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Der Angstmann by Frank Goldammer

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

1.75

Great start, very good centrepiece in the middle, TERRIBLE third act. Once again, this author proves very adept at atmosphere and detail and just awful at constructing a plot. Still, this features the only character in Goldammer‘s work I’ve found genuinely interesting - unfortunately we don’t go anywhere with him, either. Also, the female characters are odd somehow, it’s not outwardly sexist but it’s something.
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Die Vergessenen by Frank Goldammer

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mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

3.0

Animal Farm by George Orwell

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dark reflective fast-paced

3.5

Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 36%.
Far too wordy and maybe the most misogynistic book I’ve read in the last five years. 
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

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adventurous challenging dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Persuasion by Jane Austen

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emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is it!! This is the Jane Austen read I always wanted but never quite found in her other novels!
Loses .5 stars for the convoluted and frankly not that solid side plot about Mr Elliot, but otherwise quiet, aching, swoon-worthy romance and that letter. My God.
Die vierzig Tage des Musa Dagh- Band 1 by Franz Werfel

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dark inspiring reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

Vor dem Fest by Saša Stanišić

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challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Is this the definitive book on life in the former gdr after 1990? It might be. Time is weird in this village, it stands still and pulls backwards and has left the village behind. The story is so trippy and so real and so out there and so down to earth. The people are so weird and yet they make so much sense, and everyone is bored and proud and wistful and indifferent and I want to give this book to everyone I know. Fantastic.
First Love by Ivan Turgenev

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emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

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dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0