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Endlich bei Libby verfügbar. Bin gespannt.

@herbstjuste@cultur.social @herbstjuste Komisch. Bei mir funktioniert's. Woran scheitert es denn?

Ich fand es erst schwierig, reinzukommen, weil es nicht so gut geschrieben ist und ich dazu vorher gerade "Fabian" fertig gehört hatte, was wiederum hevorragend geschrieben ist. Aber die Geschichte ist sehr interessant und hat mich reingezogen. Auch der Aufbau mit den 2 Zeitebenen hat gut funktioniert. Weil ein Teil der Handlung in den Sommerferien am Meer spielt, passte es auch sehr gut in die Zeit, in der ich es gehört habe.

A worthy prequel

Although the time anomaly and time travel in this book are of the standard variety the author manages to give the concept an uniqie and compelling spin. It's more about the characters that encounter the anomaly and are linked through it while they're unstuck and kind of isolated in their own time. I appreciated the inclusion of pandemics in the narrative but it's a little depressing that people don't seem to have learned from them even centuries in the future. There are some minor flaws but I liked the overall feel of the book.

Another book I mainly started because of its striking cover and all-around design. It's a re-imagining of the Greek myth of Persephone and Hades, told from the point of view of Kore/Persephone. It's a delightful read most of the time, with lots of witty dialogue and side remarks. I appreciated that Greek myths are described in a way a real girl/young woman would see them and how such a society would work if it were real. There are also a bunch of fun characters - Styx, especially, but also Hades. The author also deals with serious themes. Especially, the different ways women choose to have a place inside a patriarchal society. I struggled a bit with the inevitable romance complication. I tend to not really understand them. Overall, a great read.