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Here are 15 books that caught my interest lately.
Fresh, off-beat, quirky or curious titles that might deserve more attention:
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01: MARISHA PESSL, „Night Film“ [German: ‚Die amerikanische Nacht‘], 624 pages, August 2013.
02: GABRIEL ROTH, „The Unknowns“, 224 pages, June 2013.
03: RUSSELL HOBAN, „Turtle Diary“, 208 pages, 1978.
04: PAMELA ERENS, „The Virgins“, 288 pages, August 2013.
05: JUAN GABRIEL VÁSQUEZ, „The Sound of Things Falling“, 259 pages, 2011. [Colombia; US edition August 2013]
06: EMMANUEL BOVE, „Armand“, 200 pages, 1927. [France]
7: RAFAEL CHIRBES, „Crematorio“, 424 pages, 2007. [Spain]
08: EMINE SEVGI ÖZDAMAR, „The Bridge of the Golden Horn“, 320 pages, 1998. [Turkish / German; Memoir]
09: ISELIN C. HERMANN, „Priority“, 144 pages, 1998. [Denmark]
10: TONINO BENACQUISTA, „Saga“, 439 pages, 1997. [France]
11: KELLY WILLIAMS BROWN: „Adulting: How to become a Grown-Up in 468 easy(ish) Steps“, 288 pages, May 2013. [Humor / Self-Help]
12: TIM LEONG, „Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to the Comic Book Universe“, 196 pages, September 2013. [Infographics / Trivia]
13: NAOKI HIGASHIDA: „The Reason I jump: The Inner Voice of a 13-year-old Boy with Autism“, 176 pages, July 2013. [Nonfiction, translated by David Mitchell]
14: PAOLA PREDICATORI, „Der Regen in deinem Zimmer“, 240 pages, 2012. [Young Adult, Italy]
15: LUKAS JÜLIGER, „Vakuum“, 112 pages, 2012. [Coming-of-Age Graphic Novel, German, Review here]
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Here are five books that made me curious enough to buy them:
01: KARL OVE KNAUSGARD, „A Death in the Family“ / „Sterben“, 400 pages, 2009. [Norwegian]
02: KARL-MARKUS GAUß: „Zu früh, zu spät: Zwei Jahre“, 416 pages, 2008. [Austrian; Journalism]
03: WALTER KEMPOWSKI, „Das Echolot: Abgesang ’45“, 491 pages, 2007. [German History]
04: LIANE DIRKS, „Vier Arten, meinen Vater zu beerdigen“, 256 pages, 2002. [German, Memoir]
05: NICOLAS BORN, „Die Fälschung“, 316 pages, 1979. [German]
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…and finally, here are three books that I read – and that were really good:
5 of 5 stars: JOHN BRANDON, „Citrus County“, 224 pages, 2010.
5 of 5 stars: ALEX RÜHLE, „Ohne Netz“, 220 pages, 2010. [German Journalism – surprisingly likeable, sane, engaging and fun!]
5 of 5 stars: J.H. WILLIAMS III, „Batwoman 3: World’s Finest“, 168 pages, 2013. Book 1 (link) and 2 (link) of the series were excellent (5-star-) books, too. [Graphic Novel]
If you’re new to „Batwoman“ comics, start here (link).
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related Posts:
- my 20 Best Books of 2012 (Link)
- my 20 Best Books of 2011 (Link)
- Summer Reading – 60 books for the next couple of months! (Link)
- Still unread: books I plan to read (pretty soon?) (Link)
- 40 disappointing Literary Classics (Link)
- Essay: “Futter für die Bestie – Literaturkritik in digitalen Zeiten” (Link, German)
and:
- Underdog Literature: July 2013 (Special German Edition, Link)
- Underdog Literature: June 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: May 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: April 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: March 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: February 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: January 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: December 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: November 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: October 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: September 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: August 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: July 2012 (Special German Edition, Link)
- Underdog Literature: June 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: May 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: April 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: March 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: February 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: January 2012 (Link)
Marisha Pessl liegt hier bereits und wartet darauf gelesen zu werden – ich bin schon jetzt sehr gespann! 🙂 Das Buch von Paola Predicatori habe ich ja ganz gerne gelesen – auch wenn es wirklich eher als Jugendbuch zu lesen ist.