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tinderness@ramblingreaders.org

Joined 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Fictionaut and vagabond, originally from Austria. I do speak German and English. Interested in Speculative Fiction, but also other literature. You can follow me on Mastadon, where I rant about books, politices and climate change: @tinderness@swiss.social

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Dmitry Glukhovsky: Outpost (Hardcover, deutsch language, 2021) 4 stars

Russland in der nahen Zukunft. Nach dem Krieg sind ganze Landstriche verseucht, die Flüsse vergiftet. …

Russian Zombies 1

4 stars

A high-quality literary allegory about the disintegration of Russia, which, however, breaks with its subtlety in the finale and resorts to horror. It is a very fluid and exciting prelude to the dilogy.

reviewed Translation State by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch)

Ann Leckie: Translation State (2023) 4 stars

Qven was created to be a Presger translator. The pride of their Clade, they always …

We are not alone

4 stars

A highly recommendable, well-told book that deals with the alien and solidarity between beings in a distant future. Part of the Imperial Radch Universe.

Theresa Hannig: Parts Per Million: Gewalt ist eine Option (Paperback, German language, Fischer Tor) 3 stars

Aktuell, kritisch und äußerst spannend. Ein Climate-Fiction-Thriller über die Zukunft des Klima-Aktivismus. Die Autorin Johanna …

Climate Fiction full of clichees

3 stars

Book only available in German language. Ein für literarisch und politisch Interessierte sehr unbefriedigendes Buch über die mögliche Radikalisierung von Teilen der Umweltbewegung und des Staatsapparates, am Beispiel einer wenig glaubhaften Heldin. Mehr überlanges Pamphlet als präzise Literatur.