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1 | IWC German Book Club - the books we have read | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Book Title | Author | General comments | Did we love it or hate it | |||||||||||||||||||||
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4 | Ada | Christian Berkel | rather confusing after novel no. 1 | so so | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Allmen und die Libellen | Martin Suter | story a bit contrived | Entertaining | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Altes Land | Hansen, Dörte | mostly loved it | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Anna Sacher und Ihr Hotel: | Czernin, Monika | lists of dates and people | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Atemschaukel | Müller, Hertha | Fantastic | Unforgetable | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Auf Treu und Glauben: Commissario Brunettis neunzehnter Fall | Leon, Donna | Not her best | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Bergkristall | Stifter, Adalbert | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Charlotte Berend-Corinth | Greiner, Margret | Very interesting | Romanbiografie | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Das Ewige Leben | Haas, Wolf | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Das Flüstern des Himmels | Julia Benkert | Set in Nepal | Calm and interesting | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Das Geheimnis der Hebamme | Sabine Ebert | quite a bit of history in this | a good page turner if a bit too much cinderella like | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Das Geheimnis der Schwarzenegger Dame | Perez-Reverte, Arturo | translated | Complex and good | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Das kunstseidene Mädchen | Irmgard Keun | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Das lässt sich ändern | Birgit Vanderbeke | great | ||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Das Leben Meiner Mutter | Oscar Maria Graf | Long - great background to Bayerish recent history | All enjoyed this - went on trip to Berg | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Das Mädchen mit dem Fingerhut | Köhlmeier, Michael | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Das Mädchen mit dem Fingerhut | Michael Köhlmeier | a disturbing book but a good read | ||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Das Muschelessen | Vanderbeke, Birgit | quietly violent | ||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Der Apfelbaum | Christian Berkel | Biography | Nice read | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Der Buchspazierer | Carsten Henn | Children`s book? | Nice? Childish? | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Der erste Horizont meines Lebens | Liliana Corobca | an interesting aspect of globalism not much considered | translated | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Der Eulenruf | Irina Korschunow | Well written - nice descriptive style | we all loved it | |||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Der Fall Collini | Ferdinand von Schirach | legal explanation embedded | Good read | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Der Fälscher, die Spionin und der Bombenbauer | Alex Capus | 3 stories, somehow connected, bit contrived but quite entertaining | ||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Der Geschmack von Apfelkernen | Agena, Katharina | Loved it | Enjoyed it so much we went to see the film | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Der Letzte Satz | Robert Seethaler | One needs background on Mahler | Calm and cool | |||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Der Mann der glücklich sein wollte | Laurent Gounelle | Didn´t particularly lift our spirits | ||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Der Reisende | Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz | Newly republished | Heartbreaking, good history on NS times. | |||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Der Schwur der Königin | Görtner, Christopher W | Long on history | ||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Der Tod und Ich | Thees Uhlmann | an intuiguing idea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Die Briefe aus der chinesischen Vergangenheit. | Rosendorfer, Herbert | disappointing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Die Büchdiebin | Zusak, Markus | translated | ||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Die Entdeckung der Currywurst | Timm, Uwe | loved it | we liked the history aspects | |||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Die Erfindung des Lebens | Hanns-Josef Ortheil | Long, detailed | Loved or hated! | |||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Die florentinische Prinzessin | Gortner, Christopher | enjoyed it | we learnt a lot | |||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Die Geschwister | Reimann, Brigitte | |||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Der Hals der Giraffe | Judith Schalansky | Mixed reaction | Most found it depressing, negative, unpleasant. One interesting. | |||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Die Hauptstadt | R Menasse | Contemporary book set in Brussels | ||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Die Heimkehr | Hesse, Hermann | clasic - short | ||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Die Hellen Tage | Zsuzsa Bank | A lovely book with language to wash over all moods. | We all fell into and enjoyed this | |||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Die Henkerstochter | Pötzsch, Oliver | Great | gripping | |||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Die Jüdin von Toledo | Feuchtwanger, Leon | History and romance | Loved it | |||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Die Kapuzinergruft | Roth, Joseph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Die Liebe im Ernstfall | Daniel Krien | Leipzig post DDR | Interesting | |||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Die unerlässliche Bedingung des Glücks | Renate Feyl | Massive, detailed, unforgetable | Loved, loved, loved | |||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Drei Männer im Schnee | Eric kästner | A Classic | funny and enjoyable | |||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Ein ganzes Leben | Seethaler, Robert | beautifully written | ||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Ein Sommer in Venedig | Odojewski, Wlodzimierz | |||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Eine blaßblaue Frauenschrift | Franz Werfel. | An out of fashion writer | Very cleverly written, nice period piece | |||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Eine Geschichte von Liebe und Finsternis | Amos Oz | His jewish family´s escape to Israel and the aftermath | ||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Eine kurze Geschickte der Menschheit | Yuval Harari | Thought provoking | ||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | Er ist wieder Da | Vermes, Timur | |||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Erfolg | Lion Feuchtwanger | Munich 1921 - 1924 | very insightful of small-town Munich | |||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Fast ein bißchen Frühling | Capus, Alex | |||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Fast Genial | Benedict Wells | Good read | ||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | Gehen ging gegangen | Jenny Erpenbeck | utopian experience of refugees | ||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Geliebte Theophanu | Eberhard Horst | hard going | ||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | Gut Gegen Nordwind | Glattauer, Daniel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Haus der Schildkröten | Pehnt, Annette | |||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | Ich bleibe Hier | Marco Bolzano | Historical roman | Interesting | |||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Jeder stirbt für sich allein | Fallada, Hans | Great book, passionately written, added a lot to our knowledge of DE | Deep | |||||||||||||||||||||
65 | Johannisnacht | Timm, Uwe | Loved it | we learnt a lot | |||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Jokehnen: | Surminski, Arno | |||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Jugend ohne Gott | Horváth, Ödön von | we weren´t sure we got this. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Kinder aller Länder | Irmgard Keun | written from a child´s perspective | liked it | |||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Klausen | Maier, Andreas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | Kleiner Mann - was nun! | Hans Fallada | Berlin 1930s | Convincing characters | |||||||||||||||||||||
71 | Königsprojekt | Amery, Carl | a hard slog | ||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | Konzert ohne Dichter | Klaus Modick | A view of Worpswede artist colony | Draws one into the period, interesting. | |||||||||||||||||||||
73 | Lichter setzen über grellem Grund | Renate Feyl | Lovely historical work | informative and easy read | |||||||||||||||||||||
74 | Lila, Lila | Martin Suter | Enjoyable | ||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | Lola Montez: Eine Biographie | Bruce Seymour | Book abandoned | ||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | Mauersegler | Poschenrieder, Christoph | Funny | ||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Mieses Karma | Safier, David | light | ||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | Momo | Ende, Michael | Written for children! | Dark! But very good. | |||||||||||||||||||||
79 | Nirgendwo in Afrika | Stefanie Zweig | We felt that African life and sensibilites were made real | Loved it | |||||||||||||||||||||
80 | Olga | Bernhard Schlink | pleasant read | ||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | Radetzkymarsch | Roth, Joseph | Helps put european history straight | ||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | Raumpatrouille | Matthias Brandt´ | easy stories | ||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | Sapiens | Yuval Harari | very big book | set off a great discussion - so many aspects to this | |||||||||||||||||||||
84 | Schweinskopf al dente | Falk, Rita | Amusing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | Sommerlügen | Bernhard Schlink | Short stories all very different | Mostly very much enjoyed | |||||||||||||||||||||
86 | Tabu | Schirach, Ferdinand von | Bit hard going | ||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | Tage und Nächte steigen aus dem Strom | Lothar Günther Buchheim | slow rolling descriptions - easy to forget what else was going on in Europe at the time | ||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | Tokyo Ueno Station | Yu Miri | Not in DE so we read in EN | Very good, eye opening | |||||||||||||||||||||
89 | Traumnovelle | Schnitzler, Arthur | |||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | Unterleuten | Juli Zeh | Good description of small town life and intrigue | mostly well received - story slowly unravels | |||||||||||||||||||||
91 | Vogelweide | Timm, Uwe | not very upbeat | very introspective | |||||||||||||||||||||
92 | Vom Ende der Einsamkeit | Benedict Wells | our favourite young author | heartfelt | |||||||||||||||||||||
93 | Vom Schlafen und Verschwinden | Hagena, Katharina | |||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | Wie in Stein im Geröll | Barbal, Maria | loved it | translated from Catalan | |||||||||||||||||||||
95 | Wir sind Gefangener | Oskar Maria Graf | A book with a young man´s energy. | Very very intersting | |||||||||||||||||||||
96 | Zwei Herren am Strand | Michael Köhlmeier | Fact or fiction? | An interesting concept, well told | |||||||||||||||||||||
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