Coco reviewed A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin (The Earthsea Cycle, #1)
A Wizard of Earthsea is a fantasy novel written by American author Ursula K. Le …
A Wizard of Earthsee
4 stars
Cute Story and good length (not like LotR)
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5 loved it 4 liked it 3 okay or ambivalent 2 meh 1 didn't like it
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Coco started reading A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin (The Earthsea Cycle, #1)
A Wizard of Earthsea is a fantasy novel written by American author Ursula K. Le …
so far enjoying the pure high fantasy escapism _
Coco reviewed Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
In Her Body and Other Parties, Carmen Maria Machado blithely demolishes the arbitrary borders …
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
5 stars
So thrilling, smart, witty, tender, erotic while being uneasily and spooky. Such an enjoyable reading! My favourite chapter surely has to be the detective story.
Coco reviewed Ein simpler Eingriff by Yael Inokai
Meret ist Krankenschwester. Die Klinik ist ihr Zuhause, ihre Uniform trägt sie mit Stolz, schließlich …
Einfach krank, Schwesta
Soooo guuut ganze theme hat iwie gestimmt. Hat so Internat-Vibes, aber mit erwachsenen Krankenschwestern in 70er AU. Manche von denen sind bisschen wütender als andere, mehr sag ich nicht hihi
Coco reviewed Changer by Édouard Louis
Anleitung ein anderer zu werden
4 stars
Content warning First Chapter, Thoughts on general theme, no direct spoiler
Really like biographies/ stories about working class upbringing and class mobility and this book made me want to read Louis' previous books and many more books in this genre! I read the german translation and enjoyed most of the book and could relate to a lot. Narration is very straight forward and less ''poetic'' or whatever which I don’t mind at all. Although it felt sometimes like ''just'' recounting his stepping stones towards the middle class. I find it also quite funny thinking how meta his relationship to Eribon and his autobiography is while reading his own autobiographical text. Though I enjoyed the narration of the authors life, I was a bit irritated how he opened this book with the 1st chapter. In general I wished he took more time reflecting and looking back more critically with his sexual encounters, because I'm genuinely interested what his thoughts are since I relate to his position a little bit and would do more justice to the first chapter. It’s like he couldn’t really decide what the author should focus on, his social advancement or his bodycount lol (which closely connected to be fair). Hopefully his previous books offer what I was missing in this rather short book. :-)
Coco rated Kafka/the Trial: 4 stars
The Swarm by Frank Schätzing
For more than two years, one book has taken over Germany's hardcover and paperback bestseller lists, reaching number one in …
Coco reviewed Mythos by Stephen Fry (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)
Mythos is a modern collection of Greek myths, stylishly retold by legendary writer, actor, and …
Review of 'Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
(Audiobook) Very entertaining and comprehensible dive-in into a lot of ancient greek myths
Coco rated 1000 Serpentinen Angst: 5 stars
Coco rated Ein simpler Eingriff: 5 stars
Ein simpler Eingriff by Yael Inokai
Meret ist Krankenschwester. Die Klinik ist ihr Zuhause, ihre Uniform trägt sie mit Stolz, schließlich kennt die Menschen in ihrem …
Coco rated Brokeback Mountain: 5 stars
Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
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Coco reviewed Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Review of 'Little Life' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
it was a veryyy long read for me (2 years, switched to audio for the last two thirds).
The appeal of the book I guess is that it's a very tragic fairy tail where the reader is allowed to fully absorb all the presented suffering and dissolve in it.
I guess that was the reason why I had a hard time reading it. The writing is so good, like really good but it felt a lot of times like a chore because of the many episodes and throw backs of such extreme emotions.
Other than that, I just didn't really like the setting and I didn't (want to ?) relate to the characters and their specific views on careers and class and their ways of relating to each other.
It was a good challenge and exercise for endurance and curiosity. And I do feel kind of accomplished finishing it hahaha …
it was a veryyy long read for me (2 years, switched to audio for the last two thirds).
The appeal of the book I guess is that it's a very tragic fairy tail where the reader is allowed to fully absorb all the presented suffering and dissolve in it.
I guess that was the reason why I had a hard time reading it. The writing is so good, like really good but it felt a lot of times like a chore because of the many episodes and throw backs of such extreme emotions.
Other than that, I just didn't really like the setting and I didn't (want to ?) relate to the characters and their specific views on careers and class and their ways of relating to each other.
It was a good challenge and exercise for endurance and curiosity. And I do feel kind of accomplished finishing it hahaha
All being said, the Author did such a good job building this specific world and there is something intuitive in the way she presents it to the reader that I really liked.
Coco rated Her Body and Other Parties: 4 stars
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado, Carmen Maria Machado
In Her Body and Other Parties, Carmen Maria Machado blithely demolishes the arbitrary borders between psychological realism and science …
Coco rated Her Body and Other Parties: 4 stars
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
In “Her Body and Other Parties,” Carmen Maria Machado blithely demolishes the arbitrary borders between psychological realism and science fiction, …
Coco rated Braiding Sweetgrass: 5 stars
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As …