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Q1 2022 (3) New Year - Juli Zeh
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Lizzy Siddal (Lizzy’s Literary Life)
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Reading Neujahr in German. Starts interesting and seems to be a fast read
I'm done. The read wasn't as fast as expected...Really enjoyed the novel, a solid 4. I found it really captivating and enjoyable, I mostly liked the way how the tension was raised, but also the descriptions of nature and surroundings.
It was the perfect book to come down from all the christmas joy ;)
kubelot wrote: "I'm done. The read wasn't as fast as expected...Really enjoyed the novel, a solid 4. I found it really captivating and enjoyable, I mostly liked the way how the tension was raised, but also the de..."
Well, I’m a grinch and don’t do Xmas joy - I usually escape to the Canaries to avoid all that. But you know- the pandemic being what it is, I’m grounded until … whenever. So Zeh delivered my “festive” Canarian escape. Pleased to report that, despite the misery of the novel, which essentially consists of two set-pieces, she hasn’t put me off!
A solid 4* for me too.
What an amazing book. I was suffering from anxiety for about three quarters of it. I did enjoy very much just the same.
She is rather good, isn’t she? Have you read any of her other books?
I've read Adler und Engel last year, it was totally different both the story and the style, but also dark and imho 4*. will for sure read more from her, perhaps all ;)
I have Empty Hearts by Juli Zeh which I have started, mainly because I thought that was the group read. Will certainly look for other title now. A friend on Goodreads just described New Year as mesmerizing. Perfect description I thought.
Kubelot - I have a soft spot for Eagles and Angels as it was the first of hers I read. Penelope - I have Wild Hearts on the shelves.Will read soonish ….
Christiane - Zeh is a fav of mine, and she’s good for an entertaining thought-provoking read, though I wouldn’t put her on as high a pedestal as Erpenbeck, for instance. I’m beginning to think I’ll have to read Unterleuten in German. Not a whiff of a translation in the offing …
