Tag Archives: Historical fiction
One of our best revisited:The Riddle of the Sphinx – Alexandre Montagu
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Eric (Keyvan) fled Iran as a child during the Islamic revolution and grew up in Paris. He later studied Comparative Literature at Princeton. That is one scenario. What would have happened if he was forced … Continue reading
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Tagged Historical fiction, Iran, Islamic revolution, LGBTQ, Shah
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An UnderratedRead Revisited:The Blue Is Where God Lives – Sharon Sochil Washington
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “If Satan is successful, the family’s history will end with the blue baby girl.” It is currently 2008, and Blue (referenced above) is grieving the murder of her daughter. She questions God’s existence, which leads her … Continue reading
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Tagged Historical fiction, speculative fiction
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: My Part of Her – Javad Djavahery, Preface by Dina Nayeri, Translated by Emma Ramadan
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “For what reason did the people take to the streets to demand the Shah’s departure? I assure you that if we asked the question today, the majority of Iranians wouldn’t know how to respond. For liberty? … Continue reading
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Tagged Historical fiction, Iran, Islamic revolution, Tudeh party
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Confessions of a Gentleman Killer – Johnny Payne
(reviewed by JD Jung) “If I didn’t kill them afterward, you’d say I was the perfect client, boyfriend, husband, or lover. And believe me, that’s the man I want to be, the man I tried to be. And failed.” It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged crime fiction, dark, Historical fiction, London, serial killers
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An Exceptional UnderratedRead Revisited: The Dying Crapshooter’s Blues- David Fulmer
#CommissionsEarned Atlanta, 1923: In the midst of Prohibition, the city is seething with corruption, bootlegging, narcotics, gambling, and counterfeiting scams. This would seem the perfect scenario for Joe “Indian Joe” Rose to drift into town, as he does every year … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, crime fiction, Historical fiction, jazz
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Exhumation – Nick Padron
(Reviewed by Don Jung) #CommissionsEarned Madrid, 1937 – Civil War chaos has engulfed the country as the city is under siege. Amid uncertainty, three Americans are going there to find and hopefully exhume the remains of a dead American soldier … Continue reading
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Tagged espionage, Historical fiction, Spanish Civil War
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: My Part of Her – Javad Djavahery, Preface by Dina Nayeri, Translated by Emma Ramadan
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “For what reason did the people take to the streets to demand the Shah’s departure? I assure you that if we asked the question today, the majority of Iranians wouldn’t know how to respond. For … Continue reading
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Tagged Historical fiction, Iran, Islamic revolution, political history, Tudeh party
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The Safe Game – Wes Verde
(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) #CommissionsEarned The Safe Game by Wes Verde is undoubtedly one of the best books I have ever read. Set in the late 1920’s America, it follows the story of three con artists trying to pull … Continue reading
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Tagged crime fiction, grift, Historical fiction
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: My Neighbour Osama Bin Laden – Yslar Tatuky
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned What happens when one puts Osama bin Laden and Salman Rushdie at the same dinner table? Yslar Tatuky is such a person as he has grand, though idealistic, hopes for humanity in his novel, My … Continue reading
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Tagged Georgia, Historical fiction, Marx, Osama bin Laden, philosophy, Salman Rushdie, Soviet Union
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Affections: A Novel – Rodrigo Hasbún , Translated by Sophie Hughes
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned 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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Tagged Bolivia, Historical fiction, Latin American Lit
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