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A Murder Is Announced: A Miss Marple Mystery by Agatha Christie

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adventurous mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

This book was a hard read.
Generally, I really enjoy the Miss Marple crime novels. But this one is one of those who aged rather badly. Don't get me wrong, the good parts are extremly well written. Agatha Christie has quite a hand for building up her characters so they all feel like real people. It's the details that matter, that form a personality and make a difference. 
But the pacing of this novel is ... bad. It's paced extremly slow. The contents itself were quite progressive for their time, but compared to other Miss Marple crime novels still a harder than usual read.
I really wish I could have enjoyed this book, but I really did not. Might been a more enjoyable read if it has been a casual reed in my native language. But if I am honest, it was definitly not the language that was the problem while reading.
Honestly, if the first half of the book would be compressed into a maximum of two or three chapters it might have been actually enjoyable. The second half of the book was a lot more plot dense and interesting, the characters got "more grip" as well.

Might be interesting to take a look at this story if someone is generally interested in what Agatha Christie wrote about. But I personally consider this one of her weakest stories and would not recommend the read to a newcomer to her books.
Doctor Who: Special: Es war einmal ein Timelord by Matthew Dow Smith, Christopher Jones, Dan Slott

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

4.5

Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 6 by Ryoko Kui

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adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Delicious in Dungeon 07 by Ryoko Kui

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adventurous dark emotional funny sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Delicious in Dungeon 05 by Ryoko Kui

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

4.0

Die vollständige Maus by Art Spiegelman

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.0

Eigentlich kann ich dem Buch kein Rating geben. Das ist Geschichte, die so tatsächlich passiert ist, und nichts, das ich bewerten kann. Die Graphic Novel macht sie greifbar.
Der Report der Magd: Graphic Novel by Margaret Atwood

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challenging dark sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Das Buch ist harter Tobak.
Es ist Dystopisch, aber so nah an unserer Realität, dass sich diese Dystopie greifbar anfühlt und man das Gefühl hat, all das könnte Wirklichkeit werden.
Ich fand auch die Abgestumpftheit der Protagonistin erschreckend. Sie erinnert sich an die Vergangenheit, an die Freiheiten innerhalb der Gesellschaft, sie hat rebellische Gedanken und Wünsche. Aber man spürt, wie sie diese immer weiter aufgibt, um in ihrer Realität nicht komplett zu verzweifeln. Sachliche Distanz ist das einzige, was ihren Alltag überlebbar macht. 

Ich habe leider das Gefühl, dass die Übersetzung der Graphic Novel nicht gut getan hat. Manche Sätze wirken ungelenk, sodass ich das Gefühl habe, dass treffendere Formulierungen zugunsten von Sätzen mit der korrekten Silbenzahl, um sie in die Sprechblasen einfügen zu können, häufig unter den Tisch gefallen sind.
Würde daher eher dazu raten, die Graphic Novel auf Englisch zu lesen.

Die Zeichnungen sind stilistisch sehr stark. Sowohl Farbauswahl, als auch Linienführung unterstützen die Atmosphäre der Geschichte sehr. Es lohnt sich, sich Zeit zu lassen und jede Seite im Detail zu betrachten.
Delicious in Dungeon 04 by Ryoko Kui

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adventurous dark emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Delicious in Dungeon 03 by Ryoko Kui

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Delicious in Dungeon 02 by Ryoko Kui

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

3.5