I am a big fan of the fantastic. Stories that fascinate and enthral, but also well-developed characters regularly cast a spell over me. I like many of Steven King's books, but I also love reading romance novels. To name two highlights here: “11/22/63” by Steven King and one of my most recently read books: “Someone Else's Shoes” by Jojo Moyes.
I will only build up my library here slowly. I will gradually add books that I have read. They are all on Goodreads, but due to mistakes to the import function and a lack of time, it will take a while until everything is there 🙂
I'm looking forward to the exchange here and lots of great book recommendations and insider tips.
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Eigentlich ist Elli auf dem Weg zu einer Familienfeier ins Allgäu, zusammen mit ihrer sechsjährigen Tochter Paula und dem chronisch …
The sixth James Bond thriller from Ian Fleming’s typewriter.
Dispatched by M to investigate the mysterious disappearance of MI6’s Jamaica …
Legendary storyteller Stephen King goes deep into the well of his imagination in this spellbinding novel about a seventeen-year-old boy …
Im 22. Jahrhundert hat sich die Menschheit über die Grenzen unseres Sonnensystems hinaus ausgebreitet. Dank …
Very exciting, great characters, very fantastic and then somehow too fantastic at the end.
Billy Summers is a man in a room with a gun. He’s a killer for …
Like many a King books, I had to get through about the first half, which I found very tedious. After that, the book picked up speed, but never, never ever, in a way like, for example, "It". "Billy Summers" was just unnecessary in the end. Yes, unnecessary is an appropriate word for it. And if there hadn't been a nice little twist at the end, which I kind of expected anyway, the book would have been a pure disappointment for me. But as it was, I had some fun reading it at times. But is that enough for a good book or even a King classic? Unfortunately, "Billy Summers" will never rank among his masterpieces.
An absolutely unnecessary sequel. What happens here just seems contrived. It really seems as if they wanted to make money with this title again. The charm of the old series comes through, but the new characters don't like to ignite. Then there is the current Covid theme. No, thanks. And then also an open ending. Please stop.
Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life, confident that she can embrace this new adventure …
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity …
I had tears in my eyes just before the end. They could have been tears of laughter, because the book was not only very exciting and well written, no, it was also very funny again and again. But in fact I had tears in my eyes because the fate of the main character was moving in a certain direction that I did not like. Our "hero", Ryland Grace, didn't like that outcome either. But then again, it still turned out differently than expected. And that's how it was for the whole book, actually. It was peppered with minor and major twists and turns that kept me involved at all times. The humor was great and the main character was just perfectly written. Then there was this fantastic space adventure about the fate of mankind, I fevered every second. Not to forget the temporally and thematically well interspersed flashbacks with which …
I had tears in my eyes just before the end. They could have been tears of laughter, because the book was not only very exciting and well written, no, it was also very funny again and again. But in fact I had tears in my eyes because the fate of the main character was moving in a certain direction that I did not like. Our "hero", Ryland Grace, didn't like that outcome either. But then again, it still turned out differently than expected. And that's how it was for the whole book, actually. It was peppered with minor and major twists and turns that kept me involved at all times. The humor was great and the main character was just perfectly written. Then there was this fantastic space adventure about the fate of mankind, I fevered every second. Not to forget the temporally and thematically well interspersed flashbacks with which Ryland found out more about himself and the mission, made this work round and perfect. For me, an absolute highlight that I will gladly read again.
On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the …
A fantastic book about time travel and the famous butterfly effect associated with it. But that alone would not be King. His characters literally live. The resulting tension is almost unbearable. And the fact that Jake Epping travels back there precisely to save JFK raises this time travel thriller to unimagined heights. My favorite book.
Driver thinks he has settled into a normal life, but after his fiance e is killed he must confront his …
