Category Archives: Revisited
An UnderratedRead Revisited: House of Beauty- Melba Escobar (Author), Elizabeth Bryer (Translator)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I also hate the ladies of Bogotá among whom I count myself, though I do all I can to stand apart. I hate their habit of using the term “Indians” to refer to people they consider … Continue reading
An UnderratedRead Revisited: A Drinkable Feast: A Cocktail Companion to 1920s Paris- Philip Greene
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “When spring comes to Paris the humblest mortal alive must feel that he dwells in paradise.” – Henry … Continue reading
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Tagged 1920s, cocktails, Hemingway, Lost Generation, Paris, Prohibition, WWI
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Fall of a Sparrow – Robert Hellenga
(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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An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Sixteen Pleasures – Robert Hellenga
Compra questo libro Last month, I reintroduced you to The Italian Lover, a sensual work of literary fiction. After reading that wonderful book, I just had to grab Robert Hellenga’s earlier novel, The Sixteen Pleasures. This book recounts the beginning … Continue reading
An UnderratedRead Revisited Full of Horror: The Black Spider
(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
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Tagged horror, Swiss literature
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Italian Lover – Robert Hellenga
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Margo Harrington, an American expatriate living in Italy, is excited to hear that her memoir, The Sixteen Pleasures, will be made into a feature film. The book details her experiences when she first came to Florence. … Continue reading
An UnderratedRead Revisited:The Riddle of the Sphinx – Alexandre Montagu
(Reviewed by JD Jung) How do I begin a review of a novel that kept me captive from page one and didn’t release me until the very end? I didn’t want to break for work, family, friends, or anything. How … Continue reading
Revisited-Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment – Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “The militias referred to in the Second Amendment were intended as a means for white people to eliminate Indigenous communities in order take their land, and for slave patrols to control Black people.” American historian Roxanne … Continue reading
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Tagged Dayton, Donald Trump, El Paso, Gilroy, gun control, gun violence, mass murders
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America, Join us today for a National Day of Action!
(Reviewed by JD Jung) The future of our country is in danger! Trump committed impeachable offenses from Day 1 by not even attempting to protect the integrity of our elections from Russian interference. Then there was the family separation at … Continue reading
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