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Das Känguru-Manifest by Marc-Uwe Kling

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challenging dark funny inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Dieses Buch ist auch Klasse war aber schwerer zu lesen als der erste Teil der Reihe. Wegen teilweise deutlich dunklerer Kapitel und einem Cliff hanger Ende.
Die Känguru-Chroniken by Marc-Uwe Kling

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funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Ein tolles Gesellschaftskritsches Buch welches in jedem Kapitel unterhält.
Mirror, Mirror by Jen Calonita

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Sehr tolle Geschichte von meiner liebsten twisted Tales Autorin, die story hat mich richtig mitgerissen. Obwohl die Übersetzung an manchen Stellen echt hängt. 
Marie Curie by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

This book is absolutely adorable, it's amazing how you can tell kids a story that's technically tragic bit don't traumatise them and don't cut any important details out. 
I would definitely recommend this book.
Finding Muchness: How to Add More Life to Life by Kobi Yamada

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lighthearted slow-paced

2.75

I really hoped to give this book a higher rating just because of the amazing illustrations of the cute little duck wich are absolutely 5 star worthy, but the text in this book is very boring they are just some old inspirational quotes mushed together it's cute but it's almost nothing if you put it next to the pictures. But because of the pictures it will get a special place in my bookshelf.
Eat, Pray, #FML by Gabrielle Stone

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adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

3.5

I liked this book. I found it because the author mentioned it in a tiktok. I read it at the perfect time in my life, at a point in my life were I am looking for a new perspective in my life not relationship wise but job wise. And this book really helps to see the life from your own perspective. 
The book is written in a dairy style what helps you to relate to the Charakters.
Das Buch der Jedi: Ein Wegweiser für Schüler der Macht by Daniel Wallace

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adventurous informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

This book is quite nice I started it because I needed a little bit of a detox after reading: "Star Wars: dark legends" which was really bad. 
But this book I really liked it is a nice book to better connect with the star wars universe. Even though it is not filled with all new star wars facts it helps you to better experience the star wars universe because of the elaborations of already known concepts in this universe. 
I especially liked the handwritten note of jedi (and palpatine) in the book. 

This book is definitely a quick read, in total is spend about 3 to 4 hours on reading this book.
Star Wars Dark Legends by Grant Griffin, George Mann

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funny slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.25

The story’s in this books are the worst story’s i ever read, heard or consumed other wise. The story’s are very boring and predictable after the first page you already knew how the story would end. The storytelling also was nothing to write home about. it was not at all creative, and the literary pictures the author created were really bad and worn out. The writing stile in this book reminded me of the stile in the romantic novels you get at the checkout in the supermarket. Or maybe like the writing of a cheap soap. 
I also read the German translation of the book it is translated very very bad.

The only reason I gave this book two stars and not just one is that the artwork is amazing. 
Soldier of Change: From the Closet to the Forefront of the Gay Rights Movement by Stephen Snyder-Hill

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I ordered this book in June this year after the husband of the author talked about it on his TikTok channel. It took a while until i was able to hold it in my hands because it had to travel form the US to Germany. But in August it finally arrived. 

I was very exited to start the book and I was not disappointed. This book is amazing I was emotionally invested since the first page and this book was the first one ever that made me cry on the first pages. I cried a lot while reading this book but not just out of sadness/empathy but also because of joy because there are also very cute and wholesome parts in this book. 
Thank you so much for telling your story. This Book was entertaining but also taught a lot. In theory I knew about DADT and that some people suffered because of it. But it is a completely different thing to read about the actual experiences of a gay soldier. 

I would definitely recommend this book it broadens the reader’s horizons and is also entertaining. This is definitely now one of my favorite books. 
Leia: Prinzessin von Alderaan by Timothy Stahl, Claudia Gray

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adventurous emotional hopeful informative lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Ich mochte dieses Buch sehr gerne, die Autorin hat den Charakter von Liea sehr gut eingefangen. Sie hat es geschafft ein Alterungsprozess darzustellen, sie hat sie immer zu nachreifen lassen so dass es logisch ist dass Leia sich in Episode IV so verhält wie sie sich im Endeffekt erhält. Auch die lovestory hat gut in die Geschichte gepasst, und gerade durch die ähnlichen aber doch unterschiedlichen Ansichten zwischen ihr und dem love interest konnte sie lebenserfahrung sammeln und reifen. Ich bin nicht 100% überzeugt vom Tod es Geliebten, aber im Endeffekt passte in die Story. 

Ich persönlich hätte mir einen nahtlosen Übergang vom Buch in Episode IV gewünscht, so dass das Buch praktisch mit dem Ende von Alderaan endet. Aber so gibt es noch die Option für eine eventuelle Fortsetzung als zwischenspiel ihrer Jugendzeit und ihren ersten Schritten in der Revolution zu der tragenden Rolle die sie im Endeffekt in den Filmen spielt.