Literatur-Blog für alle, die keine Angst vor heftigen Mischungen haben. Paul Auster, Margaret Atwood, Virginia Woolf treffen auf Simone de Beauvoir, Star Trek, Philosophie, Science und mehr
"I was finally doing something that really mattered. Sleep felt productive. Something was getting sorted out. I knew in my heart—this was, perhaps, the only thing my heart knew back then—that when I’d slept enough, I’d be okay. I’d be renewed, reborn. I would be a whole new person, every one of my cells regenerated... Continue Reading →
Richard Feynman is a physicist who taught at Cornell and Princeton, worked on the Manhattan Project and won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1965. Feynman was not a big fan of formalities and this dislike is a big theme throughout the book. His father was a sales man who dealt with a variety of... Continue Reading →
It's this time of the year again and I'm introducing a book a day that caught my interest. You will find old and new, obscure and mainstream titles next to each other so hopefully an interesting mix. I would like to start today with a book I had picked from the shelves for the wonderful... Continue Reading →
I had never heart of Will Durant before somebody recommended this really excellent "The Story of Philosophy" to me. When I looked him up I was astonished to see that this guy has basically written the entire History of the World in 11 volumes in collaboration with his wife Ariel. They had planned it into the... Continue Reading →
Luckily Mary Shelley continued to write after her first novel "Frankenstein" was such a huge success. Today I would like to introduce to you one of her less known works "The Last Man". The novel starts at the end of the 21st century and ends in the year 2100. This futuristic story talks about the... Continue Reading →
"As much as talent counts, effort counts twice." In "Grit - The Power of Passion and Perseverance"Angela Duckworth, University of Pennsylvania psychology professor argues that the secret to success — whether for parents, students, educators, athletes, or business people — is not talent, but a combination of passion and perseverance she calls “grit.” The dictionary defines “grit” as... Continue Reading →
We - Yevgeny Zamyatin As the very happy Reader of the "Happy Reader" magazine I finally managed to read the book of the upcoming edition beforehand, so I can happily participate in the online and offline book discussion. The dystopian novel was on my reading list anyway as it counts as sort of a precessor... Continue Reading →
Great to already have presents before Christmas. Got this one a few days ago from a very good friend, and sooo happy about it 🙂 This is the perfect Holiday read before the upcoming festivities. It is pretty "arschkalt" up here in the North, torrential rain and gale-force winds are the best excuse ever to not... Continue Reading →
I love the festive Christmas fest at Hogwarts on Christmas Day. All the professors and any students that remain at Hogwarts over the Christmas holidays attend the fest. It is prepared by the House elves in the kitchen and the hall looks wonderfully festive. For dessert flaming puddings are served and I always wanted Wizard Crackers... Continue Reading →
Thomas Manns late work "Doktor Faustus" is quite a few things combined. A "Künstlerroman" based on the "Faust" story, a novel about the role of Music and also a novel about the Munich society. I had a go a few years ago but have to confess that I failed tremendously a few chapters into the... Continue Reading →
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