Reading German Books in 2020 discussion

Level 2: Seewinkel in Austria is the lowest point with 114m over sea level

Read 6 to 10 books to achieve this level.

Post a topic below to commit to this level

I think I am going to try a minimum of 6.

I just got The German Girl on Scribd. So I will start there. I would like to do mostly women authors. So I’m looking at Vicki Baum and Irmgard Keun. Any other ideas will be most welcome.

I have never read any Stefan Zweig, who I think will fit the challenge. Any recommendations?

Maria Stuart, all his biographies are brilliant. I think you would love them.

Hardcover wrote: "I think I am going to try a minimum of 6.

I just got The German Girl on Scribd. So I will start there. I would like to do mostly women authors. So I’m looking at Vicki Baum and Irmgard Keun. Any o..."

Keun & Baum, yesss!

Other female rec's:
The Wall
The End of Days
Angel of Oblivion
Malina
Summerhouse, Later: Stories

I cannot find my comments nor my challenge list. I responded the day you posted your video.

Arlene wrote: "I cannot find my comments nor my challenge list. I responded the day you posted your video."

This is a link to all your comments (including to your challenge list) you've made in this group: https://www.goodreads.com/group/10447...

I am moving up the mountain to the next level!
Have on my list:
Blue Jewellery by Katharina Winkler
The Radetzky March by Joseph Roth
The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine by Alina Bronsky
Hour between Dog and Wolf by Silke Scheuermann
And hope to read more.

For my third read I have just completed The Train Was On Time by Heinrich Bill. superb. I gave a 5 star rating which I rarely give but with this book, I know I shall never forget the characters, the synopsis nor the wonderful almost poetic prose. What a read! Highly recommend.

Would an anthology of German crime writers also count towards the challenge?

For my first run I set my goal to seven german novels this year.
With 3 down, two quarterly group reads and a couple of novels from my pile of shame, I'm pretty optimistic