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Flauschbuch

Flauschbuch@bookrastinating.com

Joined 2 years, 3 months ago

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.

Posts in English and German

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The Spare Man (Hardcover, 2022, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom) 4 stars

Hugo, Locus, and Nebula-Award winner Mary Robinette Kowal blends her no-nonsense approach to life in …

A page turner

4 stars

The premise - a murder mystery set on a space cruise ship - sounded intriguing and like a nice vacation read. It proved to be a real page turner which I rushed through in 3 days. It's written in a very entertaining way, with plenty of interesting, mysterious or quirky characters. I also liked how well various pronouns and the custom of stating them were weaved into the narrative. The cocktails to set the theme for each chapter were a fun idea, too. The conclusion was a bit off and I think wouldn't hold up to scrutiny but on the other hand, it wasn't predictable.

Into the Riverlands (Hardcover, 2022, Tordotcom) 4 stars

Wandering cleric Chih of the Singing Hills travels to the riverlands to record tales of …

fun read

4 stars

This is the second book I've read from the series and it's amazingly different from the first, rather quiet one. There's a lot of martial arts action! I liked how Chih (and by extension we) first heard the stories of various martial arts legends and then found themself in one. It was also interesting to see how those stories change during their retelling although that was only a small aspect of the book. Recommended. #2024reads

Michael Kohlhaas (AudiobookFormat, German language, 1984, NDR) 5 stars

Michael Kohlhaas ist mit einer Koppel Pferde auf dem Weg nach Sachsen. Da pfändet ihm …

Überraschend gut

5 stars

Ein Klassiker, den ich bisher nicht gelesen hatte und ohne die ARD-Audiothek wäre es auch dabei geblieben. Es hat mir erstaunlicherweise richtig gut gefallen. Die Sprache ist ziemlich altertümlich und die Sätze zum Teil übermäßig kompliziert. Aber ich konnte trotzdem gut folgen. Rachegeschichten haben ja irgendwie große Anziehungskraft, so auch hier, obwohl das Unrecht im Grunde eine Nichtigkeit ist. Es gibt einiges an Action und zum Schluss nochmal eine unerwartete neue Wendung, die Kohlhaas' Rache am Kurfürsten erst richtig vollendet. Dazwischen auch eine Diskussion mit Luther zum Thema Unrecht. #2024reads