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Category Archives: Fiction
Mr. Wonderful – Daniel Smith
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Brian Fenton’s life is not easy. His father, Doc Fenton is suffering from dementia. His own son is loopy and keeps trying to get cash from him. Events take an interesting turn when Doc passes away. … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged book reviews, dementia, family dysfunction
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The Grand – Dennis Wilson
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) The Grand begins with Dean Wister, a federal agent who has lost his wife, Sara, to cancer. Before she passes away, she asks Dean if they could go to their favorite place, the meadow, once she … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged book reviews, crime fiction, thrillers
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The Unrivalled Transcendence of Willem J. Gyle – J. D. Dixon
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Before, when he labored, he slept and he ate, and his mama took care of him. There wasn’t room for much of anything else. Now he has too much time. Now he has a lot to … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged book reviews, British literature, Edinburgh Scotland, homelessness, mental illness, poverty, recession
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Scouse Gothic: The Pool of Life… and Death – Ian McKinney
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “They romanticized the sex and violence but failed to appreciate the overwhelming boredom of being a vampire.” Lee Melville is depressed as he just arrived in Liverpool but has actually been alive a couple of centuries. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology
Tagged book reviews, British crime, suspense, vampires
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Proof of Virtue – Leila Snow
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Proof of Virtue is a romance novel written about Emma, a beautiful woman who is left with her brother and sister after her parents pass away. The story is set in the Victorian era where Emma … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction, Romance
Tagged book reviews, Historical fiction, Romance, Victorian era
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Netwalking Space: A Netwalk Sequence Novel – Joyce Reynolds-Ward
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Aliens have attacked Earth before using a Gizmo war machine that destroyed many cities on Earth. Bess and her family managed to confine this machine and stop the destruction. The machine endorsed Bess and her family … Continue reading
Posted in Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology
Tagged afterlife, aliens, book reviews, outer-space, science fiction
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The Ultimate Guide to Strange Cinema – Michael Vaughn
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Welcome seeks of the odd and the strange! What you hold in your hands is not merely a book but a map to the sublimely weird, the wonderful, and the grimy side of cinema from all … Continue reading
Posted in Dark/Sordid/Bizarre, Non-fiction, Reviewers' Top Picks
Tagged cinema, cult film, Grindhouse
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Havana Libre – Robert Arellano
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…now that doctors are malnourished malcontents while dropouts driving tourist taxis are relative millionaires.” Twenty -eight year old Dr. Manolo Rodriguez, a pediatrician for the national medical service in Havana, Cuba, resents how most of the … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction, Political fiction
Tagged book reviews, Castro, communism, Cuba, political history
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Radio Free Vermont: A Fable of Resistance – Bill McKibben
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Vermont on its own will be a lot closer to what Lincoln had in mind for a healthy country.” When is a country just too big to be accountable to all of its citizens? Former radio … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Humor & Satire, Political fiction
Tagged book reviews, resistance, satire, seccesion, Trump
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Fall to Earth (Pillars of Fire and Light Sci-Fi Book 1) – Ken Britz
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Fall to Earth is a Sci-fi fantasy novel written about Indiana Beckam. Her life ambition and dream is to be the best swordsman. She joins Arthur Macbabran, a scientist that has invented a device that can … Continue reading
Posted in Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology
Tagged book reviews, fiction, science fiction
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