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London 2022, die Königin ist tot! An den Trauernden vorbei rennt Durga: internationale Drehbuchautorin, Tochter …
Wow. Ein tolles Buch. Eine wilde Reise durch die Vergangenheit, durch Wahrheit und Fiktion. #2024reads
The wandering Cleric Chih returns home to the Singing Hills Abbey for the first time …
A strange, emotional and thought-provoking story. #2024reads
Im Herbst 1927 brachen Erika und Klaus Mann zu einer gemeinsamen Weltreise auf. Über ein …
Sehr unterhaltsam #2024reads
Skalde lebt mit ihrer Mutter Edith in einer ausgedörrten Landschaft, die das letzte Refugium der …
Sehr atmosphärische Dystopie. Passt als Metapher gerade sehr gut. #2024reads
Wir befinden uns im 22. Jahrhundert: Die Besatzung des Sechstausender-Raumschiffes besteht aus solchen, die geboren …
Wow. Sehr ungewöhnlich und sehr gut. #2024reads
Katie Mack: "The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)"
I'm not reading physics & astro pop sci books often (I love other subjects, just not my own!), so it took ages until I came around to this one.
It's an absolute joy.
Which may seem a strange thing to say about a book on how the universe will end, but it seriously is. Clearly written, cutting edge science, to the point, in a fun voice (+ sounds bites from @freyablekman). Recommended.
Very tough read/listen in places, but also very moving. #2024reads
Not sure what to think about this one. Was a solid adventure read for the most part but didn't stick the landing. #2024reads
A little old-fashioned in places but provides a lot of food for thought. #2024reads
Tagsüber hilft Juno ihrem schwerkranken Mann Jupiter dabei, seinen Alltag zu meistern. Außerdem ist sie …
Hat mir gut gefallen. #2024reads
Read THE BRIDES OF HIGH HILL by Nghi Vo if you love finding a wealthy husband, midnight walks, extravagant banquets, the smell of jasmine, liking someone very much, warm little teapots, kitchen boys, curses, abandoned libraries, being told a story, sleepwalking, impeccable makeup & monsters.
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I first encountered #VandanaSingh in Dozois' Year's Best collections (which I SO miss). A physics & environment professor, she writes deeply poetic speculative - sometimes science, but not only - fiction, often rooted in Indian mythology.
My favorite in this collection is "Indra's Web" is somewhat different: pure #hopepunk & #solarpunk: something small that will ripple around the world and feels truly reachable already today. Read it on a dark day. Hope.
Read CLOCKWORK BOYS by T. Kingfisher if you love road trips, getting an elite team together for a secret mission, paladins overcome with guilt, rosemary, sparrows, assassins, scholars, damaged goods, demons, when things start to get strange, excellent potatoes, tattoos & rats.
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Read THE EMPRESS OF SALT & FORTUNE by Nghi Vo if you love novellas, nonbinary clerics, snarky birds, ephemera & debris, political marriages, quiet revolutions, friendship, ghosts, knowing the ending but not how you'll get there, fortune tellers, games, anger & imperfect records.
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In a fallen kingdom, one girl carries the key to discovering the secrets of her …
This was my book club's pick for May. We follow this year's Illumicrate calendar which shows a fan created illustration of a different book each month. That and the good reviews elsewhere mean that it (or the trilogy it's the first book of) has its fans. I find that slightly puzzling because the content of the book doesn't live up to the great cover and is middling at best. Things are treated as great reveals even though they were telegraphed from a mile away or even explained in an earlier chapter. For the advancement of the plot the protagonists sometimes have to act out-of-character or foolishly and there are a lot of clicheś. The search for Lan Mom's legacy is captivating. Some of the magic is quite interesting and the question of whether it's necessary to destroy something that gives great power to have peace is intriguing. However, the author …
This was my book club's pick for May. We follow this year's Illumicrate calendar which shows a fan created illustration of a different book each month. That and the good reviews elsewhere mean that it (or the trilogy it's the first book of) has its fans. I find that slightly puzzling because the content of the book doesn't live up to the great cover and is middling at best. Things are treated as great reveals even though they were telegraphed from a mile away or even explained in an earlier chapter. For the advancement of the plot the protagonists sometimes have to act out-of-character or foolishly and there are a lot of clicheś. The search for Lan Mom's legacy is captivating. Some of the magic is quite interesting and the question of whether it's necessary to destroy something that gives great power to have peace is intriguing. However, the author doesn't give it the room and depth it would deserve. I won't read the second book in the series. #2024reads
