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A Relevant Poem by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Pity The Nation (2007)- Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919-2021) (inspired by Khalil Gibran) Pity the nation whose people are sheep, and whose shepherds mislead them. Pity the nation whose leaders are liars, whose sages are silenced and whose bigots haunt the airwaves. … Continue reading
Where have we been?
(by JD Jung) You may wonder why we don’t post reviews more often. Yes, we realize that “Content is king”, and we know that you want to see it all the time. However, there is so much … Continue reading
Happy 2024
( by JD Jung) We at UnderratedReads wish all our readers a safe and Happy New Year filled with health, love, justice, and tolerance throughout 2024 and beyond. We have discovered so many magnificent books during 2023, and since … Continue reading
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Tagged 2024, book reviews, health, justice, love, New Years, tolerance
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Just a Reminder…
(JD Jung) Dear readers, Do you wonder why it takes us so long to post reviews and why there is so much time between posts? I assure you that we’re still reading, searching for those literary gems to share with … Continue reading
Happy New Year 2023!
(by JD Jung) We at UnderratedReads wish all our readers a safe and Happy New Year filled with health and love throughout 2023. We have discovered wonderful books during 2022, and since we only post reviews of books that we … Continue reading
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Tagged best books, fiction, New Year, Non-fiction
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Wishing you the Best in the New Year!
( by JD Jung) We at UnderratedReads wish all our readers a safe and Happy New Year filled with health, love, and truth throughout 2022. We have discovered wonderful books during 2021 to help us get through these trying times. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2021, book reviews, fiction, Non-fiction
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In Remembrance – Eve Babitz (1943-2021)
(by JD Jung) Author Eve Babitz who wrote about the decadent 1960’s and 1970’s sub-culture of Los Angeles passed away December 17th. Her books were among the “highly recommended” on UnderratedReads. Revisit our reviews of her memoir “Slow Days, Fast … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960s, Los Angeles
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In Celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month
( by JD Jung) To commemorate National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) in the United States, we at UnderratedReads want to re-introduce you to a sample of the exceptional “underrated” books written by Latin American authors that … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, Colombia, Cuba, immigration, Latin American Lit, latinx, Mexican literature, Mexican-American, Mexico, Peru, South America
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In Remembrance of Lawrence Ferlinghetti
( by JD Jung) “As long as there is poetry, there will be an unknown; as long as there is an unknown there will be poetry. The function of the independent press (besides being essentially dissident) is still to discover, … Continue reading
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Tagged beat generation, free speech, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poetry, San Francisco
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Happy New Year!
( by JD Jung) We at UnderratedReads wish all our readers a safe and Happy New Year filled with health, love, justice and tolerance throughout 2021. We have discovered wonderful books during 2020 to help us get through these … Continue reading
