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habgelesen rated A Fine Balance: 5 stars
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
With a compassionate realism and narrative sweep that recall the work of Charles Dickens, this magnificent novel captures all the …
habgelesen rated Abigail: 4 stars
Abigail by Magda Szabó
Abigail, the story of a headstrong teenager growing up during World War II, is the most beloved of Magda Szabó’s …
habgelesen rated The Colour of Magic: 4 stars
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett, Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #1)
Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have garnered him a revered position …
habgelesen rated 2666: 4 stars
2666 by Roberto Bolaño
An American sportswriter, an elusive German novelist, and a teenage student interact in an urban community on the U.S.-Mexico border …
habgelesen rated 2666: 4 stars
habgelesen rated HMS Ulysses: 4 stars
HMS Ulysses by Alistair MacLean
The story of men who rose to heroism, and then to something greater, HMS Ulysses takes its place alongside The …
habgelesen rated Too loud a solitude: 4 stars
Too loud a solitude by Bohumil Hrabal
Too Loud a Solitude (Czech: Příliš hlučná samota) is a short novel by Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal. Self-published in 1976 …
habgelesen rated The Return of the King: 5 stars
The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
THE RETURN OF THE KING, which brings to a close the great epic of war and adventure begun in The …
habgelesen rated The Two Towers: 4 stars
The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
The second volume in J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure The Lord of the Rings.
habgelesen rated The Fellowship of the Ring: 5 stars
The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
The first part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Tolkien’s classic epic of Good versus Evil, set in the …