Revisited Again – Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment – Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Posted on April 17, 2021 by J D Jung

(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 Dunbar-Ortiz argues that understanding the history and reasoning behind the Second Amendment is crucial in…

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The Last Twist of the Knife – João Almino (Author), Elizabeth Lowe (Translator)

Posted on April 12, 2021 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) “Pieces of the past arrive that either frighten me or invite me to a reunion. It’s what I see, what I hear. The rest I imagine…” A seventy-year-old lawyer decides to abandon his current life in Brasília and move back to his hometown in the Northeast, buying a small ranch in…

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Shackles of the Storm – D. Kardenal & L. Kardenal

Posted on April 9, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Shackles of the Storm is the first book in the Spirits of Seiran series. The story is set in the seaside port city of Kahlaran. The story begins with Zaira, the adopted daughter of a perfumer accused of a double murder alongside her foster-father. As they both flee, Zaira discovers a…

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Eat the Mouth That Feeds You – Carribean Fragoza

Posted on April 4, 2021 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) “Since always, our paths had been broken. And yet we insisted on finding our way back to each other.” Yes, families can have a strange and complex dynamic. This is but one major theme in the riveting stories of Eat the Mouth That Feeds You. These eclectic short but powerful stories…

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Death in a Bookstore: An Inspector De Vincenzi Mystery – Augusto De Angelis

Posted on March 30, 2021 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) Inspector Carlo De Vincenzi is faced with one of his toughest assignments yet. Senator Prof. Ugo Magni was found shot to death in a Milan antiquarian bookstore. On the shelf just above the body, a book of erotica: La Zaffetta – Venetia 1531, was missing. Could this be a clue to…

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The Deepest South of All: True Stories from Natchez, Mississippi – Richard Grant

Posted on March 26, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) I admit that I have never been to Natchez, Mississippi, but it seems to be a town full of contradictions. British travel writer Richard Grant accentuates this superbly as he relays his accounts and interviews with both black and white residents, in between revealing the true history of this city in…

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Snow Blind: Recovering After the Random Shooting – William M Johnson

Posted on March 22, 2021 by J D Jung

(reviewed by Ann Onymous ) “Why was I given the gift of almost immediate acceptance of what had happened, when othersweren’t?“ July 1991 found our author, Bill, shot in the head, which left him  permanently blind. He was working in Atlanta, trying to take the subway to the airport to get back home to St.…

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Hour of the Jackals: A fast paced, gripping thriller full of action and suspense – Emil Eugensen

Posted on March 19, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Hour of the Jackals is a postmodern paranormal story that takes place over a sequence of seven days during which an international conspiracy tries to destroy the European Union and take power over the US, China, and Russia. The superweapon is a TV hypnotist inserted into the Soviet population. The effects…

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This Is the Fire: What I Say to My Friends About Racism – Don Lemon

Posted on March 16, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Racism is a cancer that has been metastasizing throughout this land ever since Columbus showed up. It’s persisted because the right people had the luxury of ignoring it. Not anymore.” In fact, Donald Trump, a blatant racist, forced us to reckon with it. Don Lemon tells readers the choices they must…

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Poison in the Pills – August Raine

Posted on March 13, 2021 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) A devastating illness, referred to as the “Itch”, has been infecting hundreds of thousands in Britain. Unlike Covid-19, citizens are taking this seriously. Paranoia has set in, as people aren’t touching each other and are adamant about keeping their distances. The pain is so severe, that those infected either die from…

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