Category Archives: Modern Literary Fiction
The Black Marketer’s Daughter – Suman Mallick
(reviewed by JD Jung) “And she can never figure out who she is cheating. Is it Iskander, the man she has decided she can only be grateful to? Or is it the man who loves her to distraction and makes … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged adultry, contemporary fiction, culture, immigration, infidelity, Pakistan
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It Is Wood, It Is Stone – Gabriella Burnham
(reviewed by JD Jung) “I don’t even think I want to flee anymore. I thought that was what I wanted, but I think more so I wanted to disappear. I wanted to become so unburdened that I would actually become … Continue reading
Posted in Latin American Literature, Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged Brazil, class, romance. women's fiction
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On Nana’s Shoulders – Vicki Schoen
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) On Nana’s Shoulders is a contemporary woman’s novel written about Debra Sherrill and her attempt to save her family. Debra is going through a divorce and has a teenage son, Nick, who is graduating from high … Continue reading
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Tagged contemporary fiction, family, women's fiction
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A Good Man- Ani Katz
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “It didn’t matter that I had a good job, or that I had secured us a home. I saw that my girls were vulnerable to mysterious and external forces, forces that could destroy us if I … Continue reading
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Tagged contemporary fiction, psychological drama
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200 Letters – Amy Watkins
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) 200 Letters is a romance novel written about Angela and Ethan. Angela comes from an abusive relationship that was causing great misery. Ethan is unhappily married, working at the same office as Angela. They meet, and … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction, Romance
Tagged coming-of-age, Contemporary Romance, forgiveness, Romance
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The Patient – Jasper DeWitt
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Patient additionally shows a high propensity toward violence and sadism. Patient has assaulted numerous members of staff and has had to be restrained. Despite relative youth, patient seems intuitively aware of which parts of the human … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Dark/Sordid/Bizarre, Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged contemporary fiction, mental illness, Psychiatry
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Pizza Girl: A Novel – Jean Kyoung Frazier
(reviewed by JD Jung) An eighteen-year-old pregnant pizza delivery girl is lost, with no idea where she is headed in life. Even though she has a loving boyfriend who is excited about the baby, that isn’t enough. She has never … Continue reading
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Tagged coming-of-age, dark humor, Los Angeles
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There Has to Be a Knife – Adnan Khan
(reviewed by JD Jung) < “Those pleasures that I always had access to with her—the tactile, her body, food, her laugh—I knew I would have to keep her away from my darkness to preserve them. I wanted too many shallow, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged Canada, class conflict, grief, Islam, mysogeny, Toronto
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The Museum of Lost Love – Gary Barker
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…the normal state of lovers, of couples, is not together. Together is a transient state. The normal state of things is as much about ending and leaving as it is about beginning and staying. The normal … Continue reading
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Tagged Bosnian war, contemporary fiction, Serbia, Zagreb
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The Berlin Woman – Alan Kaufman
(reviewed by JD Jung) “She turns her giving of love available to transact with, as a form of punishment, a torment, an affliction, an act of revenge. She replays overtures of love with suffering and pain.” So why is writer … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged Austria, betrayal, Germany, history, Judaism, psychological drama, San Francisco, Ukraine
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