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Ray Bradbury: Fahrenheit 451 (Paperback, 1988, Del Rey / Ballantine Books) 4 stars

Guy Montag was a fireman whose job it was to start fires...

The system was …

Fantastic

5 stars

I had read this book a long time ago and remembered it as a difficult read - my english was not quite on the same level as it is today. When re-reading it now i was blown away. An amazing story paired with wonderful storytelling. After reading "boring" contemporary novels this was delightfully refreshing

reviewed Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo (Grisha Trilogy ; book 2)

Leigh Bardugo: Siege and Storm (Hardcover, 2013, Henry Holt and Co) 4 stars

Hunted across the True Sea and haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, …

Annoying

1 star

The first book had a decent pace and a lot of things happened to keep it going. In the second part of the series, the characters go from flawed to annoying and dumb. It's a bit of a shame given that there was so much room for character development, but i actually had to put the book aside for a bit because it was getting too frustrating to follow the journey of dumb people

reviewed Amerika by Franz Kafka (Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924. Gesammilte werke in Einzelbanden)

Franz Kafka: Amerika (German language, 1966, S. Fischer) 4 stars

Unexpectedly engaging, but sadly unfinished

4 stars

This novel had a few phases where I thought it was starting to get a bit boring but always turned it around and ended up being quite engaging. It's just a shame it doesnt have a proper ending