Reading German Books in 2020 discussion

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message 1: by Daniela (last edited Jun 06, 2020 06:59AM) (new)

Daniela (ahabs_daughter) Books I'd like to read this year:

Makarionissi oder Die Insel der Seligen
or
Blasmusikpop oder Wie die Wissenschaft in die Berge kam by Vea Kaiser

Das geheime Leben der Bäume Peter Wohlleben (non-fiction)

Finished:
1) Das Leben ist kein Punschkonzert Heike Wanner
2) Der goldene Thron Katia Fox (historical fiction)

3) Atemschaukel Herta Müller

4) Raumpatrouille Matthias Brandt

5) Grenzgänger Mechtild Borrmann


message 2: by Melanie (new)

Melanie | 115 comments Daniela wrote: "Books I'd like to read this year:

Atemschaukel Herta Müller

Raumpatrouille Matthias Brandt

Makarionissi oder Die Insel der Seligen
or
[book:Blasmus..."


I finished Die Insel der Seligen by Vea Kaiser last night and loved it, and also loved Blasmusikpop a lot by her.


message 3: by Daniela (new)

Daniela (ahabs_daughter) Both have been sitting on my unread shelf for too long.


message 4: by Daniela (new)

Daniela (ahabs_daughter) First book in the bag. A typical Christmas novel.

Das Leben ist kein Punschkonzert - Heike Wanner


message 5: by Daniela (new)

Daniela (ahabs_daughter) Five stars for Grenzgänger.
Describes post-war reality for a lot of families in Germany accurately and the brutality in orphanages in the 1950s and 1960s is also a very intense aspect.


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