Category Archives: Revisited
An UnderratedRead Revisited: Eve Out of Her Ruins – Ananda Devi (translated from the French by Jeffrey Zuckerman)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “Night makes its way into our bodies and refuses to leave. Night and our hormones gone wild. We boys are bundles of frustration. We start following girls to the shuttered factory that devoured our mothers’ … Continue reading
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Tagged poverty, teenagers, translated world literature, violence
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Desire Card- Lee Matthew Goldberg
(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) Lee Matthew Goldberg’s, The Desire Card, is the kind of book that can put a strain on your relationship. That’s right, it’s that “pull-you-right-in, page-turner” type of book that can evoke the ire of your … Continue reading
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Tagged crime fiction, India, New York
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Girl from Rostov- Shitij Sharma
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Everything adds up. Every second, every lie, every breath. In the end, it all catches up with you.” “Even if you have little to do with it. Family, for instance. “ That’s what young Maya had … Continue reading
An UnderratedRead Revisited: My Neighbour Osama Bin Laden – Yslar Tatuky
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned What happens when one puts Osama bin Laden and Salman Rushdie at the same dinner table? Yslar Tatuky is such a person as he has grand, though idealistic, hopes for humanity in his novel, My … Continue reading
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Tagged Georgia, Historical fiction, Marx, Osama bin Laden, philosophy, Salman Rushdie, Soviet Union
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Late Fame (NYRB Classics) – Arthur Schnitzler (Author), Alexander Starritt (Translator)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “Around him was an atmosphere of hope, youth, self-confidence, and he breathed it in deeply. …some of the words they were using began to sound familiar to him…words he had thought of from time to … Continue reading
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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