it's a gothic horror novel that feels like the movies from the thirties to me. you know what will happen and most of the time you are not convinced of the effects, but the mood and setting is excellent. maybe a bit too much of a chain of episodes...
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Alexander rated The Tainted Cup: 5 stars
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (Shadow of the Leviathan, #1)
In Daretana’s greatest mansion, a high imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, when a tree erupted from his body. …
Antony Ferrara is a modern-day sorcerer - a murderer who kills with his supernatural powers. …
review of The Knight of the Necropolis or, Brood of the Witch-Queen
3 stars
Alexander rated Morning Glory Milking Farm: 3 stars
Alexander rated Creation Lake: 4 stars
Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
A new novel about a seductive and cunning American woman who infiltrates an anarchist collective in France—a propulsive page-turner of …
Alexander rated Niederdeutsches Balladenbuch: 3 stars
Alexander rated When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler: 4 stars
When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler by David Glantz, David M. Glantz, Jonathan M. House (Modern War Studies)
Alexander reviewed African History of Africa by Zeinab Badawi
review of An African History of Africa
5 stars
this book sets the record straight by telling the histories of africa in their own right, not as a footnote or mere challenge to people from outside.
Badawi is visiting and citing contemporary african historians and in this way exploring the (fragile?) self image of the continent.
fascinating read!
Alexander reviewed Suspicions of Mr Whisker by Mandy Morton
review of Suspicions of Mr Whisker
3 stars
yes, it is cozy and yes, there are cats -- but the crime story is grim and gains such a grip that it feels odd to be gloved with the setting
Alexander rated Gray: Kriminalroman: 5 stars
The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never met. They came from Fleet …
Alexander reviewed Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb (The Farseer Trilogy, #1)
review of Assassin's Apprentice
4 stars
it was a painfully slow start of the story and some of the plot lines didn't pay off. but in the end a surprisingly interesting world and captivating book.
enthält: Die Doppelgänger, Der gespenstische Wald, Der Wetterbeschwörer
review of Die Doppelgängerin
3 stars
the language sounded more dated than in books from other authors of this period. but in some of the scenes the ideas and words just worked together and created a romantic horror.
Alexander commented on Fool on the Hill by Matt Ruff
a re-read, maybe the fifth or sixth time but first time in english. found this novel in a small library in a small german town during the nineties and love it since
Alexander reviewed Unheil im Zeichen des Krebses by Phyllis Cocker (Abenteuer-Geister, #35)
review of "Unheil im Zeichen des Krebses"
2 stars
that's what pulp is for (i guess): quite a good story wrapped in generic presentation. the mood is wildly swinging and the characters unstable or i would have enjoyed it a bit more. the last part even borrows the 'schnodderdeutsch' of 'die zwei' (the persuaders).