Category Archives: Fiction

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

Cyclops Conspiracy: An Adam Weldon Thriller – William McGinnis

Posted on July 6, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) If you like spy thrillers, Cyclops Conspiracy is an exciting fast-paced story you’ll enjoy. This is the third book featuring the ex-Navy Seal Adam Weldon and his girlfriend, Tripnee, as they try to retrieve small nuclear … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers | Tagged espionage, Greece, spy thriller, terrorism | Comments Off

Lilia: a true story of love, courage, and survival in the shadow of war – Linda Ganzini

Posted on July 2, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Heidi A. Swan) If you love historical fiction, WWII and a book that will make you cry, this book is for you. Lilia is a true story about a young girl’s impoverished life growing up in Italy in … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Fiction, Reviewers' Top Picks | Tagged biography, Nazism | Comments Off

Broken Pieces of God – David B Seaburn

Posted on June 29, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Broken Pieces of God is a fictional name about a couple and their struggles with cancer, unemployment, financial hardship, and religious reliance. Eddy works for a cable company and loses his job. Gayle is a tax … Continue reading →

Posted in Modern Literary Fiction | Tagged cancer, faith, God, health | Comments Off

Dangerous Conjectures – Brian Finney

Posted on June 22, 2021 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) “She couldn’t decide which was deteriorating faster—her life or the country. They were all in the hands of a president who was spreading misinformation as fast as the virus was spreading infection across the world.” “Even … Continue reading →

Posted in Modern Literary Fiction, Political fiction, Romance | Tagged adultery, COVID-19, disinformation, drug addiction, emotion, facts, family, misinformation, QAnon, San Francisco | Comments Off

Barcelona Dreaming – Rupert Thomson

Posted on May 30, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “His discovery that I had been seeing a Moroccan immigrant half my age shocked him even more than the fact that I was implicated in my next-door neighbor’s death. He believed I was trying to destroy … Continue reading →

Posted in Modern Literary Fiction, Short stories | Tagged addiction, Barcelona, class, illegal immigration, race | Comments Off

The Man Who Lived Underground – Richard Wright, Afterward by Malcolm Wright

Posted on April 26, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…even though his entire body was drenched in what seemed to him a cloud of hot vapor, even though his throat gagged at the reeking odors, he felt that he was safe for the first time … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Fiction, Lost and almost forgotten, Reviewers' Top Picks, Social Justice | Tagged ethics, police brutality, racism, Religion, violence | Comments Off