After taking a break from book blogging due to my summer vacation I am back with a new review and it’s one that I am very excited about! “Identitti” by Mithu Sanyal is a contemporary German novel that negotiates issues like identity, academia and sense of self – and the best thing about it: It…
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Book Review: Clit. Die aufregende Geschichte der Klitoris von Louisa Lorenz
Other than usual I will review Louisa Lorenz’ “Clit. Die aufregende Geschichte der Klitoris” in German because a publisher kindly provided me with a review copy of the book. However, you can find an English book review on the second page of this post. Louisa Lorenz war schon 25 Jahre alt, als sie erfuhr wie…
Book Review: Bonjour Liberté by Julia Korbik
It’s been a while since I read “Bonjour Liberté. Françoise Sagan und der Aufbruch in die Freiheit” (Françoise Sagan and the emergence into freedom) by Julia Korbik. So I’m happy to finally write a review for this special biography! I read “Bonjour Liberté” last month and I really enjoyed it. In her book Korbik chronicles…
The Best Audio Books on Spotify (in my opinion)
Those of you who are following my reading adventures on Instagram may already have noticed that lately I’ve really been into audio books. It all started a few months ago when I listened to an old childhood favourite on my summer vacation. Since then I re-discovered my long forgotten love for audio books. Especially during…
Book Review: Wenn wir alle gut wären by Irmgard Keun
“Wenn wir alle gut wären” (If we all were good) is definitely a case of social media made me buy it – more specifically, the wonderful review by Frederike from “A Feminist’s Shelf”. But I am so grateful that Instagram brought this amazing collection to my attention because otherwise I might’ve missed out on it….
Book Review: Periode ist politisch by Franka Frei
I had super high expectations before reading “Periode ist politisch. Ein Manifest gegen das Menstruationstabu” (The period is political. A manifesto against the menstrual taboo) by Franka Frei. Looking back I really regret that not because the book was horrible but because it simply wasn’t unable to live up to the idea I had before…
Book Review: Trans. Frau. Sein. by Felicia Ewert
“Trans. Frau. Sein. Aspekte geschlechtlicher Marginalisierung” (Being. Trans. Woman. Aspects of gendered marginalisation) by Felicia Ewert is the first book in ages for which I used post its because there were so many well written and intelligent parts that I want to revisit in the future. This nonfiction book is a mixture between societal analysis…
Book Review: Ministerium der Träume by Hengameh Yaghoobifarah
Wow, what a novel! I pre ordered Hengameh Yaghoobifarah’s debut novel “Ministerium der Träume” (Ministry of Dreams) because I was so excited to read this book and it didn’t disappoint me one bit. “Ministerium der Träume” is about Nas, a bouncer at a queer bar, whose sister Nushin died in a car crash. A grieving…
Book Review: Destined to Witness by Hans-Jürgen Massaquoi
I retrieved “Destined to Witness” by Hans-Jürgen Massaquoi at my little neighbourhood library last autumn. But it’s been unread until this month. I thought Black History month would be a good opportunity to finally read this book and learn more about a part of Afro-German history I didn’t know anything about: The lives of Black…
Book Review: Gegenwartsbewältigung by Max Czollek
“Gegenwartsbewältigung” (Dealing with the present) by Max Czollek was the first book I read this year and the first book written by a man that I’ve read since 2019. The book is an amazing nonfiction work on German culture, literature and politics since 1945 that does away with Leitkultur, Gedächtnistheater and angeblicher Entnazifizierung (my lousy…