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Author Archives: J D Jung
An UnderratedRead Revisited: House of Beauty- Melba Escobar (Author), Elizabeth Bryer (Translator)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I also hate the ladies of Bogotá among whom I count myself, though I do all I can to stand apart. I hate their habit of using the term “Indians” to refer to people they consider … Continue reading
An UnderratedRead Revisited: A Drinkable Feast: A Cocktail Companion to 1920s Paris- Philip Greene
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “When spring comes to Paris the humblest mortal alive must feel that he dwells in paradise.” – Henry … Continue reading
Posted in Revisited
Tagged 1920s, cocktails, Hemingway, Lost Generation, Paris, Prohibition, WWI
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A Tortuous Path: Atonement and Reinvention in a Broken System – Christopher Pelloski
(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) This is a very different – and some might say, difficult book, to read or review. It is the story of Christopher Pelloski, a renowned cancer doctor and researcher who was arrested, charged, and convicted … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Non-fiction
Tagged incarceration, memoirs, pornography
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My Piece and My Peace: The Autobiography of Brandon A. Rowell – Brandon Rowell
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) My Piece and My Peace is an autobiography written about Brandon and his life. He has it all and is probably one of the luckiest people having the best life one could imagine. His job, love … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Non-fiction
Tagged autobiography, Christian
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Tales of Adventure With Nap Lapkin – Lance Manion
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “There was only one place to be if you were a vampire, the Marriott Marquis Times Square. It was time to dispatch Dick Clark once and for all.” Why would secret agent/ “super-spy” Nap Lapkin dub … Continue reading
Posted in More fiction
Tagged dark humor, short books
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Rain and Embers – Ali Nuri
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “my father spared my eyes from Saddam’s sins so I could experience real horror, torture in the hands of my parent searing my skin at the age of seven I found his redemption— why can’t I … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Immigration, Poetry, World Issues
Tagged immigration, Iraq, poetry
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Fall of a Sparrow – Robert Hellenga
(Reviewed by J.D. Jung) 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 “Woody” … Continue reading
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Sixteen Pleasures – Robert Hellenga
Compra questo libro 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 … Continue reading
The Woman in the Park -Teresa Sorkin , Tullan Holmqvist
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Thérèse, residing in damp obscurity, in gloomy, crushing silence, saw life expand before her in all its nakedness, each night bringing the same cold couch, and each morn the same empty day.” “But inwardly, she lived … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Romance
Tagged mental illness, mystery, PTSD
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An UnderratedRead Revisited Full of Horror: The Black Spider
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “And now the people where gripped by the ancient fear that the spider might carry off an unbaptized infant, the pledge of their old pact. The woman was beside herself, she had no trust in God, … Continue reading
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Tagged horror, Swiss literature
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