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Neil MacGregor, Neil MacGregor: Germany : Memories of a Nation (2016, Penguin Books, Limited)

Germany: Memories of a Nation is a 2014 book by British historian and then director …

Review of 'Germany : Memories of a Nation' on 'Storygraph'

Honestly pretty accessible to read and the many pictures were great to see alongside the context

Kaveh Akbar: Martyr!: a Novel (2024, Knopf)

Poet Akbar (Calling a Wolf a Wolf) explores the allure of martyrdom in this electrifying …

Review of 'Martyr!: a Novel' on 'Storygraph'

I’m sure if I knew more historical context it would be 5 stars, but it was still beautiful and dark 

Eric Hobsbawm: The Age of Revolution (1996, Vintage Books)

Review of 'The Age of Revolution' on 'Storygraph'

Definitely good, but too dense for me to enjoy it considering I went into this knowing basically nothing (a big mistake). If I was a history student I'm sure I'd eat this up

Review of 'We Do Not Part' on 'Storygraph'

Will need to re-read this at a better time... The writing is beautiful and I love what she writes about, but I sadly didn't get hooked this time ;( Also Im sorry but no speech marks is quite frustrating

reviewed Emil und die Detektive by Erich Kästner (Easy Readers - leicht zu lesen : B)

Erich Kästner: Emil und die Detektive (German language, 2014, Klett)

On his first real train journey, travelling down to his grandmother in Berlin, Emil Tischbein …

Review of 'Emil und die Detektive' on 'Storygraph'

ziemlich langweilig...
Ich hatte nicht vor, die ER-Ausgabe zu kaufen lol

Susanna Clarke: Piranesi (Paperback, 2021, Bloomsbury Publishing)

From the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, an …

Review of 'Piranesi' on 'Storygraph'

wow that was cool

Edit: I keep thinking about this book and the writing, so it’s now a 5 star instead of 4.5