In Jagannath, Karin Tidbeck introduces us to a strange world full of strange and surreal occurrences in 13 stories, stories that always surprise and never bore us with their varied narrative technique. She is on the trail to another side of the world that only appears when you as a reader change your point of view. A highly recommended book whose stories are told with great skill.
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tinderness reviewed Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck
An award-winning debut story collection by Karin Tidbeck, author of Amatka.
A child is born …
Weird fiction short stories
4 stars
tinderness finished reading Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck
Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck
An award-winning debut story collection by Karin Tidbeck, author of Amatka.
A child is born in a tin can. A …
tinderness reviewed Menschenwerk by Han Kang
Remembering and pain
4 stars
A book about remembering violence and death using the example of the student uprising in Gwangju in 1980. Review in German see here: mostindien.org/2024/10/18/han-kang-menschenwerk-2019/
tinderness finished reading Menschenwerk by Han Kang
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tinderness reviewed Die Vegetarierin: Roman by Han Kang
»Die Vegetarierin ist ein Meisterwerk.« Julia Encke, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung
Ein seltsam verstörendes, hypnotisierendes Buch …
Becoming something different
5 stars
The book describes a radical and strong character who is willing to transform herself - but in doing so brings herself step by step closer to her own death. For German-speaking readers, see my review of this book: mostindien.org/2024/10/13/han-kang-die-vegetarierin/
tinderness finished reading Die Vegetarierin: Roman by Han Kang
Die Vegetarierin: Roman by Han Kang, Ki-Hyang Lee
»Die Vegetarierin ist ein Meisterwerk.« Julia Encke, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung
Ein seltsam verstörendes, hypnotisierendes Buch über eine Frau, die laut …
tinderness finished reading Translation State by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch)
Translation State by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch)
Qven was created to be a Presger translator. The pride of their Clade, they always had a clear path before …
tinderness finished reading Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
All her life Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the murder of planet Earth. Raised in the …
tinderness started reading The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
Established in 2025, the purpose of the new organization was simple: To advocate for the world's future generations and to …
tinderness finished reading Outpost by Dmitry Glukhovsky
Outpost by Dmitry Glukhovsky
Russland in der nahen Zukunft. Nach dem Krieg sind ganze Landstriche verseucht, die Flüsse vergiftet. Die einzelnen Städte haben kaum …
tinderness reviewed Outpost by Dmitri Glukhovsky (Outpost, #2)
Russland in der nahen Zukunft: Nach einem verheerenden Bürgerkrieg ist das riesige Land gespalten. Westlich …
Russian Zombies 2
4 stars
The Outposts dilogy is a gloomy allegory of the current situation in Russia, rich in cruelty and horror scenarios, which leaves little room for the author's great sarcasm. However, anyone who wants to subject themselves to the torment of dealing with the unsavoriness of a zombie scenario is advised to read this book.