Tag Archives: memoir

All Over the Place: Adventures in Travel, True Love, and Petty Theft – Geraldine DeRuiter

Posted on May 2, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “If you want to be absurdly happy, marry someone you love whom you can spend time with. But most importantly, marry someone who can help you deal with your shit.” Former copywriter and current travel blogger … Continue reading →

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Shadowboxing With Bukowski – Darrell Kastin

Posted on July 11, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “The universe shrank daily around me, the bookstore itself was the center, the black hole, the very bottomless hell that would consume me in the end. ..the bookstore was insatiable, a structure of otherworldly forces. It … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Win – Jack Black

Posted on March 20, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “From the day I left my father my lines had been cast, or I cast them myself, among crooked people. I had not spent one hour in the company of an honest person. I had lived … Continue reading →

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