Wie alles von Sibylle Berg und auch der Roman GRM, auf den RCE als Teil zwei einer Trilogie folgt, geht es hier nicht um Optimismus, sondern einen kritischen Ritt durch eine nahe Zukunft, in die der gegenwärtige Zustand der Gesellschaften weltweit gemündet ist, gespickt mit bitterem Humor. Den braucht man auch, um den Blick auf das Verhandelte zu halten. Wieder mal unglaublich treffend und diesmal mit einem gnadenlos Cliffhanger...
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Realistic Pessimist rated Absence: 4 stars
Realistic Pessimist reviewed RCE: #RemoteCodeExecution by Sibylle Berg (GRM / RCE / PNR, #2)
»Eine Pause im Irrsinn.
Noch eine Anstrengung, das Aussterben zu verhindern, in einer seltsamen …
Review of 'RCE' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Realistic Pessimist rated Free Pass: 3 stars
Free Pass by Julian Hanshaw
Huck and Nadia are enjoying their twenties: working in Big Tech and developing an adventurous sex life. Together they fantasize …
Realistic Pessimist rated Annemarie: 5 stars
Realistic Pessimist rated The Humanure Handbook, 4th Edition: 3 stars
Realistic Pessimist reviewed Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
Giovanni's Room is a 1956 novel by James Baldwin. The book focuses on the events …
Review of "Giovanni's Room" on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
It is a stunning and gut wrenching piece of literature about the horrible effect of homophobia and gender stereotyping. For me it left a bit of a bitter aftertaste that while male characters were granted more layers and depth in their struggles, female characters were almost turned into parodies which could be read as stereotyping in itself...
Realistic Pessimist rated Nettles: 3 stars
Nettles by Adam Scovell
Nettles is a powerful exploration of memory and violence, excavating the stories we tell ourselves to escape our past.
Realistic Pessimist rated Irene Binz: 4 stars
Realistic Pessimist rated Something City: 4 stars
Realistic Pessimist reviewed Immediate Family by Ashley Nelson Levy
Review of 'Immediate Family' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
A monologue/letter to the narrator's adoptive brother while she is trying to write a speech for his wedding.
She reflects about the issues regarding his adoption, her desperate attempts to get pregnant and their relationship as siblings.
There are many elements I like about this book, but for me, it felt like several interesting aspects were rather namedropped than fully discussed, while other aspects like a totally overblown and romanticised view of motherhood, certain gender stereotypes that come with it, and the connection to Christianity without much criticism annoyed me in the end. The home made pressure of over the top motherhood in combination with the idea of 'marrying and having children is what you do' set the scene for the narrators pain, distress and challenges. It felt exhausting to read.
A monologue/letter to the narrator's adoptive brother while she is trying to write a speech for his wedding.
She reflects about the issues regarding his adoption, her desperate attempts to get pregnant and their relationship as siblings.
There are many elements I like about this book, but for me, it felt like several interesting aspects were rather namedropped than fully discussed, while other aspects like a totally overblown and romanticised view of motherhood, certain gender stereotypes that come with it, and the connection to Christianity without much criticism annoyed me in the end. The home made pressure of over the top motherhood in combination with the idea of 'marrying and having children is what you do' set the scene for the narrators pain, distress and challenges. It felt exhausting to read.
Realistic Pessimist rated City Inside: 5 stars
Realistic Pessimist rated Dryland: 4 stars
Dryland by Sara Jaffe
"It's 1992, and the world is caught up in the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the Balkan Wars, but for fifteen-year-old Julie …
Realistic Pessimist rated Dialogue with a Somnambulist: 4 stars
Realistic Pessimist reviewed Tender by Ariana Harwicz
Ariana Harwicz: Tender
Review of 'Tender' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
3.5
Worth the read, somehow a more radical and modern version of The Bell Jar? However, I cought myself waiting for the gender stereotyping to be resolved in some way, but it wasn't, which left the featured characters quite hollow for me. Another book with a female protagonist seeking love and validation from stereotyped male figures.
3.5
Worth the read, somehow a more radical and modern version of The Bell Jar? However, I cought myself waiting for the gender stereotyping to be resolved in some way, but it wasn't, which left the featured characters quite hollow for me. Another book with a female protagonist seeking love and validation from stereotyped male figures.