by Anna Seghers I am writing now, today is the Aug 20th 2016, the summaries for all the books since December 2014. Actually I will give up the personal touch…
Tag: <span>I really enjoyed it</span>
by William Maxwell It is an old-fashioned novel, without big emotional waves or arcs of suspense. Nevertheless, it caught me. Maybe because it is situated in a time when America…
by Jonathan Litell It was a bestseller in various countries and praised by many critics as unique and shocking read. A further interesting aspect is, that Litell is an American…
by Laura Restrepo I had this book for a quiet some time under my pillow. Now I do know why I did not advance despite have having a great book…
by Antje Rávik Strubel An unusual novel. Well-crafted. Intertwining themes like environmentalist movements, NGOs, the Stasi (East German secret service), love and incest. It seems too much but it is…
by Leo Perutz What a surprise! I had never heard about Leo Perutz before, but this novel series of the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” is truly educational, I learned that Leo Perutz…
by Yu Hua I found it monumental, it resumes the Chinese history since the Cultural Revolution until modern China. It is exemplified by two brothers, which are actually not real…
by Javier Cercas One of these books Hernán recommended me. I am not sure why it took me so long to read considering that he always recommended books I adored…
by Dan Ariely I liked Ariely’s second book “The Upside of Irrationality”. His first one has the same basic topic: human behavior as we don’t expect us to behave. The…
by Yann Martel Having to cross the Adriatic Sea by ferry and going by train from Bari to Rome I needed to buy more literature. Between all the usual beach…