Persönliche Lese- tipps

Lucas Fassnacht hat einen politischen Thriller geschrieben, der die aktuellen Zeitgeschehnisse gekonnt fiktionalisiert. Ein spannendes Debüt.

indus hat Lust darauf, sich mit jemandem zu messen. Und wer außer Pettersson käme dazu in Frage? Ob springen, klettern oder Hühner erschrecken, Findus ist in allem der Beste. Aber kann es sein, dass es vielleicht doch etwas gibt, in dem Pettersson der Beste ist…? Das neueste Abenteuer von Pettersson und Findus zeigt, dass jeder andere Stärken und Schwächen hat - wie immer lustig und liebevoll illustriert!

With an intricate fantasy setting that spans over multiple series that are interconnected I couldn’t escape the Shadow World once I’ve set foot into it, just like Clary. I’ve fallen in love with the diverse set of characters, felt love and heartbreak, fear and joy with them and was never sure what would happen next.

What is so incredibly interesting and ultimately so amazing about this book, is the way it melts together the many different perspectives. Some of the women know each other, some are related, some had a pivotal influence on others’ lives, others just visit the same theatre performance at the National Theatre. All these different yet interconnected stories are a clever way to address a long list of issues without making the narrative seem convoluted. On the contrary, Girl, Woman, Other manages to pack the various difficult topics into small yet poignant portions of information which makes it a very quick and interesting read.
All in all, this is an absolutely fascinating, multi-faceted novel about the struggles of living in and trying to fit into a diverse yet restricted world.

Auf der Suche nach ihrem richtigen Weg findet sie Unterstützung bei Gil.
Die dritte Frau, Ella, sucht ebenfalls und am Ende wird sie auch fündig.
Alle drei Frauenschicksale sind emotional und mitreißend erzählt. Ein sehr spannendes Buch!

Warum? Mortina ist kein Mädchen wie alle anderen, sie ist ein Zombie! Eines Tages kommt Mortina eine brilliante Idee - Es gibt einen Tag im Jahr, an dem ein Zombiemädchen wie sie sich unbehelligt unter die anderen Kinder mischen könnte: Halloween.

Eines der süßesten Kinderbücher, die ich je gelesen habe. Liebevolle Illustrationen, witzige Figuren und eine wahnsinnig niedliche Heldin. Der gruselig-süße Stil erinnert sehr an Tim Burtons Animationsfilme und bringt sofort in Halloween-Stimmung.

Um mit den Worten des Autors zu enden: Wir können nicht unser Verhalten und zugleich unseren Planeten behalten. So einfach und so schwierig sehe es nun einmal aus.

Vivian’s story starts in 1940, when she is 19 years old. After getting kicked out of college, she is sent to New York City to live with her aunt Peg at the latter’s crumbling old theatre. Vivian is fascinated by the various colourful characters around her, the actors, the dancers, and especially the showgirls. She starts throwing herself into new experiences without too much thought, making friends, enemies and quite a few mistakes. Vivian’s story continues through the decades and shows how her decisions in the past shaped her. That’s really all I want to say plot-wise, because I feel like this is one of those books you just don’t want to know a whole lot about before starting.

Hands down the most amazing part about this was the writing. Old-Lady-Vivian’s narration was pure magic to me - She had some truly hilarious lines. I simply loved the way Vivan looked back on her life and recounted her misadventures. In my experience, many stories told from this angle tend to focus on the aged narrator’s remorse about their past mistakes. Not this one though. Vivian has made many mistakes in her youth but she’s made her peace with them and can see how they shaped her. Especially during the first half of the book, she’d often describe how silly, naive and self-absorbed she was as a young girl. But instead of saying something depressingly remorseful like “If only I had known then what I do now!”, she’d just go “Yes, I was dumb sometimes. But that’s a side effect of being young and I’ve learned because of it”. While the story itself is very captivating, the main selling point for me was Vivian’s witty and self-aware narration. It offered such a positive perspective on her mistakes without disregarding their gravity.

There is a tone shift during the second half of the book, which I know many readers found strange but I actually enjoyed it. The first half was more lighthearted, which suited Vivian’s wildness and youth. In comparison, the second part was quieter as Vivian’s life began to quiet down. Old-Lady-Vivien still had some hilarious lines in the second half though, so all was well in my book.

“City of Girls” is the story of a woman growing up and growing into herself. Watching Vivian stumble through life was an absolute treat and I especially loved every page of her early months in New York.

This biography lays out Stevie Nicks’ entire life up until about 2016 with a focus on the Fleetwood Mac era and her solo career. While it is a bit stuffy with too many details in some parts (such as rather detailed descriptions of Stevie’s shawls), there was also a lot of interesting stuff in there. For example: Did you know there are websites dedicated to Stevie’s shawls and that she’s a hardcore Twiheart who wrote a song about “New Moon”? Me neither and I love both of those pieces of trivia. Apart from funny little trivia bits you also get a good look at Stevie’s relationships with the other band members, especially with bandmate/(ex-)boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham. Davis pieces together how their relationship went from teenage love to him allegedly trying to kick her during a concert.The book also offered some very interesting points about songwriting and the music industry - as a complete noob when it comes to anything other than listening to music, I was very fascinated by all the steps that went into producing each song. I’ll definitely never underestimate the role of a producer ever again.

All in all, I was pretty surprised by how much I actually ended up enjoying this book - I especially loved the way the author portrayed Nicks’ development throughout the years and how she developed from a meek young girl into the fabulous lady she is. To anyone who has a bit more than just a passing interest in Fleetwood: This is pretty great!

So peinlich der Titel auch klingen mag (sorry, aber ich bin gar kein Fan), das Buch ist unglaublich süß. Tiffy und Leon kommunizieren über Monate hinweg via Post-Its und es hat Spaß gemacht, ihrem Briefwechsel zu folgen. Ich mochte es sehr, dass beide Figuren eigene, klar unterscheidbare Stimmen hatten und beide Perspektiven ungefähr gleich präsent waren. Die Story und die Figuren sind vielleicht etwas übertrieben ”quirky”, aber trotzdem sehr unterhaltsam. Insbesondere Tiffy wirkt teilweise wie eine Karikatur von Zooey Deschanel. Sie zieht sich an wie ein wandelnder Regenbogen, backt wenn sie traurig ist und verdient ihren Lebensunterhalt mit DIY-Büchern. Wem Figuren ala “New Girl” schon seit 2011 auf die Nerven gehen, der wird bei diesem Buch wohl häufig die Augen rollen. Mich hat’s allerdings nicht wirklich gestört, weil es gut zum Konzept des Buchs gepasst hat und nicht zu sehr übertrieben wurde.

“Love to Share” ist ein süßer und witziger Liebesroman mit einigen unerwarteten ernsten Momenten und viel Komik. Liest sich schnell und unterhält ausgezeichnet, ist also eine super Wahl für die Badetasche!