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Unterleuten by Juli Zeh
Manchmal kann die Idylle auch die Hölle sein. Wie das Dorf "Unterleuten" irgendwo in Brandenburg. Wer nur einen flüchtigen Blick …
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Lord of the Flies by William Golding (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century; Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)
Lord of the Flies is a 1954 novel by Nobel Prize–winning British author William Golding. The book focuses on a …
Retros_x rated The City We Became: 4 stars
The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin (The Great Cities Duology, #1)
In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember who he is, where he's …
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The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin (The Great Cities Duology, #1)
In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember who he is, where he's …
Retros_x wants to read Simply Scheme by Brian Harvey
Simply Scheme by Brian Harvey, Matthew Wright
This lively introduction to computer science and computer programming in Scheme is for non-computer science majors with a strong interest …
Retros_x started reading Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes this reimagining of the classic gothic suspense novel, a story …
Retros_x started reading The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens.
The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys …
Retros_x rated The Devotion of Suspect X (Detective Galileo, #1): 3 stars
The Devotion of Suspect X (Detective Galileo, #1) by Keigo Higashino
The Devotion of Suspect X (容疑者Xの献身, Yōgisha Ekkusu no Kenshin) is a 2005 novel by Keigo Higashino, the third in …
Retros_x finished reading The Devotion of Suspect X (Detective Galileo, #1) by Keigo Higashino
The Devotion of Suspect X (容疑者Xの献身, Yōgisha Ekkusu no Kenshin) is a 2005 novel by …
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Retros_x reviewed Vom Ende der Einsamkeit by Benedict Wells
One of the best German family novels
5 stars
I am a sucker for family stories so I might be biased regarding the quality of this book, but the prose is so well written and the characterization precise. This family feels so real and its one of the few books that left me ugly crying in the end.
Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor
When a massive object crashes into the ocean off the coast of Lagos, Nigeria’s most populous and legendary city, three …
Retros_x rated The Rest Of Us Just Live Here: 4 stars
Retros_x rated 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World: 4 stars
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak
** An intensely powerful new novel from the best-selling author of “The Bastard of Istanbul” and “Honour”**
“In the …
Retros_x reviewed Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon Sapiens, …
Review of 'Homo Deus' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Very inspiring book. Sure it is popular science, but Hararis explanations and conclusions are enthralling, especially as a computer scientist.