s Story of Espionage and Intrigue -Sean Quarmby
(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) If you like thrillers written by those who have ‘walked the talk,’ then ROOM 23 by ex-Secret Service Agent, Sean Quarmby, may be for you. (more…)Read More →
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged Action thriller
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HUMAN AGAIN: In the AI Age – J.D. Macpherson
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Since I started reading Human Again, I’ve been completely nerding out on ChatGPT—and I love it! (more…)Read More →
Posted in How do I do that?, Non-fiction, Reviewers' Top Picks
Tagged AI, ChatGPT, computers
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Job Junky – Rudy Ridolfo
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “What the hell d’you know about workin’? You were in the movie business.” (more…)Read More →
Posted in Bios and Memoirs
Tagged drugs, film industry, humor, memoir, occupations
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The Ferryman and His Wife – Frode Grytten, translated from the Norwegian by Alison McCullough
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Ferryman Nils Vik has spent decades carrying people across the fjord. Widowed for many years and the father of two grown daughters, he wants this crossing to be his last day on earth or sea. (more…)Read More →
Posted in Reviewers' Top Picks, Scandinavian Literature
Tagged death, life, Norwegian literature
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An UnderratedRead Revisited:The Sable Cloak – Gail Milissa Grant
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow South, readers are first taken to Greenston, South Carolina, in 1934. (more…)Read More →
Posted in Revisited
Tagged African American history, family, Jim Crow, racism, segregation, St. Louis
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