I have been infatuated with Daisy Johnson's writing for a while now; so much so that I've gone ahead and put her previous novel Everything Under on the curriculum for my last Intro to English Literature tutorial. I adored her take on the enigma that is home, hometowns, family, and the complex feelings surrounding all… Continue reading Review | Sisters by Daisy Johnson
Not a lot of books deserve the verdict delightfully disturbing - but Eliza Clark's Boy Parts sure does. Let's back it up a bit. Irina is a photographer, and not just your household corporate TV dinner photographer, as she likes to emphasize, but rather a creator of fetish art. She scouts men which she then… Continue reading Review | Boy Parts by Eliza Clark
Essay collections are one of my favorite literary forms. I enjoy diving into someone else's life for a couple pages, and then into someone else's, or into a different point in time, or a different perspective. It's escapism on high. There's a certain comfort in exploring someone else's consciousness when your own thoughts have become… Continue reading Review | Constellations by Sinéad Gleeson
Ever read a book so good you felt like you had to bring back your long-dead book blog? No? Well, you obviously haven't read Last Ones Left Alive then.1 First things first, this review warrants a shout-out to the Lockdown Book Club - I genuinely don't think I would have picked this book up otherwise.… Continue reading Review | Last Ones Left Alive by Sarah Davis-Goff
I have so many feelings, y'all. We're gonna need to talk about that. Those who follow me on whatever social media have probably already had way enough of me raging about We Are Okay, but behold, there's more to come. I've been lucky in the past few months, the last time I picked up a… Continue reading Review | We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
Guten Abend und willkommen zu einer Art kurzen Einführung ins Format der Mangas (und grob gefasst wohl auch der Animes). Ich wurde aus verlässlicher Quelle informiert, dass einer der Gründe, wieso es schwer fällt sich mit Mangas und Animes zu beschäftigen die vielen unbekannten (und auf den ersten Blick wohl auch verwirrenden) Begriffe sind, mit… Continue reading Manga 101 – Wortgewaber
Dusk is slowly covering this dirty city once again. I'm still stretching out my neck, going around and turning the lights on that have become necessary in the last hour, while I was still firmly lodged in my all-consuming, extra-comforting, window-view armchair; with a cup of tea and two cats, who - for once -… Continue reading Review | The Square Root Of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood
Maybe I should make a nice big cup of tea. Or maybe I should take a walk. Or draw something. Or wait a while. Maybe, just maybe, then I would know what to write about this godforsaken book. Fun fact: This review totally happened because I was pestered into reading this book and I knew… Continue reading Review | Maggie Stiefvater – The Raven Boys
Dobre Djen, Genossen, und wilkommen zu einer - lang überfälligen - neuen Rezensionsrunde! Draußen hackt auf dem Plattenbau-Parkplatz ein russischer Bär Holz, die Wohnung wummert angenehm durch die penetrante Turbofolk-Beschallung der Mieter drüber, und mein Kaffee hat einen verdächtig alkoholischen Nachgeschmack. Gäbe es einen besseren Zeitpunkt um zu schreiben? Ich glaube nicht, nein. Heute widme… Continue reading Rezension | Ersticktes Matt von Nina C. Hasse
I love buying books on the go, straight before I head off to whatever adventure life has in stock for me. Those are uninformed and unjustifiable decisions at the check-out and they are, quite usually, the best. A while ago, something emotionally exhausting happened. My best friend B jumped to my help and we agreed to… Continue reading Review | The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu
