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Mygale – Thierry Jonquet (Translated from the French by Donald Nicholson-Smith)

Posted on October 30, 2017 by J D Jung

Ah, revenge can be so sweet. Now mix it with obsession and a touch of madness, and it turns utterly twisted and bizarre.  Such is the case with the intense and fascinating novel, Mygale, written by the late French crime … Continue reading →

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That Crazy Perfect Someday – Michael Mazza

Posted on October 25, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) Record- breaking surfer, Mufuri Long, has the goal of winning the Olympics in the future year of 2024. The trials and training that goes into this sport is splattered with her father’s depressive attitude on life … Continue reading →

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Surviving Schizophrenia: My Story of Paranoid Schizophrenia, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Depression, Anosognosia, Suicide, and Treatment and Recovery from Severe Mental Illness – Richard Carlson

Posted on October 22, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Surviving Schizophrenia is a memoir written by Richard Carlson, who was twenty one when he was diagnosed with this mental illness. The book revolves around his illness and recovery. It took ten years for the professionals … Continue reading →

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Affections: A Novel – Rodrigo Hasbún , Translated from the Spanish by Sophie Hughes

Posted on October 20, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung)   Affections is an intriguing work of historical fiction based on true events following the once- close Ertl family. Hans, the patriarch, was a Nazi propaganda cinematographer, and the family fled Munich and arrived in La … Continue reading →

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Only Human (Act One): The Pooka’s Tales: Speak of the Devil – Leigh Hollan

Posted on October 18, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Only Human is a fantasy novel written in a magical realism. The story is about an Irish fairy. He has magical abilities and uses it to fool humans. He has a very funny take on everything. … Continue reading →

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Illegal: a true story of love, revolution and crossing borders – John Dennehy

Posted on October 15, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “For the first time in my life I know exactly where I want to be. I have found my home in the shadow of an Andean volcano in Ecuador. I’m about to move in with the … Continue reading →

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Dennis and Greer: A Love Story – Molly Gould

Posted on October 13, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Dennis and Greer is a nonfiction love story. It contains a collection of love letters and journals saved between two college students during the Vietnam Era. The story is very heartfelt and beautiful, making it feel … Continue reading →

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The Last Girl – Danny Lopez

Posted on October 10, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Now I was a fucked-up has-been unemployed reporter for a small-town paper. All that hard work, the anger, the resolution, the desire, the accomplishments—it had all been for nothing. I was as good as my dying … Continue reading →

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A Short Border Handbook: A Journey Through the Immigrant’s Labyrinth – Gazmend Kapllani (Author), Anne-Marie Stanton-Ife (Translator)

Posted on October 3, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung)   “…I may have arrived without an invitation but I work just like the rest of you do, I pay the same taxes as the rest of you do, and most importantly my boss, or rather, … Continue reading →

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Marx, Freud, Einstein: Heroes of the Mind – Corinne Maier (Author), Anne Simon (Illustrator)

Posted on September 29, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I WANTED TO UNCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE, BUT THE SECRETS OF THE HUMAN SOUL WERE OUTSIDE OF MY REMIT. As for the secrets of women let’s not even go there!” Could that be what … Continue reading →

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