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blauschrift

blauschrift@bookwyrm.social

Joined 5 months, 1 week ago

So happy to be here now - having quit GR years ago and then not tracking books at all. Will always post in German and English (but mainly on German books).

💙 Love "social reading". Have a queer-feminist-bookclub, going to (independant) book stores with a friend and enjoy live author readings. 💙 Into contemporary + classic novels, non-ficion, graphic novels. queer-feminist and critical approaches.

Blog: www.blauschrift.de/ List of blue books: bookwyrm.social/list/3694/s/blue-books Mastodon: literatur.social/@blauschrift Pixelfed: pixelfed.de/satzsitz

🐦 Profile pic: Is one of my 5 budgies / parrots.

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20% complete! blauschrift has read 5 of 25 books.

Pajtim Statovci: Meine Katze Jugoslawien (Hardcover, German language, 2024, Luchterhand)

Zwei Geschichten, eine Familie. Emine wächst im Jugoslawien der Achtzigerjahre auf. Mit siebzehn wird sie …

This is a strong book recommendation, tied to three "ifs."

[German below]

I especially recommend My Cat Yugoslavia if … 1. … you don’t just read light fiction but also enjoy “working” with a book. Don’t get me wrong: you can absolutely read this book “just like that.” It’s brilliantly written (and, consequently, masterfully translated) and cleverly plotted. It pulls you in quickly. It tackles heavy and familiar themes in a fresh, artful way. (See also point 2.) 2. … you can handle the following content notes (which, unfortunately, aren’t included in the book itself). It’s important to emphasize that these topics neither take center stage nor dominate the narrative. But they are present: strong sexism, misogyny, sexual violence, domestic violence, war themes, displacement, racism, toxic romantic relationships, and internalized homophobia. There’s one more I can’t mention because it’s a spoiler. The way these themes are told—often not in full, direct force—made them manageable for me. 3. … you pick …