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Actor and comedian Aziz Ansari’s book Modern Romance is all about love and relationships in a time of tinder dates, breaking up via WhatsApp or snooping into the mobile history of your partner. Together with the sociologist and New York University professor Eric Klinenberg he explores the change in romantic behaviour that has occurred in […]
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Pic by Franzi. I planed to read a Nele Neuhaus crime novel forever …there were just a lot more books on my to-read stack left ;). Finally I made it and read her first book of the ‚Pia Kirchhoff and Oliver von Bodenstein‚ series Eine unbeliebte Frau (An unpopular Woman – unfortunately, it doesn’t seem
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Pics by Franzi. Two weeks ago I participated at a book „chain letter“ (I know, I know… but hey it was about books ;)). One of the first books I found in my mailbox was Shenzhen – a travelogue from China by the Canadian Québécois author Guy Delisle. Since reading a graphic novel was on my
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Pic by Franzi. At this point everyone reading this blog might possibly know that I am totally into novels about women finding their own way of life. The book Reykjavík Café (German title Ganze Tage im Café) from the Icelandic author Sólveig Jónsdóttir falls just into this category and was a real treat to read.
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Pic by Franzi. Currently I’m reading lots of books about tough women finding their own way. That’s why a colleague of mine lent me her copy of James Miranda Barry by Patricia Duncker. To be honest, I was quite sceptical if I would like it: It deals with the historical figure James Miranda Barry, a
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Pic by Franzi. In my literature club we just finished reading Astrid Lindgren’s War Diaries from 1939 until 1945 (German edition Die Menschheit hat den Verstand verloren). She started writing it on September 1, 1939 with the words: „Oh, today the war started.“ Back then, Lindgren was still an unknown person in the literature world.
Pic by Franzi. My grandfather Hans is the only grandparent of mine alive and I am lucky to have him still around (although he is living in a retirement home in Berlin and I am only able to see him every two months). He suffers from dementia. First, my late grandma took care of him
Pic by Franzi. P.D. James is often called ‚The Queen of Crime‘ and I wanted to read a book by her for a while now. Finally I found a used copy of Shroud For A Nightingale and discovered detective Adam Dalgliesh (no idea how one pronounces this name!). The story is set in the hospital
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Pic by Franzi. Last year I read The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion, the first book staring Don Tillman, professor for genetics with slightly autistic attitudes. He tried to find a wife and ended up with Rosie. In the follow-up book The Rosie Effect his wife gets PREGNANT! And Don’s world isn’t the one it was
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Pic by Franzi. This book by Mexican author Laura Esquivel is both, a novel in the style of magical realism and a cookbook. It’s divided into twelve chapters, each one describing one Mexican dish. The main character Tita is cooking it and while this happens her story is told: As the youngest daughter she has