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Johnny

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Joined 1 year, 8 months ago

I'm mostly a sporadic reader but I felt like I needed a place to talk about what I read.

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12% complete! Johnny has read 3 of 24 books.

commented on Why We're Getting Poorer by Cahal Moran

Cahal Moran: Why We're Getting Poorer (2025, HarperCollins Publishers Limited) No rating

Did you know that while we think of money as notes issued by the government, …

Germany is portrayed as an example for how an economy can be organised completely differently from classic anglo-american capitalism, alleging that our economy is much more focused on the common good. Very strange.

Han Kang: Menschenwerk (German language, 2019, Aufbau Verlag GmbH & Company KG)

Grausamkeit und Trauer

Jedes Kapitel tat auf seine ganz eigene Weise weh, dennoch habe ich alle von ihnen regelrecht verschlungen. Han Kangs Umgang mit den realen Personen, um die es geht, ist so liebevoll poetisch im Kontrast zu dem, was ihnen widerfahren ist. Große Leseempfehlung, wenn man mit dem Thema umgehen kann und gerade dann, wenn man (wie ich vorher) nur wenig über diese Zeit in der koreanischen Geschichte weiß.