Category Archives: Modern Literary Fiction
The Bette Davis Club – Jane Lotter
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Fifty-something year old Margo Just seems to be running in circles; or should I say, remaining stagnant. She just can’t accept or face her past, which includes family and romantic relationships. However, Margo is finally forced … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, humor
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Breakthrough – John C. Robinson
(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) I was attracted to this book because it was described as a “fast-paced spiritual contemporary novel.” Intriguing, no? I’m a person on a path of spiritual growth. I think we all are, but some of us … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction, Spiritual/mystical
Tagged Spiritual/mystical
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Tall Poppies – Louise Bagshawe
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Romance and psychological thrillers have always been my favorite. But this book attracted me mainly because of its cover which is a contradiction to the title.* However, as you progress through the book, you will relate … Continue reading
The Moment of Everything – Shelly King
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “After working in software for a decade, I understood the bits and bytes of e-mail, Facebook posts, tweets, and texts, but dropping a piece of paper into a box and it appearing on the other side … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, bookstores, fiction, literature, San Francisco
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Rupert: A Confession – Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, (Translated from the Dutch by Michele Hutchison )
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “She was my martyrdom, my masochism, and my sugar-sweet, shimmering Mira. She appeared like a reflection before my eyes the first time I saw her, she killed me when she was mine, and she finally brought … Continue reading
Posted in Dark/Sordid/Bizarre, Modern Literary Fiction, World Literature
Tagged Dutch literature
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Cascade Falls – Bruce Ferber
(Reviewed by Don Jung) What does it take to be happy? Finding oneself in this time of uncertainty is a constant theme in Bruce Ferber’s second novel, Cascade Falls. This novel features a host of interesting characters that could be … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, fiction
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Five Night Stand – Richard J. Alley
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “There are four people as similar as they are unique—one at the end of his career, one lost in the middle, one who dreams of beginning, and the fourth, a child, not knowing what … Continue reading
Posted in Jazz & Blues, Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged book reviews, jazz
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Nobody Is Ever Missing – Catherine Lacey
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I was beginning to realize that what I wanted was the noise of people living near me, but not near enough to cause any inaudible noises to show up because I knew that those sorts of … Continue reading
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Tagged fiction, New Zealand
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The Vices – Lawrence Douglas
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “It would be years before I would be prepared to accept his self-assessment [as a sick person], and even then, not fully. …he was handsome, wealthy, the youngest tenured professor at one of the nation’s … Continue reading
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Tagged family, lies, mystery, Religion
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