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The Scale of Time: From the Beginning – Joseph Lanzara
(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) “The underlying mission of this book is to render, with accuracy, unimaginably long lengths of time and incredibly vast distances in space, conceivable at a glance.” You’ll note that instead of listing just the author’s name, … Continue reading
An UnderratedRead Revisited: Russia’s War on Everybody: And What it Means for You – Keir Giles
(Reviewed by JD Jung) When I started reading Russia’s War on Everybody: And What it Means for You, I thought “I know all of this.”, as I considered myself relatively informed on the subject. However, I am so glad that … Continue reading
Posted in Revisited
Tagged cyber-crime, disinformation, espionage, history, media, murder, politics, Putin, Russia, Soviet Union
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Forgottenness – Tanja Maljartschuk, translated by Zenia Tompkins
(reviewed by JD Jung) “I was an inconsequential being who had suddenly become deathly afraid of life.” Our present-day narrator suffers from mental/psychological disorders: frequent panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorder, substance abuse, and changing levels of agoraphobia. Eventually she breaks … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction, Slavic Literature, World Literature
Tagged history, mental illness, political activism, politics, Ukraine
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An UnderratedRead Revisited : Songs by Honeybird: Peter McDade
(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) #CommissionsEarned “Find your focus and the story may write itself: music and drugs, race and gender, a tragic barn fire and a missing body. It’s all much more dramatic than one usually sees in a dissertation….” … Continue reading
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Tagged friendship, history, music, philosophy, sexism
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: A Drinkable Feast: A Cocktail Companion to 1920s Paris- Philip Greene
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommisionsEarned “When spring comes to Paris the humblest mortal alive must feel that he dwells in paradise.” – … Continue reading
Songs by Honeybird – Peter McDade
(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) #CommissionsEarned “Find your focus and the story may write itself: music and drugs, race and gender, a tragic barn fire and a missing body. It’s all much more dramatic than one usually sees in a dissertation….” … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction, Our Best, Romance
Tagged friendship, history, music, philosophy, Romance, sexism
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Berlin Woman – Alan Kaufman
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “She turns her giving of love available to transact with, as a form of punishment, a torment, an affliction, an act of revenge. She replays overtures of love with suffering and pain.” So why is … Continue reading
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Tagged Austria, Germany, history, Judaism, psychological drama, San Francisco, Ukraine
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The Deepest South of All: True Stories from Natchez, Mississippi – Richard Grant
(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 … Continue reading
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Travel
Tagged American South, culture, history, racism, slavery
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