Author Archives: J D Jung

Jazz Age Cocktails: History, Lore, and Recipes from America’s Roaring Twenties – Cecelia Tichi

Posted on December 27, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned On January 16, 1920, the Volstead Act was enacted, which established Prohibition in the United States. Of course, people found a way around it and alcohol consumption and bootlegging flourished. Jazz Age Cocktails takes an … Continue reading →

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The Professor’s Wife – Marina DelVecchio

Posted on December 21, 2021 by J D Jung

Reviewed by JD Jung) “She was not what she had promised, what she had led him to believe. And he couldn’t help but feel deceived. Tricked, somehow. Bitterness coursed through his bloodstream like an invisible worm consuming him from the … Continue reading →

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In Remembrance – Eve Babitz (1943-2021)

Posted on December 18, 2021 by J D Jung

(by JD Jung) Author Eve Babitz who wrote about the decadent 1960’s and 1970’s sub-culture of Los Angeles passed away December 17th.  Her books were among the “highly recommended” on UnderratedReads. Revisit our reviews of her memoir “Slow Days, Fast … Continue reading →

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Berlin Woman – Alan Kaufman

Posted on December 14, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “She turns her giving of love available to transact with, as a form of punishment, a torment, an affliction, an act of revenge. She replays overtures of love with suffering and pain.” So why is … Continue reading →

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My Monticello – Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

Posted on December 7, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “My whole life, it seems, there’s been a revival of hatred and violence toward people who look like me. Waves of men have surged into our town from all over the state, the country.” This … Continue reading →

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Five-Alarm Fire (Cat Caliban Series Book 5) – D.B. Borton

Posted on December 3, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Pat Luboff)   I have a friend named Dori. We don’t see each other or speak to each other often, but when we do get together, something special happens. We get into a rapid-fire back-and-forth that turns into … Continue reading →

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Seven Down – David Whitton

Posted on November 30, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned Why would someone agree to participate in a clandestine operation in which they knew nothing about? Would it be for the excitement, money, or for a totally different reason? This is the premise of the … Continue reading →

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Where Have You Been Bobby Marr?: Friend, Felon, Hero – Morris Dalla Costa

Posted on November 24, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) #CommissionsEarned Where Have You Been Bobby Marr? is the memoir of Bobby Marr, a young man who left the US to fight in Viet Nam as a whole man, but came back in pieces, physically … Continue reading →

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A Season in Lights: A Novel in Three Acts – Gregory Erich Phillips

Posted on November 20, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “Less than a year ago, when the curtain fell after the opening night applause, I assumed the New York City I knew—and my place in it—could last forever.” A Season in Lights celebrates performers and … Continue reading →

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Finding Dorothy – Elizabeth Letts

Posted on November 17, 2021 by J D Jung

(Review and poem by Betty Jo Tucker) #CommissionsEarned This review poem about the novel Finding Dorothy  by Elizabeth Letts is dedicated to the late JoAnne Pulcino, my dear cousin who loved watching The Wizard of Oz movie based on the … Continue reading →

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