We're a plural system who loves queer & anarchist scifi.
But recently we just read a few randomly picked up mystery books in a row, in German, and we tend to review books in the language we read them in. That or similar may happen again, be warned.
No reading goals, just feelings.
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When young Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of …
It's the kind of story I'd like to follow a bit further. Also, I'd love some more exploration of how the reality and the worship are connected. But I was happy as it was.
The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, …
So, I think this is worth reading simply because Britney Spears is someone media loves to be very cruel to, and it's good to read something actually coming from her.
It is a very chronological memoir, and during some phases, the present-day commentary annoyed me a bit. But I think I might not have given Spears enough credit while reading – I think some of the comments that seem meek and understated might actually be a bit sarcastic.
I was a bit puzzled why Spears put so much focus on how prayer and a telepathic connection to her fans saved here, and not at all on someone putting the story out there (Wikipedia says "a voicemail message from a source who claimed to be a former member of Spears' legal team"). But eventually I concluded it's probably for legal reasons and also none of my business.
I definitely learned a few new things. Some other things I suspect are maybe outdated.
Tuniriam lebt auf IZ211, einem großen Weltraumhabitat, wie es im Sonnensystem Tausende gibt. Seit einigen Jahren leidet sier an einer …
Also zuallererst.... es sind die Erinnerungen einer europäischen Familie, die im Urlaub auf einer thailändischen Insel den Tsunami von 2004 überlebt hat. Das macht halt eine ganz bestimmte Perspektive.
Ich hab es jetzt an einem Tag gelesen (konnte mich kaum losreißen zum Bad putzen) und mag es. Über Orte, Personen und Gegenstände wird zwischen dem Urlaub davor, der Katastrophe, der Rückreise und der zweiten Reise nach Phi Phi Don ein Jahr später hin und her gesprungen. Statt geballter heftiger Szenen gibt es das Ergebnis eines Aufarbeitungs- und Einordnungs-Prozesses zu lesen, durchzogen von den tragischen Ereignissen.
Ich mag, dass über andere Menschen insgesamt sehr respektvoll geredet wird. Und dass von ganz vielen Gesprächen mit anderen betroffenen Leuten erzählt wird, wodurch ein breiteres Bild entsteht und der Autor sich mir auch einfach sympathischer macht.
Spannend, dass ich das Buch heute gefunden habe, nachdem ich mich gestern an mein Interesse an Katastrophen erinnert …
Also zuallererst.... es sind die Erinnerungen einer europäischen Familie, die im Urlaub auf einer thailändischen Insel den Tsunami von 2004 überlebt hat. Das macht halt eine ganz bestimmte Perspektive.
Ich hab es jetzt an einem Tag gelesen (konnte mich kaum losreißen zum Bad putzen) und mag es. Über Orte, Personen und Gegenstände wird zwischen dem Urlaub davor, der Katastrophe, der Rückreise und der zweiten Reise nach Phi Phi Don ein Jahr später hin und her gesprungen. Statt geballter heftiger Szenen gibt es das Ergebnis eines Aufarbeitungs- und Einordnungs-Prozesses zu lesen, durchzogen von den tragischen Ereignissen.
Ich mag, dass über andere Menschen insgesamt sehr respektvoll geredet wird. Und dass von ganz vielen Gesprächen mit anderen betroffenen Leuten erzählt wird, wodurch ein breiteres Bild entsteht und der Autor sich mir auch einfach sympathischer macht.
Spannend, dass ich das Buch heute gefunden habe, nachdem ich mich gestern an mein Interesse an Katastrophen erinnert habe, das mir manchmal etwas peinlich ist. Naja, guter Anfang zum Wieder-Annähern an solche Themen.
Es ist ok, ruhig und ausreichend unterhaltsam.
Cursed Bunny is a genre-defying collection of short stories by Korean author Bora Chung. Blurring …
Most stories have some kind of gruesome supernatural component, I really enjoyed that. One I thought started out looking pretty ableist but then it took a turn that I also thought was cool but probably didn't really make up for the "blindness as a metaphor" thing.
Cursed Bunny is a genre-defying collection of short stories by Korean author Bora Chung. Blurring …
Uhm this is pretty cool so far but I'm not sure if I'm in the mood for it
“No killing Goblins.”
So reads the sign outside of The Wandering Inn, a small building run by a young woman …
A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the …
Uuuhm. I enjoyed it, and for a "men doing things while talking in a complicated way" fantasy story this is very very good. Still... I asked myself why a few times.
A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to …
Be careful what you wish for...Once upon a time there was a fairy godmother named Desiderata who had a good …
This is definitely my least favourite Lauren James book. It's from 2015, and it feels extremely 2015. It feels like quirky straight couples who probably have a webcomic together, and this specific kind of constant hyperbole that gets very tiring, and Steven Moffat.
I do like the basic concept, and I am somewhat tempted to read "The Last Beginning". But I don't like much of the content this concept is filled with.
And a lot of things just didn't make as much sense as I'd like them to. Like, they're not completely unbelievable, but it's just a big collection of "uh, ok, I guess that could work out". And sometimes it's just small details that would need mentioning, like that the laptop is encrypted and that's why the 2039 ones need their Superhacker to crack the password instead of just booting with a different OS like the 2019 ones do …
This is definitely my least favourite Lauren James book. It's from 2015, and it feels extremely 2015. It feels like quirky straight couples who probably have a webcomic together, and this specific kind of constant hyperbole that gets very tiring, and Steven Moffat.
I do like the basic concept, and I am somewhat tempted to read "The Last Beginning". But I don't like much of the content this concept is filled with.
And a lot of things just didn't make as much sense as I'd like them to. Like, they're not completely unbelievable, but it's just a big collection of "uh, ok, I guess that could work out". And sometimes it's just small details that would need mentioning, like that the laptop is encrypted and that's why the 2039 ones need their Superhacker to crack the password instead of just booting with a different OS like the 2019 ones do in a similar situation. Oh, by the way, I'm not entirely convinced of the whole "sure my brother is the most infamous hacker, here's his name and where he lives". But I guess they're in love, sigh.
I suspect this might be my least favourite Lauren James book so far. But it's too early to tell.
Be careful what you wish for...Once upon a time there was a fairy godmother named Desiderata who had a good …
