Tag Archives: COVID-19

Café Unfiltered – Jean-Philippe Blondel, translated by Alison Anderson

Posted on July 11, 2023 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “Freedom of movement is what I want more than anything—particularly after eighteen months of restrictions.” Cafes just started to reopen after the release of the Covid-19 vaccines, and José, the waiter at Le Tom’s Café … Continue reading →

Posted in French Literature | Tagged COVID-19, Paris | Comments Off

An UnderratedRead Revisited – A Season in Lights: A Novel in Three Acts – Gregory Erich Phillips

Posted on May 4, 2023 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “Less than a year ago, when the curtain fell after the opening night applause, I assumed the New York City I knew—and my place in it—could last forever.” A Season in Lights celebrates performers and … Continue reading →

Posted in Revisited | Tagged Broadway, Carnegie Hall, COVID-19, dancers, dreams, New York City, pianists | Comments Off

Dangerous Conjectures – Brian Finney

Posted on June 22, 2021 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) “She couldn’t decide which was deteriorating faster—her life or the country. They were all in the hands of a president who was spreading misinformation as fast as the virus was spreading infection across the world.” “Even … Continue reading →

Posted in Modern Literary Fiction, Political fiction, Romance | Tagged adultery, COVID-19, disinformation, drug addiction, emotion, facts, family, misinformation, QAnon, San Francisco | Comments Off

More Terrifying Than Fiction

Posted on October 31, 2020 by J D Jung

(by JD Jung) Every year this time, I go into our UnderratedReads vault and pull out some chilling horror novels to share. However, I couldn’t find anything as frightening as what is happening now in real life. As of this … Continue reading →

Posted in What the...? | Tagged alt-right, COVID-19, Donald Trump, immigration, neo-fascism, White-nationalism | Comments Off

An UnderratedRead Revisited due to Necessity:The Trouble with Reality: A Rumination on Moral Panic in Our Time – Brooke Gladstone

Posted on October 18, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “American history is picked with ferment, battles and brawls over with is true. But at this moment, the nation seems to waging Civil War over reality itself. It is thrilling to watch, and tough to sit … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Non-fiction, Politics | Tagged American politics, COVID-19, Donald Trump | Comments Off