So many books, so little time (and space)...
The original plan was to work through the piles of unread books in my flat, not to mention the e-books I have and the audiobooks I bookmarked on Spotify/lismio. But somehow, those keep growing. Also, I re-discovered the library. ;)
I mostly read Sci-fi, Fantasy and historical fiction. Also non-fiction (mostly history of one kind or another). I read in English and German and occasionally French.
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56% complete! Flauschbuch has read 18 of 32 books.
Mit ihrer Erzählung "Avantgarde" blickt Marieluise Fleißer 1963 literarisch auf ihre eigenen Anfänge als Schriftstellerin zurück. Hauptfigur ist die junge …
Mit ihrer Erzählung "Avantgarde" blickt Marieluise Fleißer 1963 literarisch auf ihre eigenen Anfänge als Schriftstellerin …
Noch bis 19. April in der ARD Audiothek: www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/marieluise-fleisser-avantgarde/13071171/
Es ist das Jahr 1844 und in Carl Ludwig Freiherr von Reichenbach brennt der Wissensdrang so nah an der Oberfläche …
Imprisoned by her dictator brother, Malini spends her days in isolation in the Hirana: an ancient temple that was once …
Effingers ist eine Familienchronik über vier Generationen, die die Epochenbrüche und das besondere Schicksal einer …
Das Ende war sehr emotional. Der Brief am Schluss geht mir nicht aus dem Kopf.
„Ich habe an das Gute im Menschen geglaubt. Das war der tiefste Irrtum meines verfehlten Lebens. Das haben wir nun beide mit dem Tod zu büßen.”
Es ist das Jahr 1844 und in Carl Ludwig Freiherr von Reichenbach brennt der Wissensdrang so nah an der Oberfläche …
Es ist die Geschichte einer jungen Frau, die ihr Leben selbst in die Hand nimmt. …
Steht schon lange auf meiner Liste. Ich bin begeistert, wie modern es ist.
Zur Zeit in der ARD-Audiothek zu finden: www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/sr-2-fortsetzung-folgt/teil-1-irmgard-keun-gilgi-eine-von-uns/sr-2-kulturradio/13212569/
I’m usually alone in my head, and that’s where 90 plus percent of my problems …
I was a little disappointed with "Fugitive Telemetry" which was written after this book but is set before it. But in "Network Effect" Wells is on form. As good as the first 4 novellas. The longer format gives the whole story a space opera feel. The beginning on the water planet reminded me of the Culture novels. What stands out to me in the Murderbot series is how Wells manages to give established sci fi narratives and tropes a little twist, simply by writing them through the eyes of "the help", i.e. bots and computer systems. Not only is ART back and we learn a lot more about the relationship between it and Murderbot but again, the unique type of connection that Murderbot can have with other systems and bots plays a pivotal role in saving the day. I also really like how alien tech and its effect on humans …
I was a little disappointed with "Fugitive Telemetry" which was written after this book but is set before it. But in "Network Effect" Wells is on form. As good as the first 4 novellas. The longer format gives the whole story a space opera feel. The beginning on the water planet reminded me of the Culture novels. What stands out to me in the Murderbot series is how Wells manages to give established sci fi narratives and tropes a little twist, simply by writing them through the eyes of "the help", i.e. bots and computer systems. Not only is ART back and we learn a lot more about the relationship between it and Murderbot but again, the unique type of connection that Murderbot can have with other systems and bots plays a pivotal role in saving the day. I also really like how alien tech and its effect on humans is depicted in this novel (and the other novellas in the series). It's different from what I'm used to in other sci fi. There's also a lot of snark and action, as usual. An entertaining read.
In Ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has …
This is only a short a story but it comes in the form of a small book with beuatiful cover art. A friend lent it to me. It lays bare the dark underbelly of an antique myth. Other modern takes on the story usually focus on Galatea's creator and husband Pygmalion. It's also a realistic take on how horrible men could be to their wives in Ancient Greece. Doesn't need a lot of words to sketch out the world of Galatea and what's been happening. I also liked all the allusions to being made out of stone and what that would mean in reality.
In Ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece – the …
Eines der erfolgreichsten Bücher der deutschen Nachkriegsliteratur. Aufgenommen im Dezember 1998 in Berlin in den …
Sehr interessantes Buch, aber das Hörbuch ist leider so stark gekürzt, dass wichtiger Kontext verloren geht. Das Buch will ich aber noch lesen.
Der Stoff ist unschlagbar: ein Bad in Blut, eine schöne Frau, Gold und ein Mord, …
Ich bin letztes Jahr bis zur Hälfte gekommen und habe dann das Interesse verloren. Es war mir irgendwie zu merkwürdig, ohne dass dabei was besonderes rausgekommen wäre. Schade.
Nachdruck der sozialistischen Utopie von 1907. Bogdanow porträtiert den Idealzustand einer kommunistischen Gesellschaft auf dem Mars. Herausgegeben und kommentiert von …
Welcome to Charon's Crossing. The tea is hot, the scones are fresh, and the dead …
This is the first book I read for the book club my friends and I have now. We're following the illumicrate calendar. Reading the description, I expected this to be a fun romp but it's really more of a slow romance. Unfortunately, I found almost all characters annoying. Mei (the reaper) verges on manic pixie dream girl and Nelson comes off as pretty mean. Even though Wallace is very unsympathetic I couldn't help but feel exasperated on his behalf as Mei and Nelson weren't very helpful or were even having him on, given that finding out you're dead is a difficult situation to be in. They grow more sympathetic over time, though. After the initial excitement the book is rather slow moving and I lost interest. Not sure I would have finished it if it wasn't a book club book. The pace picks up again in the second half and …
This is the first book I read for the book club my friends and I have now. We're following the illumicrate calendar. Reading the description, I expected this to be a fun romp but it's really more of a slow romance. Unfortunately, I found almost all characters annoying. Mei (the reaper) verges on manic pixie dream girl and Nelson comes off as pretty mean. Even though Wallace is very unsympathetic I couldn't help but feel exasperated on his behalf as Mei and Nelson weren't very helpful or were even having him on, given that finding out you're dead is a difficult situation to be in. They grow more sympathetic over time, though. After the initial excitement the book is rather slow moving and I lost interest. Not sure I would have finished it if it wasn't a book club book. The pace picks up again in the second half and it gets very moving towards the end. I liked that many characters were queer and that that was treated as something normal and accepted.
Still unsure how I feel about the version of afterlife depicted in this book.
