Maggie O’Farrell: Hamnet
Don’t judge a book by its cover and don’t judge it by a film based on it, they say. Both is true for Maggie O’Farrell’s „Hamnet“ – but in different ways. Whereas the film –
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Kategorie: Book Review
Bücher meines Jahres 2020
Im gerade abgelaufenen Jahr 2020 habe ich nicht nur mehr Bücher gelesen. Im Vergleich zu 2019 habe ich auch mehr gehört. Was vielleicht daran liegt, dass ich mittlerweile ohne ein Hörbuch oder einen Podcast (Grüße
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Philipp Röttgers: London and its genius loci
London isn’t just some city. She is a character in various films, novels and poems which wouldn’t be the same if they were not settled in Britain’s capital. The fascination that hits almost everyone who
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James Rhodes: Playlist
„Oh what a huge and interesting looking book“, the book seller at my local book shop said while handing „Playlist“ over. And she is right. James Rhodes‘ latest book is another journey into the (for
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Tom Mole: The Secret Life of Books
As a passionate reader you can’t imagine a world without books or even longer periods without reading a book. Strangely enough I still remember the time when I wasn’t able to read but was fascinated
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Matt Haig: Notes on a nervous planet
People have literally everything at their fingertips: news, music, libraries, the internet, family and friends. But never before in human history are so many people stressed by how fast the world around themselves is spinning,
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Ian Mc Ewan: The Daydreamer
Frequent visitors of my blog (hello again if you are one) or those you follow me on social media especially on Twitter (hiiii, nice to meet you over here) know that I have a soft
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James Rhodes: Fire On All Sides
Honest and open. That were one of the first thoughts that came to my mind when I read the beginning of James Rhodes‘ new book. Next it was astonishment. The astonishment that „Fire On All
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John Green: Turtles all the way down
Some books leave you in wonder, in despair, in tears or in joy. And some books leave you thinking about the story you just finished. John Greens „Turtles all the way down“ is one of
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Charlie Lovett: The Bookman’s Tale
Little is known about William Shakespeare, the playwright some consider the best ever, some think he has never lived. What if a bookseller found a book that could prove that Shakespeare not only lived but
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