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Junior
by
Ray Donley (Goodreads Author)
JOSHUA WAS SHOCKED TO HEAR HIS FATHER’S VOICE ON THE RECORDING
Junior! How’s it hanging, young man? If you are listening to this, that means I am dead and you are alive, which is of course exactly how I planned it. Yes, I knew the explosion was going to happen, and I made sure you and Pete were out of town when it did . . .
Junior, first let me say that I am sorry about wh...more
Junior! How’s it hanging, young man? If you are listening to this, that means I am dead and you are alive, which is of course exactly how I planned it. Yes, I knew the explosion was going to happen, and I made sure you and Pete were out of town when it did . . .
Junior, first let me say that I am sorry about wh...more
Paperback, 370 pages
Published
January 1st 2012
by River Grove Books
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Accused terrorist Joshua Jennings Junior’s diary entries follows his three year flight from/to justice in a futuristic American Society that includes the incorporation of Mexico into the United States and the movement of the Jewish homeland from Israel to North Dakota.
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Senator Joshua Jennings had power and money. What the Senator wanted, the Senator got. Only this time, the Senator and his family, except for Junior, and all the key players for the upcoming presidential election, including th...more
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Senator Joshua Jennings had power and money. What the Senator wanted, the Senator got. Only this time, the Senator and his family, except for Junior, and all the key players for the upcoming presidential election, including th...more
I found the book Junior, by author Ray Donley, to be delightfully funny in parts, but at the same time, it asked thought provoking questions and really made you think. I love this in a book!
Written in the form of a journal, the book revolves around Junior (Joshua Jennings Jr), who, after the death of his father has become the prime suspect in their murder. But he is not only blamed for his murder, but also those of the President and Vice President of the U.S.
His father was killed by a bombing –...more
Written in the form of a journal, the book revolves around Junior (Joshua Jennings Jr), who, after the death of his father has become the prime suspect in their murder. But he is not only blamed for his murder, but also those of the President and Vice President of the U.S.
His father was killed by a bombing –...more
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JUNIOR by Ray Donley tells the tale Joshua Jennings Jr., the last living member of his family and the main suspect in a terrorist bombing that claimed the life of the President, the Vice President and his father. Yeah. He's hosed. Especially when he learns his father planned the whole thing -- the bomb and Joshua taking the fall for it. This book is written as Joshua's journal, chronicling his life as a fugitive for three years while he tries to figure out what happened.
JUNIOR is written very...more
JUNIOR is written very...more
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Have you ever read a book that seemed so real that you questioned whether it was fiction or not? With the book, Junior by Ray Donley, I found myself asking that same question more than once. The book is written as journal entries with author footnotes. As if this book was discovered after the death of Junior who was writing it. Here is a brief summary of Junior.
Joshua Jennings Jr. is the last living member of his family and he is the prime suspect in the bombing that killed not only his family b...more
Joshua Jennings Jr. is the last living member of his family and he is the prime suspect in the bombing that killed not only his family b...more
Review:
This is the personal journal of Joshua Jennings Jr. (Junior) who is on the run after being suspected of murdering his father, the vice president, and president of the United States. His father was actually killed by a bomb that he had set in motion, with the intention of Junior taking the blame for his death. Now Junior is labeled as a terrorist and is the most wanted man in the united states.
He's been on the run from the law, and others who want to kill him, for three years, and he kep...more
This is the personal journal of Joshua Jennings Jr. (Junior) who is on the run after being suspected of murdering his father, the vice president, and president of the United States. His father was actually killed by a bomb that he had set in motion, with the intention of Junior taking the blame for his death. Now Junior is labeled as a terrorist and is the most wanted man in the united states.
He's been on the run from the law, and others who want to kill him, for three years, and he kep...more
What an insane and strange world Ray Donley has created for us in Junior. Set in the future (not the typical kind, either), the world seems to be like our own, but with some differences, such as the Burger King New York Times and about a million more channels on TV. Junior is the diary of Joshua Jennings, Jr., the son of one of the wealthiest men in the world and who is assumed to be the murdered of his father and the President of the United States. Junior embarks on an adventure that takes him...more
This is written in the format of Joshua's journal as he is trying to avoid being arrested or killed for something he didn't do. Sounds serious, but done in a somewhat humorous way. Joshua meets some very interesting characters along the way, and even gets some mysterious help from his dead father. There are footnotes as if his journal had been discovered, published, and studied. The footnotes contain information about things that happen later that Joshua couldn't have known about, speculations b...more
You can read my full review at Quieted Waters.
Coca-Cola, prescription drug companies, and foreign countries sponsor anything and everything in Junior‘s America. Ray Donley writes this book as a farcical, extravagant mockery of American pop culture. Junior stretches into an imagined future, poking fun at many things about modern America, including our love of advertising, corporate sponsorship, and megabillion dollar sports industries.
Let me start by saying:
1) This is probably right up some (even many) people's alleys.
2) I got this book for free through the Goodreads giveaways.
3) The book has some fun Texas references because the author is from Texas.
If 1-3 weren't true, I probably wouldn't have bothered finishing this book. Unfortunately, neither made me enjoy this book. A book that is 350ish pages took me nearly two months because I had little drive to actually pick up the book after I started reading it.
The premise was int...more
1) This is probably right up some (even many) people's alleys.
2) I got this book for free through the Goodreads giveaways.
3) The book has some fun Texas references because the author is from Texas.
If 1-3 weren't true, I probably wouldn't have bothered finishing this book. Unfortunately, neither made me enjoy this book. A book that is 350ish pages took me nearly two months because I had little drive to actually pick up the book after I started reading it.
The premise was int...more
I won a copy of Junior on Goodreads.
The book is written in a journal format and seen through the eyes of Joshua Jennings Jr, about his time spent on the run from the law for 3 years. Joshua is the main suspect in a bomb explosion that killed the President, Vice President, and his Father.
Overall, this was an interesting read. There was a mix of political plot lines with sports blended in, as well as bible aspects. I enjoyed the scenes where Joshua hid at a convent for a while. The one problem fo...more
The book is written in a journal format and seen through the eyes of Joshua Jennings Jr, about his time spent on the run from the law for 3 years. Joshua is the main suspect in a bomb explosion that killed the President, Vice President, and his Father.
Overall, this was an interesting read. There was a mix of political plot lines with sports blended in, as well as bible aspects. I enjoyed the scenes where Joshua hid at a convent for a while. The one problem fo...more
This book is hilarious. When written and first published earlier this year, I bet he didn't realize how close some of the things talked about would be so dead on. I personally think junior's dad had some very insightful thoughts on how we could solve some problems . The presidential race was great. Wouldn't be awesome if we could work in unity. They liked each other just had a few differences. ThAt is just one small part of the book but very relevant considering this last race. Sometimes it drag...more
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Ray Donley's childhood dream was to play point guard in the NBA. When that dream died, he became a lawyer, a profession in which foot speed and fast twitch muscles are not a prerequisite to gainful employment. After writing factually accurate and mostly boring legal briefs for thirty years, Ray decided to write a novel so he could just make stuff up. He researched, as lawyers do, and determined th...more
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