Author Archives: J D Jung

The Final Days of Abbot Montrose: An Asbjørn Krag Mystery – Sven Elvestad and Stein Riverton

Posted on August 23, 2021 by J D Jung

(reviewed by Ann Onymous ) Retired Detective Asbjørn Krag and his police colleague Keller are trying to solve the mystery of the disappearance of Abbot Montrose. But with no photographs, no one really knows what the Abbot looks like. He … Continue reading →

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Dancing to “Almendra” – Mayra Montero, translated by Edith Grossman

Posted on August 20, 2021 by J D Jung

Comprar este libro It’s October 1957 in pre-Castro Cuba, and Havana is filled with gangsters, casinos, and corruption. Twenty-two-year-old entertainment reporter Joaquín Porrata is fed up with working for a newspaper where he’s only allowed to interview “comedians and whores.” … Continue reading →

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Glimpses of Eternity: Sharing a Loved One’s Passage From This Life to the Next – Raymond Moody, Jr., MD, PhD with Paul Perry

Posted on August 17, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) “… these shared death experiences open up an entirely new avenue of rational enlightenment on the question of life after death. They also open a new avenue for scientific studies. And as these studies are completed, … Continue reading →

Posted in Non-fiction, Philosophical reads, Reviewers' Top Picks | Tagged afterlife, death, near death experience, shared death experience | Comments Off

She Shits Bricks and Other Short Stories – Samson Tonauac

Posted on August 13, 2021 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) We’ve all been through a lot this past year and a half. Not just with COVID-19, but with social unrest, political chaos, and dealing with people who won’t accept basic facts as reality. Everyday life has … Continue reading →

Posted in Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology | Tagged compulsion, corruption, dark humor, futuristic, greed, money, reality, science fiction, sex, short books | Comments Off

The Underbelly (Outspoken Authors Book 3)- Gary Phillips

Posted on August 10, 2021 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) Mulgrew Magrady, an often-times homeless Viet Nam veteran is trying to get his life back on track. Though he is eight months sober, he is still suffering from his earlier impulsive actions. He abandoned responsibility for … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers | Tagged addiction, class, crime fiction, gentrification, Los Angeles, noir, race, social justice | Comments Off

The Wrong Side of Murder (Curtis Westcott Book 2) – Jeff Buick

Posted on August 3, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) The Wrong Side of Murder involves a twenty-year murder mystery that catches you off guard with all its twists and turns. It features detective Aislinn Bryne who has to cope with a long-lost high school friend … Continue reading →

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Cenotaphs – Rich Marcello

Posted on July 30, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “If you live long enough, most people leave, a few by staying true to themselves, more by death, indifference, or being driven away. “ Seventy-five-year-old retiree Ben Sanna realizes that no one has stayed with him … Continue reading →

Posted in Modern Literary Fiction | Tagged death, grief, loss, love, redemption, relationships | Comments Off

Antiman: A Hybrid Memoir – Rajiv Mohabir

Posted on July 25, 2021 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) “I wanted to stop hiding. I wanted to tell them that I was queer. Queer sexually, queer religiously, queer by caste, and queer countried.” Rajiv Mohabir never felt that he belonged. As a resident of Central … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Immigration, Modern Literary Fiction, World Issues | Tagged class, culture, Guyanese, immigration, India, LGBTQ, multiculture, political activism, race, sexuality | Comments Off

An UnderratedRead Revisited:The Late Bloomer’s Revolution – Amy Cohen

Posted on July 19, 2021 by J D Jung

Check it out! What happens when a single woman defines herself by the men she dates and her work as a television writer? You guessed it. She’s dumped and fired. Amy figured that by the time she was thirty, she … Continue reading →

Posted in Revisited | Tagged family, humor, memior, relationships, Women | Comments Off