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Die Asche vergangener Winter

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Der Anfang 30-jährige Musiker Tal Linden ist bipolar, drogenabhängig und tänzelt dabei schon mehr als sein halbes Leben am Rande eines unüberwindbaren Abgrunds entlang. Als ihn dann auch noch seine Freundin Hanna verlässt, verliert Tal seinen letzten Halt und verkriecht sich, von den Menschen, die er liebt, entfremdet, in einer Hütte in den Bergen, um sich dort seiner, wie er es selbst nannte, „großen Katharsis“ hinzugeben. In der Anfang März noch immer von Schnee begrabenen Landschaft verliert er sich jedoch nach und nach in der Vergangenheit und droht dabei in den finsteren, uneinsichtigen Ecken seines Refugiums zu verschwinden. In „Die Asche vergangener Winter“ erzählt Michael J. J. Kogler dabei jedoch nicht nur diesen so hoffnungslosen Abschnitt im Leben des Protagonisten, sondern auch, wie dieser zu jenem Menschen wurde, sowie die Tragödie seiner großen Liebe und die Geschichte einer Gruppe von Freunden, die sich irgendwo auf dem Weg dorthin verloren.

260 pages, Paperback

First published November 18, 2022

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May 8, 2025
I have never in my life read a book that is so unique. this books reads and is written like a catalogue of memories from someone who is on their way out of this world. it is very bittersweet and sad as you move through the pages wondering if things will get better for the main character Tal but they don't. it also catlogues problems with substance abuse, depression and lots of other hard to talk about subjects. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who like very unique books and I hope the author releases another book because this was absolutely amazing.

p.s. I know the title on goodreads is in german/austrian but the English name is Snowburial
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February 25, 2026
Definitely a very unique read - certainly different from what I initially expected.
You can tell it's a debut novel (as far as I know): the first quarter felt a bit clunky. However, the prose improves as the story progresses, in my opinion.

While this started out as a 2-star rating, I leaned more towards 2.5-3 stars towards the end. Even though I never quite warmed up to the somewhat arbitrary shifts in topic and the almost stream-of-consciousness style narration, I found many of the anecdotal stories genuinely interesting.
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