Author Archives: J D Jung

Los Angeles in the 1970s – David Kukoff (Editor),

Posted on December 14, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) Back in the 1970s New Yorkers considered Los Angeles a “cow town” according to TV writer/novelist Bruce Ferber. As one of the twenty-nine commenting on how they describe the City of Angels, he explains how Los … Continue reading →

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The House of the Soul- Annie Dawson

Posted on December 12, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Ella Casey is a loving mother, wife, and ambitious women. Once she meets her old friend Teri, she begins to doubt whether the path she took becoming domestic was what she was destined to do. This … Continue reading →

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A Conversation with Quentin Canterel

Posted on December 9, 2016 by J D Jung

( by JD Jung) As everyone knows, I read…a lot.  Also, most of you can tell from my selections that I enjoy the dark and bizarre. So when I find an author who writes  truly unique stories while still engaging my … Continue reading →

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All Darling Children – Katrina Monroe

Posted on December 5, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) All Darling Children is a twisted, dark, villainous  story about Peter Pan. The boy who never grows old, rules Neverland and is in charge of the night and day, rain and the sun plus everything that exists … Continue reading →

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Ghosts – Chip Scarinzi

Posted on December 2, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jennifer Wells) “You can’t run. From what you are.” Ghosts by Chip Scarinzi is a crime novel with a sci-fi twist in which we’re taken through the dream-like tale of Bennett Covington. This isn’t your average mystery. This … Continue reading →

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More Time to Love: One father’s extraordinary journal of living longer with ALS – Joseph L. Wions

Posted on November 29, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) I have a confession to make.  I finished reading this book a while ago.  I was stunned into silence, unable to approach writing the review. The book has haunted me since. My father went the usual … Continue reading →

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Brutal – Uday Saypathy

Posted on November 27, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) A warning mail ends up in the junk box of a school teacher and seven days later, he goes on a killing spree, murdering eleven of his students. Two months later, he is gunned down in … Continue reading →

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Breaking Through Power: It’s Easier Than We Think – Ralph Nader

Posted on November 24, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “It’s a lot easier than you think to shape a political economy where corporations are our compliant servants, not our masters.” “It is also easier than you think to have elections where voters shape the agenda … Continue reading →

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The Karachi Deception – Shatrujeet Nath

Posted on November 20, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Three elite commandos of the India Army – Major Imtiaz Ahmed, Captain Shamsheer Suleiman and Lieutenant Rafiq Mehmood – are chosen for once in a lifetime one-of-a-kind mission: to enter Pakistan and eliminate the dreaded underworld … Continue reading →

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The Glorious Heresies – Lisa McInerney

Posted on November 18, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I don’t spend every second social occasion fantasising about enormous inanimate objects that one time used to mean something to me. But I’ve been fucked these past three weeks. I’ve been sick, and tired, and dizzy, … Continue reading →

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