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Books 2024
46 in total - slightly less than my original aim of 52, but more than I read any year since 2020 and second most since 2018.
Below some random statistics - glad to chat about any and all of the books.
And if, looking at the list, you are 100% convinced I will like a certain book, feel free to recommend.
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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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