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German reader, devoured hundreds of books as a child, lossed reading habit thanks to modern media and tries to bring it back. Currently interested in fantasy/sci-fi by authors who are not (old) white male. Other interests are running, TTRPGs, movies, theatre, video games.
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Retros_x rated After Dark: 3 stars
After Dark by Haruki Murakami
In After Dark—a gripping novel of late night encounters—Murakami’s trademark humor and psychological insight are distilled with an extraordinary, harmonious …
Retros_x rated Glück und Architektur: 4 stars
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
The year is 1984 and the city is Tokyo.
A young woman named Aomame follows a taxi driver’s enigmatic suggestion …
Retros_x rated The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: 5 stars
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin
Japan’s most highly regarded novelist now vaults into the first ranks of international fiction writers with this heroically imaginative novel, …
Retros_x rated Kafka on the Shore: 5 stars
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Kafka on the Shore (海辺のカフカ, Umibe no Kafuka) is a 2002 novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami. Its 2005 English …
Retros_x rated The Hotel New Hampshire: 4 stars
The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving, John Irving (duplicate)
"The first of my father's illusions was that bears could survive the life lived by human beings, and the second …
Tschick by Wolfgang Herrndorf
Why We Took the Car (German: Tschick) is a youth novel by Wolfgang Herrndorf first published in German by Rowohlt …
Retros_x rated Hexer Geralt 8: Die Dame vom See: 4 stars
Retros_x rated Hexer Geralt 7: Der Schwalbenturm: 5 stars
Retros_x rated Understanding Comics: 4 stars
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
Praised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and Will Eisner, Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics …
Retros_x rated Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life: 5 stars
Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley
Scott Pilgrim is dating a high schooler, but when Ramona Flowers starts skating through his brain, everything changes. While Scott …
Retros_x rated Scott Pilgrim vs the world: 5 stars
Scott Pilgrim vs the world by Bryan Lee O'Malley (Scott Pilgrim, #2)
Retros_x rated Das Erbe der Elfen: 5 stars
Das Erbe der Elfen by Andrzej Sapkowski (Dtv -- 24754 ; Premium)
Blood of Elves (Polish: Krew elfów) is the third novel in the Witcher Saga written by the Polish fantasy writer …