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Monthly Archives: August 2017
N.K. Jemisin – The Stone Sky (2017) Review
Genre: fantasy, science-fantasy, post-apocalypse Series: The Broken Earth, part 3 Pages: 416 The final book of the Broken Earth trilogy. The story continues right where The Obelisk Gate left it. Essun is still with Ykka and the Castrima comm, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Fantasy, N.K. Jemisin, review, The Broken Earth, The Fifth Season, The Stone Sky
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Dave Hutchinson – Europe at Midnight (2015) Review
Genre: science fiction Pages: 303 My rating: 8.5/10 Much like its predecessor, Europe at Midnight is a fragmented novel. Dave Hutchinson’s remarkable science fiction series is about the fragmentation and fragile unity of the continent Europe. Our own version of … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Dave Hutchinson, Europe at Midnight, Fractured Europe, review, science fiction, SF
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Brandon Sanderson – The Way of Kings (2010) Review
Genre: Epic Fantasy Series: The Stormlight Achive 1 Pages: 1252 (paperback) Just look at this book! The paperback is so fat that the author’s name and the title are written horizontally on the spine! I’m feeling quite some trepidation, since … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Brandon Sanderson, Cosmere, epic fantasy, Fantasy, review, The Stormlight Archive, The Way of Kings
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Toni Erdmann (2016) Review
9/10 Maybe you have heard the news, but this wonderful German film is getting a Hollywood remake, starring Jack Nicholson. I am sure Nicholson will do a fine job, but please see this one as well with the original German … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, drama, film, movie, Peter Simonischek, review, Sandra Huller, Toni Erdmann
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Manchester by the Sea (2016) review
I am very late with this one, I know, but I had to find some courage to start it. This is about a man who is so locked up in unprocessed grief that he finds it impossible to engage with … Continue reading
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Tagged Casey Affleck, film, Kyle Chandler, Manchester by the Sea, Michelle Williams, movie, review
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