Retired linguist/law/IT. Avid reader in all languages (see polyglot.city/@FrankauLux/ ), both paper and ebooks. Mostly fictions these days.
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20% complete! François has read 21 of 104 books.
Brace yourself for Frankie’s novel, he’s more outspoken and brilliantly inappropriate than ever.
There are fears that this year …
In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and …
Excellent book. Not exactly what I expected. There is a lot in this book, descriptions of Russian revolution, life in Moscow before WWII, but also a lot of sociology and philosophy. Definitely recommended.
In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest …
Glasshouse is a science fiction novel by British author Charles Stross, first published in 2006. …
Quite a lot in this book. Sociology, space opera (kindof). Sometimes a bit difficult to follow but all in all a nice read from @cstross@wandering.shop. Recommended.
Quite a lot in this book. Sociology, space opera (kindof). Sometimes a bit difficult to follow but all in all a nice read from @cstross@wandering.shop. Recommended.
Glasshouse is a science fiction novel by British author Charles Stross, first published in 2006. In 2007, Glasshouse won the …
Una wants nothing more than to teach, but she has been unable to secure steady …
Very good. Loads of plots twists and nice window into icelandic life.. recommended !
Una wants nothing more than to teach, but she has been unable to secure steady employment in Reykjavík. Her savings …
Four friends visit the island. But only three return....Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir is sent to …
Nice thriller with a good plotwist at the end.
Four friends visit the island. But only three return....Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir is sent to the isolated island of Elliðaey …
As usual, nice stories interthwined... :-)
This is the story of a lie that became the most powerful kind of truth. …
This is a strange book. I don't know exactly what to make of it. Space cowboy ? anticipation ? partly philosophy ? see for yourselves...
This is a strange book. I don't know exactly what to make of it. Space cowboy ? anticipation ? partly philosophy ? see for yourselves...
This is the story of a lie that became the most powerful kind of truth. A timeless novel as urgently …
"The Crystal Spheres" is a science fiction short story by American writer David Brin, originally …
nice little short story :-)
"The Crystal Spheres" is a science fiction short story by American writer David Brin, originally published in the January 1984 …
