Litsy

Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary | Anonymous

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Wow. Painful, real, an actual true account of what happens to women after war. Couldn‘t put it down but happy to finish.

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charl08

Djinns | Fatma Aydemir

Dear #Peirene, please come north, thanking you...
https://www.peirenepress.com/

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Liz_M

The Rider on the White Horse | Theodor Storm

A collection of short stories by a 19th Century German author. The title story is sort of a ghost story, with much digression into the backstory. It was interesting to see the framing techniques used so that the author could present the end of the tale before proceeding to have a character relate a linear narrative.

#12BooksOf2024 @Andrew65

Andrew65 Looks interesting. 2w

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kelli7990

Winter Games | Rachel Johnson

Here‘s my points for the #wintergames. I read a lot of dark books. I either read books set during Winter or books with dark themes. I really liked that because I wasn‘t in the mood for overly Christmassy books since my dog passed away on 10/25/24.

#christmaschapterchasers #xmaschacha

StayCurious

Smrloomis Sorry to hear about your dog 💗🐶 3w

lil1inblue My condolences! 💓 2w

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lil1inblue

Winter Games | Rachel Johnson

Final check-in for team #xmaschacha for #wintergames2024! I logged 1,870 points for the second half of the month for a grand total of 2,545.

Thanks so much for leading the team, @StayCurious ! It was a lot of fun.

#christmaschapterchasers

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Jerdencon

Winter Games | Rachel Johnson

Thank you to @StayCurious and @Lise for hosting this years #wintergames
As usual, it was fun to be a part of! Happy New Year to everyone!
#teamchacha

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Roary47

Winter Games | Rachel Johnson

Life has been really busy, but I read a lot more holiday reads than I have in previous #WinterGames Thanksgiving for the fun #HolidayBookDragons @LiseWorks

LiseWorks I'm glad you enjoyed our games this year! 3w

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swynn

Miss Merkel: Mord in der Uckermark | David Safier

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(2021) Retired chancellor Angela Merkel moves to to a small village in eastern Germany with her soft-spoken husband, her soft-hearted bodyguard and her newly-adopted dog (christened "Putin"). A cozy murder mystery ensues, and while the mystery is pretty standard, the Merkel Scooby-gang is endearing. I'd read another.

Dilara I am wondering how real-life Merkel feels about this book 😄 3w

swynn @Dilara I can't find any public statements from Merkel about her feelings about the series (and now about the television adaptations). I'm curious too: on the one hand the caricature seems kindly meant; on the other hand, it might feel trivializing. 3w

rwmg @Dilara I always feel a bit uncomfortable when real people are cast in the role of detectives. 3w

swynn @rwmg Fair. I find it less uncomfortable for public figures, who in a sense have turned their lives and personalities into public narratives for self-promotion and fair game for criticism. 3w

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MariaW

The Forger: An Extraordinary Story of Survival in Wartime Berlin | Cioma Sch�nhaus

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This was a very interesting story of a Jewish passport forger in Nazi Berlin. It is well written, so well that sometimes the funny and eventful story covered the terror of being captured. I‘m torn between this is a good thing and the necessary seriousness is missing.

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MariaW

The Forger: An Extraordinary Story of Survival in Wartime Berlin | Cioma Sch�nhaus