Category Archives: Fiction

Soy Sauce for Beginners – Kirstin Chen

Posted on January 15, 2014 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) One pushed me to return to America, the other urged me to pull out the knife, let the wound heal, and remain in Singapore. But I was done choosing sides, pleasing one over the other. From … Continue reading →

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Russian Roulette (One Eyed Jack) – Christopher J. Lynch

Posted on November 27, 2013 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “There are plenty of people in this world who want to see me dead, what the hell difference does one more make” That’s one of the occupational hazards of being a professional blackmailer, which John Sharp … Continue reading →

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Strikestone:Book III of the Dolvia Saga – Stella Atrium

Posted on November 14, 2013 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Melanie Hamilton) “Brianna Miller in Pear-ass now resides. Who saved the gouleps out of bondage Star traffic for Somule Gems she guides. Who jumped back while warriors engaged. In making for Uburu a safe passage. Far distant from … Continue reading →

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The Fall of a Sparrow – Robert Hellenga

Posted on November 1, 2013 by J D Jung

(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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The Hanging Tree – Michael Phillip Cash

Posted on October 30, 2013 by J D Jung

Another Halloween pick! (Reviewed by JD Jung) “If she couldn’t move the girl, she would do her best to preserve her innocence, or what was left of it.” Summer of 2013 – Oyster Bay – Seventeen year old Arielle was angry at … Continue reading →

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Golf Sayings: wit & wisdom of a good walk spoiled – Bradford G. Wheler

Posted on October 29, 2013 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) I’m not a golfer, but I have a very dear friend who is one. I was interested in this book as a gift to her. But before I gave it to her, I read it. What … Continue reading →

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The Black Spider – Jeremias Gotthelf (Translated from the German by Susan Bernofsky)

Posted on October 19, 2013 by J D Jung

(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 →

Posted in Dark/Sordid/Bizarre, Lost and almost forgotten, World Literature | Tagged German literature, horror, short books | 1 Comment

Philosophy Made Simple – Robert Hellenga

Posted on September 17, 2013 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Rudy Harrington, a sixty-year-old widower, is trying to find the meaning of life…his life. Is there any purpose left? To try and answer this question, he takes up the study of philosophy. Since his wife, Helen, … Continue reading →

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Effed Up!: Story of a Family – Russ Woody

Posted on September 12, 2013 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Mom is proud of her forty-six year old son, Lenny. After all, the music community pays tribute to his band, Pink Lloyd. As you can tell, she doesn’t realize what a tribute band actually is. She … Continue reading →

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Return of the Heroine—Kaye Michelle

Posted on August 28, 2013 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Melanie Hamilton) In Kaye Michelle’s provocative and inspiring novel, Return of the Heroine, West Point Cadet Jane Archer has a problem: Should she do what’s right or save her career? The daughter of senior counsel to Providence Rhode … Continue reading →

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