Reviews and Comments

devastating as I thought it would be. times in the european parliament and bureaucracy with a semi.professional politician and common sense. it throw's a light on the realities of democracy in our countries.

(still not convinced about the biographical touch in the beginning, although i can understand, why it is placed there)

ich habe mehrmals 'Das Hohe Haus' von Willemsen gehört, ein beobachtender blick auf ein jahr bundestag, der im laufe dieser zeit fühlbar immer enttäuschter auf das 'gebaren' der politiker reagiert. ich erinnere mich, das dem buch teilw. ein zu naiver blick auf politik vorgeworfen wurde und das man sich ihrer unschönen realitäten nuneinmal stellen müsse. nun hier gleich ein sehr leidenschaftlicher einstieg, der genau das verheißt.

some are dated, some are nice some are funny, some are weird read for yourself is my advice and the odd pictures are a completely other story

Eckstein-Diener, behind the penname Sir Galahad, gives you a survey of the knowledge about history and forms of matriarchic societies of her time (that is a about 1930 ). interesting points : the language or style of Oswald Spengler, omnipresent in the whole book. it's an interesting thought for a study to follow the roots and branches of this kind of speaking and hot headed discussing throughout humanities the chapter about the spartans is kind of funny in a lewd way. it's all '300' in a fanfiction, but pretending to be science.

but be warned, it has the careless racism of it's time and doesn't shy cruelty in the name of traditions, which you have just to understand properly.

what's this about 'b' and 'f'? why is it called 'elben' but usually we say in german 'elfen'? looked up in the grimm, only to be more astonished: yes, there is the entry 'elben', but all of grimm's examples read 'elfen'. Can someone throw some light on the matter?

well, now: this is some kind of 'how would S. King write a Lovecraftian story', even with the obligated sex scene, which surprises you. it's not a bad book, i just don't really like this style. I get everything told, what appears vaguely at the edges of the field of view. and, to start a discussion about the 'true' genre of cosmic horror, it is not in the spirit, but uses expertly the staff and leitmotifs to write something about grieve and loss.

despite what i just said, it's fine and the old-man-narrator of the audiobook converts it into quite an enjoyable experience.

starts off in the pacing and tone of a novel of king, doesn't it? i hope, i can stand it

vielleicht nicht ganz so gut wie der erste band: die geschichte bekommt ein paar unnötige wendungen und zufälligkeiten verpasst. aber immer noch mit witzigen details in den totalen und mit einem schlussplädoyer für demkratische selbstverwaltung (nicht übertrieben)

Wenn man sich manche der reimpaare auf der zunge zergehen lässt, wünscht man sich, Käpt'n Blaubär würde es vorlesen. von Schack war mecklenburger

first volume out of three of a collection of tales from the Šāhnāme, in a german translation. i really enjoyed the adventures in verses, maybe sometimes a bit too much of a fairy tale by telling of character and emotion only in the broadest terms. on the other side, i'm not trained in the richness of this classic. as an ongoing story of a kingdom between light and darkness, endangered from without and within it is quite capturing and adds a loose but intriguing bond to the separate tales.

first third in. and i'm really enjoying her tight style of telling. in fact sometimes it is quite a relief, if the writer just supports your imagination enough to hang on but avoids all the details of interior and garment.