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reading tofu reviewed Anarchie Déco 1930 by Christian Vogt (Anarchie Déco, #2)

Christian Vogt, Judith C. Vogt: Anarchie Déco 1930

Der abschließende Band des antifaschistischen Fantasy-Zweiteilers. Ende der 1920er-Jahre ist der Physikerin Nike Wehner eine …

Gute Fortsetzung

5 stars

Der Schreibstil gefällt mir noch etwas besser als im ersten. Ansonsten wieder schöne Story und ganz gut aufgelöst (finde bei Romanen in dieser Zeit das Ende immer schwierig, entweder alles so richtig im Arsch (realistisch) oder happy end das nicht in die Zeit passt).

reading tofu reviewed Anarchie Déco by Christian Vogt (Anarchie Déco, #1)

Christian Vogt, Judith C. Vogt: Anarchie Déco (Paperback, Deutsch language, 2021, Fischer Tor)

Hält was es verspricht

5 stars

Eine bunte Mischung an Charakteren versucht sich mit unterschiedlichen Motivationen an Magie. Das Ganze in Berlin 1927 und schön in die damalige Stimmung inklusive verschiedener handelnder Parteien eingebettet, inklusive Auftritte verschiedener Berühmtheiten. Interessante Charaktere, (queere) Beziehungen und gute Story. Die ungewöhnliche Form der Magie (im Gegensatz zu "Standard" Fantasy Magie) wirkt gerade am Anfang sehr klobig. Das fügt sich letztendlich gut ein, hat den Start für mich aber etwas holprig gemacht.

Bin auf die Fortsetzung gespannt.

Eine bunte Mischung an Charakteren versucht sich mit unterschiedlichen Motivationen an Magie. Das Ganze in Berlin 1927 und schön in die damalige Stimmung inklusive verschiedener handelnder Parteien eingebettet, inklusive Auftritte verschiedener Berühmtheiten. Interessante Charaktere, (queere) Beziehungen und gute Story. Die ungewöhnliche Form der Magie (im Gegensatz zu "Standard" Fantasy Magie) wirkt gerade am Anfang sehr klobig. Das fügt sich letztendlich gut ein, hat den Start für mich aber etwas holprig gemacht.

Bin auf die Fortsetzung gespannt.

reading tofu reviewed A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

P. Djèlí Clark: A Master of Djinn (Hardcover, 2021, Tor)

Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns to his popular alternate Cairo universe …

Review "A Master of Djinn"

4 stars

Read the German translation.

Really enjoyed reading this book. Cool characters, nice overall story arc, some plot twists/revelations that felt good and generally a very cool setting.

Didn't like some of the "crowd manipulations" which felt a bit superficial.

I really recommend to read some of the shorter stories in the universe before. They are a neat introduction into a setting and some characters that can feel a bit overwhelming.

Read the German translation.

Really enjoyed reading this book. Cool characters, nice overall story arc, some plot twists/revelations that felt good and generally a very cool setting.

Didn't like some of the "crowd manipulations" which felt a bit superficial.

I really recommend to read some of the shorter stories in the universe before. They are a neat introduction into a setting and some characters that can feel a bit overwhelming.

reading tofu reviewed The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark (Dead Djinn Universe, #0.3)

P. Djèlí Clark: The Haunting of Tram Car 015 (Paperback, 2019, Tor)

The Haunting of Tram Car 015 returns to the alternate Cairo of Clark's short fiction, …

Haunted Review

4 stars

Was fun to read. In the beginning it was mostly "things happening to the protagonist who's a detective" and less of a detective story, but still enjoyable and the people happening to the protagonist were pretty cool. Also had an interesting setting and got even better in the end.

Read the German translation.

Was fun to read. In the beginning it was mostly "things happening to the protagonist who's a detective" and less of a detective story, but still enjoyable and the people happening to the protagonist were pretty cool. Also had an interesting setting and got even better in the end.

Read the German translation.

reading tofu commented on System Collapse by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

Martha Wells: System Collapse (Hardcover, 2023, Tordotcom)

Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse.

Following the events …

Is anything known about a successor? I tried searching for info but with the TV series going on right now I didn't find info on a potential new book.

reading tofu commented on The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark (Dead Djinn Universe, #0.3)

The Haunting of Tram Car 015 returns to the alternate Cairo of Clark's short fiction, …

Admittedly I looked at these because of the nice covers

reading tofu finished reading A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark (Dead Djinn Universe, #0.1)

P. Djèlí Clark: A Dead Djinn in Cairo (EBook, 2016, Tom Doherty Associates)

Egypt, 1912. In Cairo, the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities investigate disturbances between …

Nice read

reading tofu commented on Links leben mit Kindern by Almut Birken (2)

Almut Birken, Nicola Eschen: Links leben mit Kindern (Paperback, German language, Unrast)

No rating

»Danke, dass ihr für revolutionären Nachwuchs sorgt.«

Patriarchat auflösen! Kleinfamilie überwinden! Reproduktionsarbeit teilen! Care-Revolution! …

Bisher vor allem "worauf linke Eltern nicht zu hoffen brauchen"

reading tofu commented on System Collapse by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse.

Following the events …

The cryptic first half was a bit less easy to read but still enjoyable, after that it only got better and better.

Now I'll have to wait for the next one to be released

The cryptic first half was a bit less easy to read but still enjoyable, after that it only got better and better.

Now I'll have to wait for the next one to be released

reading tofu reviewed Network Effect by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)

Martha Wells: Network Effect (Paperback, 2021, Tor.com)

Murderbot returns in its highly-anticipated, first, full-length standalone novel.

You know that feeling when …

Murderbot

No rating

Content warning Mild spoilers

My favorite so far I think. I'm pretty excited for three as well and hope I'll read more of it. I had a bit trouble understanding what happened when on the colony in the beginning but it didn't hinder enjoying the book.

reading tofu started reading System Collapse by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse.

Following the events …

This is the one I accidentally started reading instead of the one before this

reading tofu commented on Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

Martha Wells: Fugitive Telemetry (2021, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom)

No, I didn’t kill the dead human. If I had, I wouldn’t dump the body …

Content warning Final Spoiler

Should the Hauler bots not have recognized the absence of PA bot earlier if it was the one manipulating cameras and logs? When did the ship crew use it's secret override codes?

reading tofu commented on Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

No, I didn’t kill the dead human. If I had, I wouldn’t dump the body …

Content warning Minor spoiler

I thought the big bot on the cover was a combat bot and not a hotel receptionist

reading tofu finished reading Artificial condition by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)

Martha Wells: Artificial condition (2018)

It has a dark past - one in which a number of humans were killed. …

Nice part two, can't wait for the next one

reading tofu reviewed Identitti by Mithu M. Sanyal

Mithu M. Sanyal: Identitti (Hardcover, German language, 2021, Carl Hanser Verlag)

Was für ein Skandal: Prof. Dr. Saraswati ist WEISS! Schlimmer geht es nicht. Denn die …

Wie ich das Buch wahrgenommen habe

5 stars

Ich wusste vor dem Lesen nicht so recht, was mich erwarten würde, habe es wegen der Reviews hier dann aber doch angefangen und bin schwer begeistert von der Art, wie hier so viele Fragen rund um Identität halbwegs niedrigschwellig behandeln werden, ohne dass es sich wie ein Sachbuch liest. Kann es nur empfehlen.