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reviewed Die Doppelte Nacht

Die Doppelte Nacht (German language, 2024)

review of Die doppelte Nacht

i have to admit, i expected something like a travel journal and got some kind of a novel. a difficult spot: the meetings and observations in germany in 1958 were interesting, but maybe 'invented'. and the author's reflections about the nature of 'the german', riddled with a reference-game, were rather artificial and old fashioned.

reviewed The Knight of the Necropolis or, Brood of the Witch-Queen by Sax Rohmer

Sax Rohmer: The Knight of the Necropolis or, Brood of the Witch-Queen (AudiobookFormat, B.J. Harrison)

Antony Ferrara is a modern-day sorcerer - a murderer who kills with his supernatural powers. …

review of The Knight of the Necropolis or, Brood of the Witch-Queen

it's a gothic horror novel that feels like the movies from the thirties to me. you know what will happen and most of the time you are not convinced of the effects, but the mood and setting is excellent. maybe a bit too much of a chain of episodes...

reviewed African History of Africa by Zeinab Badawi

Zeinab Badawi: African History of Africa (2024, Ebury Publishing)

review of An African History of Africa

this book sets the record straight by telling the histories of africa in their own right, not as a footnote or mere challenge to people from outside.

Badawi is visiting and citing contemporary african historians and in this way exploring the (fragile?) self image of the continent.

fascinating read!

reviewed Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy) by Robin Hobb

Robin Hobb: Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy) (Paperback, 1996, Voyager)

Young Fitz is the bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry, raised in the shadow …

review of Assassin's Apprentice

it was a painfully slow start of the story and some of the plot lines didn't pay off. but in the end a surprisingly interesting world and captivating book.