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Interested in history-based fiction, mythology, SciFi, thriller, sometimes fantasy and biographies

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Raynor Winn: Landlines (2022, Penguin Books, Limited)
Raynor Winn: The Wild Silence (Paperback, 2021, Penguin Books)
Douglas Adams: The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide (Hardcover, 2005, Gramercy Books)

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Bernard Cornwell: The Winter King (The Arthur Books #1) (Paperback, 1997, St. Martin's Griffin)
Bernard Cornwell: Enemy of God (Paperback, 2011, imusti, Michael Joseph)
Bernard Cornwell: Excalibur Bk. 3 (2017, Penguin Books, Limited)

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Sara Donati: Lake in the clouds (2002, Bantam Books)

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reviewed Radium Girls by Kate Moore

Kate Moore: Radium Girls (2018, Simon & Schuster, Limited) 5 stars

All they wanted was the chance to shine. Be careful what you wish for…

'The …

Had me in tears

5 stars

This book left a deep impact ...

I highly recommend this true story. It had me in its grip. It took me a while to read through because it is hard to endure the pain and strength of the women involved over such a long time.

It's unbelievable how long it took for the women to find justice. How they were ignored, mistreated, and discredited.

I truly believe that it would still be the same in our days. Company's only interest are the money they can make, whitewashing their "code of ethics" or "code of conduct", lying and manipulating, bribing and threatening the people who are a risk to the companies vault.

But also a story of hope, faith, and will ...

reviewed Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Taylor Jenkins Reid: Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (2021) 4 stars

Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth …

That was a surprise.

5 stars

The book was gifted to me for Christmas. The life story of a Hollywood diva from the '50s and her seven husbands that spans all the way into the 2010s. I didn't expect much. I, not really a fan of romance novels or even interested in film icons and their lives, wasn't particularly inclined to read this book... until I did.

It didn't even take a full chapter before I couldn't put it down. Jenkins' writing style has something truly special that completely captivated me. So refreshing and the words were appropriately chosen.

I loved the structured writing, which makes the novel easy to read and follow.

Particularly close to the end when everything unfolds, you begin grasping the meaning, that there is more than just the seven marriages of Evelyn Hugo.

I didn't expect the end, though. Conclusive but it left me sad.

Obviously, there was / is a …

reviewed Haltung by Mely Kiyak

Mely Kiyak: Haltung (EBook, Deutsch language, Duden ein Imprint von Cornelsen Verlag GmbH) 5 stars

Quer durch alle gesellschaftlichen und politischen Lager heißt es immerzu: „Haltung zeigen". Klingt erst mal …

Großartiges Essay über das Leisesein

5 stars

Großartiges Büchlein (39 Seiten in meinem eBook-Reader) über das Leisesein und die Ermutigung, nicht über jedes Stöckchen springen zu müssen.

Haltung, mehr als nur ein konsequenzloses Statement.

reviewed Fahrenheit 451 (Flamingo Modern Classics) by Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury: Fahrenheit 451 (Flamingo Modern Classics) (Paperback, 2008, Flamingo) 4 stars

Fahrenheit 451 is a 1953 dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. Often regarded as …

Old book, relevant as ever.

4 stars

A dystopian world where critical and individual thinking or human interaction is suppressed by continuous exposure to TV, speed and drugs.

Substitute TV with Social Media and you've got your actuality.

Difficult read for me as a non-native speaker but nonetheless a must-read.

reviewed Three Years Lost by Megan Fatheree (Johnny Smythe, #2)

Megan Fatheree: Three Years Lost (EBook, englis language, Megan Fatheree) 3 stars

Elle's world collapsed when Johnny left her in Venice, 1740. Her trust shattered when he …

Not only inspired by Doctor Who ...

3 stars

Content warning Mentioning part of the end of the book which might take away the suspense.