reading crustacean rated Schreibers Naturarium: 4 stars
Schreibers Naturarium by Jasmin Schreiber
Die Natur spielt nicht nur in Jasmin Schreibers Romanen eine große Rolle, sondern ist für die studierte Biologin eine Herzensangelegenheit. …
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Die Natur spielt nicht nur in Jasmin Schreibers Romanen eine große Rolle, sondern ist für die studierte Biologin eine Herzensangelegenheit. …
I'm not a fan of short stories, but these were so well written that it was enough for me to finish the book. Most of the stories are very dark and scary. As far as I can remember all of them are magical realism from the pov of lesbian women, and mostly they revolve around sexism, sex, physical and mental illnesses. I skipped one of them though ("Especially Heinous" since I don't know the Law&Order series and figured the story would make not much sense to me). I really liked "The Husband Stitch" (omg it made me angry enough to kill), "Inventory" and "The Resident".
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I love this for the mysticism (they have a glass bead game!), the poetic descriptions of nature and the questioning of the Self. I think it was such a realistic portrayal of the main character's mind, at least I really got into it.
What I didn't notice when reading it for the first time were misogynistic and transmisic undertones :F it didn't spoil the book completely for me, but it's the reason this isn't 5 stars for me. might well ruin it for others.
also, if you're into plot-driven stories, don't pick this up.
Re-read... I liked it so much the first time that I even started using the quote "The way that can be gone is not the eternal way. The name that can be named is not the eternal name." as a mantra in overwhelming situations. I'm a little afraid of being disappointed on a second read, but I'm also really looking forward to it :)
Sehr gutes Buch, man merkt dass der Autor wirklich viel Leidenschaft für das Thema aufgebracht hat. Im Nachwort schreibt er noch mal dass er im Nachhinein wünschte, er hätte es neutraler geschrieben, aber dann hätte ich es nicht so gern gelesen. Die Fotos der relevanten Personen und Schauplätze haben mir auch gut gefallen, ich habe sie mir immer wieder zwischendurch angeschaut. Ob das Ganze jetzt von der Meinung des Autors so sehr gefärbt war dass es die Wahrheit verfälscht kann ich nicht beurteilen weil ich so wenig Geschichte kenne dass ich es nicht einordnen kann.
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Michael is a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London. All his life, he’s navigated what it means to be …