Reading German Books in 2020 discussion

Jenni wrote: "1. All Quiet on the Western Front
2. Every Man Dies Alone
3. The Magic Mountain
4. The Chess Story
5. The Seventh Cross
6. River (I will be participating in the quarterly read along)"

yay, great to have you on board.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this book. I hope to read it soon, too.

Jenni wrote: "Irmina
Book 3.
Besides reading more German books this year, I am, also, seeking out graphic novels, so this book was a win/win for me. The art work is fantastic and her use of sombe..."
Glad you liked it!

I am listening to the audio book at the moment (german version) and really like the character Baba Dunja! But I think this is really to a huge part because of the narrator whose voice and interpretation fits so perfectly. I´m a bit more than halfway through and curious whether some changes will happen in Tschernowo and if we get to know what is in the letter by the granddaughter.
I also really enjoy the dark humour and want to read more by Bronsky like you.

Jenni wrote: "Glendalough wrote: "I am listening to the audio book at the moment (german version) and really like the character Baba Dunja! But I think this is really to a huge part because of the narrator whose..."
I think the last part was a bit hurried and I did not really understand her reason to take all the blame. But all in all I really enjoyed the story, and like I already said, especially the audio format in this case.

Jenni wrote: "However, I will read something else by Bronsky, either the Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine or Broken Glass Park. "

If you love dark humour, then I highly recommend Hottest Dishes!

Thank you for leaving a message in my list. Stefan Zweig is really amazing and no matter what you ll read from you will always find deep characters and I way to describe emotions which is exquisite. I have loved Beware of Pity, whereas my favorite novel from him is" The invisible collection" . You will have fun discovering Hesse ,Kafka and Mann. The Buddensbrooks is one my favorite book.

All quier on the western front is probably going to be the next one for me.It seems that you have enjoyed it as well :) . Please feel free to give me recommandations. Happy Sunday!

Great choices. I've read some of the books on your list and looking forward to hearing what your impressions on those as well as hearing about some others to add to my mile-long tbr list.

The read along for The Eighth Life was really fun and the "discussion" was quite interesting, loved seeing everyone's comments.

Good luck with your reading goals!