Category Archives: Revisited
An UnderratedRead Revisited: Small Moments: A Child’s Memories of the Civil Rights Movement – Mary M. Barrow
(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) #CommissionsEarned I just discovered a treasure that you might not find if you’re depending on the mainstream bestsellers list for reading recommendations. I can’t say enough good things about Small Moments by Mary M. Barrow. Small … Continue reading
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Tagged civil rights, Non-fiction, prejudice, racism
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An UnderratedRead Revisited:My Monticello – Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “My whole life, it seems, there’s been a revival of hatred and violence toward people who look like me. Waves of men have surged into our town from all over the state, the country.” This … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, family, gender, multiculture, race, race relations, racism, society
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Things I Have Withheld – Kei Miller
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “…the place where I have always felt most comfortably gay is in Jamaica. In Jamaica, I know the language and the mannerisms of queerness. In Jamaica, I know how to dance. In Jamaica, I do … Continue reading
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Tagged Caribbean literature, gender, LGBTQ
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An UnderratedRead Revisited:The Man Who Lived Underground – Richard Wright, Afterward by Malcolm Wright
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “…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 … Continue reading
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Tagged ethics, police brutality, racism, Religion
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Lost Treasures of R&B – Nelson George
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “They were both Golden Gloves boxers and had that good foot work. They both did splits. Weren’t afraid to get on the floor. Not spinning like hip hoppers but they would get on their knees to … Continue reading
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Tagged corruption, crime fiction, Hip hop, poverty, rhythm and blues
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An UnderratedRead Revisited – Gigolo: Inside the Secret World of the Super Rich- Ben Foster & Clifford Thurlow
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “…I had plenty of money but always needed more. I had thought of myself as a healer when I started work at the spa. I had turned into a total slut. I played every client … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain, class, massage, prostitution, rich & famous, society
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Berlin Woman – Alan Kaufman
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “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 … Continue reading
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Tagged Austria, Germany, history, Judaism, psychological drama, San Francisco, Ukraine
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Blues Highway Blues – Eyre Price
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “Poor mannish boy, Danny, hear me singing straight at you You know you sold your soul. And now you’ve lost that … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, book reviews, Crime, fiction, New Orleans, punk, rhythm and blues
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Bella Figura: How to Live, Love, and Eat the Italian Way -Kamin Mohammadi
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “ Now that I was living without all the relics of my former identity, there was a glimmer of something new. The heady possibly of freedom.” Kamin was thirty-two and seemed to have it all: … Continue reading
An UnderratedRead Revisited: Shadowboxing With Bukowski – Darrell Kastin
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “The universe shrank daily around me, the bookstore itself was the center, the black hole, the very bottomless hell that would consume me in the end. ..the bookstore was insatiable, a structure of otherworldly forces. … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Bukowski, literature
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