List of book reviews
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Das Meer der Aswang | Allan N. Derain
Thumbs downLasse dich im philippinischen Meer ertränken
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BLAME! | written and illustrated by Tsutomu Nihei
Thumbs downMore like LAME!
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Audition | Katie Kitamura
Thumbs downYou won't get a call back
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Awkwardness: A Theory | Alexandra Plakias
Thumbs upWell, this is awkward. No, wait. "Awkward," this is well.
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Permutation City | Greg Egan
Thumbs upThought-provoking arrangement of letters on the page
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By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept | Elizabeth Smart
Thumbs upRead this and let yourself be overcome with emotion
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Prophet Song | Paul Lynch
Thumbs upCaptivating
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Lebensgeister (orig. "Sweet Hereafter") | Banana Yoshimoto
Thumbs downWird mich nicht nachhaltig heimsuchen
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Creation of the Gods (often also "Investiture of the Gods," orig. 封神演義) | translation by Gu Zhizhong
Thumbs downShould've spent a bit more time on creating this novel first
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Claimed! | Gertrude Barrows Bennett
Thumbs downOh good; then nobody else has to pick this up
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Seven Sons | Robert Windom, Kelvin Mao, illustrated by Jae Lee
Thumbs downAnd none worth saving
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21C Human | Arch Hades
Thumbs downMore like a C-
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Happy End (orig. Riquet à la houppe) | Amélie Nothomb
Thumbs upIch war Happy bis zum End
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All About Love: New Visions | bell hooks
Thumbs downI don't love all about this
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The Light Fantastic | Terry Pratchett
Thumbs downDoesn't shine
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell | Susanna Clarke
Thumbs upThis is where English Magic has gone
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Starship Troopers | Robert A. Heinlein
Thumbs downYou gotta be a Trooper to finish this piece of reprehensible trash
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The Colour of Magic | Terry Pratchett
Thumbs downDoesn't pop
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Ambivalenz (orig. Les prénoms épicènes) | Amélie Nothomb
Thumbs upEindeutig gut
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Nietzsche: A Very Short Introduction | Michael Tanner
Thumbs upDoes what it sets out to do
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The Wave | Todd Strasser
Thumbs downOnly a ripple in the kiddie pool
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Thirst (orig. Soif) | Amélie Nothomb
Thumbs downNot quite quenching it
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The Eyes Are The Best Part | Monika Kim
Thumbs upDelicious, but could've used a couple more minutes in the oven
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Notes on Complexity | Neil Thiese
Thumbs downUmm, I've got some notes of my own, buddy
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The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England | Brandon Sanderson
Thumbs downYou might wanna invest elsewhere...
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Gods of Want | K-Ming Chang
Thumbs upSo divine, you should want to be reading this book
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Die Scareman-Saga 12: Allianz der Hoffnung | Dirk van den Boom
Thumbs downHoffentlich ist das Nächste, was ich lese, besser
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Die Scareman-Saga 11: Das Blaue vom Himmel | Dirk van den Boom
Thumbs downLöst zwar viele Versprechen der vorherigen Bücher ein, aber das heißt ja nix Gutes
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Die Scareman-Saga 10: Die Bio-Bombe | Dirk van den Boom
Thumbs downWeder ein gesunder Smoothie, noch ein gutes Buch
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Die Scareman-Saga 9: Karawane der Verlorenen | Sylke Brandt
Thumbs downWäre nur dieses Buch auf dem Weg zum Druck verloren gegangen!
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Die Scareman-Saga 8: Reise ins Blaue | Dirk van den Boom
Thumbs downEher ein Kindergarten-Wandertag
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Die Scareman-Saga 7: Krötenrebellion | Dirk van den Boom
Thumbs downIch rebelliere auch gleich
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Die Scareman-Saga 6: Blutige Erkenntnis | Dirk van den Boom
Thumbs downMeine blutige Erkenntnis ist, dass jegliche Hoffnung für diese Bücher vergebens war
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Zombies in Western Culture | John Vervaeke, Filip Miscevic, Christopher Mastropietro
Thumbs upNice brain snack—as in a snack for the brain
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Die Scareman-Saga 5: Das Ende Der Gewissheit | Dirk van den Boom
Thumbs upDas Ende des langweiligen Plots?
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Die Scareman-Saga 4: Fabrik der Zahlen | Sylke Brandt
Thumbs downGutes vom Fließband
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Die Scareman-Saga 3: Herr des Meeres, Herr des Blutes | Dirk van den Boom
Thumbs downHerr, erlöse mich
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Die Scareman-Saga 2: Der Eine | Dirk van den Boom
Thumbs downIch will lieber einen andern
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Ein Scareman erwacht | Dirk van den Boom
Thumbs down... und ich schlafe ein
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Torture The Artist | Joey Goebel
Thumbs downAm I an artist now? Because reading the ending of this book was torture.
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Bluebeard's Castle | Anna Biller
Thumbs downShould've been a film
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Antichista (orig. Antéchrista) | Amélie Nothomb
Thumbs upDevilishly great!
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No One Is Talking About This | Patricia Lookwood
Thumbs upEvery One Should Be Reading This
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The Enemy's Cosmetique (orig. Cosmétique de l'ennemi) | Amelie Nothomb
Thumbs upGripping story at an incredible pace
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The Stepford Wives | Ira Levin
Thumbs upThis belongs on your bookshelf like the Stepford wives belong in the kitchen
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The Vegetarian (orig. 채식주의자) | Han Kang
Thumbs upSkip the meat and go straight to this
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Tokyo Fiancée (orig. Ni d’Ève, ni d’Adam) | Amélie Nothomb
Thumbs upNot born of Paradise, but still worthwhile.
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Veronika Decides to Die (orig. Veronika Decide Morrer) | Paulo Coelho
Thumbs downThis book makes me decide to die
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Victory City | Salman Rushdie
Thumbs upA victorious book
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Wintersmith | Terry Pratchett
Thumbs upWill entertain you through the cold winter season
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Extremely Online | Taylor Lorenz
Thumbs downExtremely Boring
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Kassandra | Christa Wolf
Thumbs upNicht ganz zukunftsweisend
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The Listening Society | Hanzi Freinacht
Thumbs upThe key to understanding society
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Treacle Walker | Alan Garner
Thumbs downNot worth rag nor bone
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Romeo and Juliet | William Shakespeare
Thumbs upPoetry to die for
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Pick me Girls | Sophie Passmann
Thumbs downLieber die Finger von lassen
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Alte Sorten | Ewald Arenz
Thumbs upGute Ernte mit interessantem Geschmack
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Diary of An Oxygen Thief | Anonymous
Thumbs downOutrageous tale quickly turns stale
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Men Without Women | Haruki Murakami
Thumbs downCongratulations to the Women who don't have to deal with these Men anymore
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The Princess Bride | S. Morgenstern (Abridgement by William Goldman)
Thumbs downNot just the "good parts"
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A Hat Full of Sky | Terry Pratchett
Thumbs downCan't stand on its own
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A Philosophy of Loneliness | Lars Svendsen
Thumbs downI'd rather be lonely than with this book
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A Room of One's Own | Virginia Woolf
Thumbs upA hundred years old and still very much relevant
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Alice's Adventures In Wonderland | Lewis Carroll
Thumbs downDon't follow that rabbit
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Arcadia | Arch Hades
Thumbs upBeautifully capturing the dystopian present
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Der Process | Franz Kafka
Thumbs upClever und unterhaltsam
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Der Sprung | Simone Lappert
Thumbs upZu welcher Idylle hast du keinen Zugang? Und willst du das ändern?
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Der Triumph der Waldrebe in Europa | Clemens J. Setz
Thumbs upNettes Stück über Erinnerung und Loslassen
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Desire | Haruki Murakami
Thumbs upA couple excellent short stories
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Dies ist mein Letztes Lied | Lena Richter
Thumbs downLieber mal auf Mute drücken
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Digitale Bildkulturen | Annekathrin Kohout, Wolfgang Ullrich, Tilman Baumgärtel, Dirk von Gehlen, Diana Weis, Jörg Scheller, Roland Meyer
Thumbs upInteressante Texte zu Mode, Fitness und Überwachung
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How to Respond to Code of Conduct Reports | Valerie Aurora, Mary Gardiner
Thumbs upGood starting point and reference
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Magdalenas Sünde | Romana Ganzoni
Thumbs upVerbotene Frucht
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Metamorphoses | Ovid, translation by Charles Martin
Thumbs upMonumental Work, Good Translation
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Paper Romance | Arch Hades
Thumbs downA few good ones
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The Cockroach | Ian McEwan
Thumbs downCoping with Brexit through humour
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The Dispossessed | Ursula K. Le Guin
Thumbs upWhere does Anarchism succeed and where does it fall short?
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