Tag Archives: short books

SAY SOMETHING – Jeremy Clarke

Posted on August 6, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Say Something is a short book of poetry providing an autobiographical window into the author’s life. Jeremy Clarke believes that every person’s journey in life should be heard and told. The inspiration comes from within his … Continue reading →

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Torment: A Novella – H.D. Hunter

Posted on January 5, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I wish I could tell them how hard it was. How hard it still is. I wish I could tell them that just because a person doesn’t understand what it means to be broken doesn’t mean … Continue reading →

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Tales of Adventure With Nap Lapkin – Lance Manion

Posted on November 30, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “There was only one place to be if you were a vampire, the Marriott Marquis Times Square. It was time to dispatch Dick Clark once and for all.” Why would secret agent/ “super-spy” Nap Lapkin dub … Continue reading →

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Two Suspects: A Legal Mystery – Gary Sherbell

Posted on October 3, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) It’s said that good things come in small packages and Two Suspects by Gary Sherbell bears this out. At only 107 pages, the book could easily be devoured on a plane flight or on … Continue reading →

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Cleaning Up Finn – Sarah M. Chen

Posted on September 16, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Thirty-two-year-old restaurant manager Finn Roose will be the protagonist you love to hate. He over indulges in booze and women and even takes advantage of his closest friends. Needless to say, ethics and decency are not … Continue reading →

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Sleepless Night – Margriet de Moor (Translated from the Dutch by David Doherty)

Posted on July 24, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “The love, the hatred, the fascination with everything he had or had not done, fascination that spiraled into fervid curiosity. Into obsession. Into madness.” A teacher combats her insomnia by baking cakes in the middle of … Continue reading →

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Job 2.0: God and Lucifer battle again for a single soul – Del Staecker

Posted on May 28, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “God really liked Lucifer, despite the bad jokes, the rancorous departure, all the efforts to misdirect humankind, and even his plan to take over Heaven. But God did not want to encourage Lucifer’s bad … Continue reading →

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The Illustrated Guide To Insanity – F. and Violet Mole

Posted on May 25, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.” – Mark Twain “All art is neurosis” – Sigmund Freud The essence of these quotes is embodied in the single-frame cartoons in … Continue reading →

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Exile On Second Avenue – James P. Walsh

Posted on January 5, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “What was I waiting for, it would be so freeing to slide so gently from the pain of this place, into the quiet comfort of the unknown, just like him. With every passing moment my grip … Continue reading →

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