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Flauschbuch

Flauschbuch@bookrastinating.com

Joined 2 years, 10 months ago

So many books, so little time (and space)...

The original plan was to work through the piles of unread books in my flat, not to mention the e-books I have and the audiobooks I bookmarked on Spotify/lismio. But somehow, those keep growing. Also, I re-discovered the library. ;)

I mostly read Sci-fi, Fantasy and historical fiction. Also non-fiction (mostly history of one kind or another). I read in English and German and occasionally French.

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Flauschbuch's books

To Read (View all 350)

Kemi Ashing-Giwa: The King Must Die (S&S/Saga Press)
Greer Stothers: Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die
Tasha Suri: The Isle in the Silver Sea (Hardcover, 2025, Orbit US)

Currently Reading (View all 7)

V. E. Schwab: Vicious (Hardcover, 2013, Tor)
Ren Hutchings: Under Fortunate Stars (2022, Black Library, The)
Elaine U. Cho: Teo's Durumi

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Yume Kitasei: The Stardust Grail (AudiobookFormat, 2024, Macmillan Audio)
Iris Wolff: Lichtungen (Hardcover, German language, 2024)
Serhiy Zhadan: Keiner wird um etwas bitten (AudiobookFormat, German language, 2025)

2026 Reading Goal

23% complete! Flauschbuch has read 12 of 52 books.

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reviewed Voyage of the Damned by Frances White

Frances White: Voyage of the Damned (2024, Michael Joseph)

For a thousand years, Concordia has maintained peace between its provinces. To mark this incredible …

Disappointing

I did enjoy it as a kind of light-hearted murder mystery despite a number of flaws until the big reveal about one of the characters. The reveal ruined a big part of what I had liked about the story up until that point. Also, the rest of the book after that felt shallow, like a plot resolution by the numbers. The reveal also throws up some ethical problems that hardly get addressed. Overall, disappointing given the interesting premise.

started reading Lichtungen by Iris Wolff

Iris Wolff: Lichtungen (AudiobookFormat, German language, 2024, DAV) No rating

Als der elfjährige Lev nach einem Unfall ans Bett gefesselt ist, wird ausgerechnet die intelligente, …

Vorletztes Jahr als Hörbuch gehört und danach gleich gedacht, dass man es eigentlich nochmal von hinten lesen müsste, um alle Aspekte zu erfassen (die Kapitel sind zählen runter). Jetzt komme ich dazu.

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reviewed Wool by Hugh Howey (Silo, #1)

Hugh Howey: Wool (AudiobookFormat, 2023, Blackstone)

The world outside has grown toxic, the view of it limited, talk of it forbidden. …

Half great, half meh

The first part of the book is great, especially the way we are introduced to "cleaning" and then the silo. The part with Juliette's investigation felt a little rushed. But it still would have been a great book if it had ended with the supposed cliffhanger or shortly thereafter (I don't want to spoil too much here but you'll know what I mean if you've read it.) The second part of the book fell kind of flat for me. Even though I appreciated the story structure of the second half it was difficult to keep engaged because we never had a chance to connect to most of the people in the first silo. The villain also rapidly degraded into a cartoonish evil guy and the love story wasn't very believable.

reviewed Ocean's Godori by Elaine U. Cho

Elaine U. Cho: Ocean's Godori (2024, Zando)

Ocean Yoon has never felt very Korean, even if she is descended from a long …

Very space operatic

This is an odd one. It was a bit difficult to get into at first - due to many Korean words and expressions being used. Check out the glossary in the back early on. Overall, I found it captivating but it cranks up its space opera-ness to 11 with perhaps too many tropes and stereotypes at times. It also lacks coherence. The book ends in the middle of the story so you better have the sequel ready. So, in summary, a bit uneven but I was entertained, so 3.5 stars it is.

reviewed Brigands and Breadknives by Travis Baldree (Legends and Lattes, #2)

Travis Baldree: Brigands and Breadknives (AudiobookFormat, 2025, Macmillan Audio)

Fern has weathered the stillness and storms of a bookseller’s life for decades, but now, …

Recommended

A very strong entry in that series. It went into a different direction than I thought. It's much more of a traditional fantasy story than the previous books. Nevertheless, we still get a cozy vibe. I really enjoyed being emerged into this quirky world again. There were plenty of amusing and funny scenes and characters. I recommend it (but you should read or listen to the previous two books in the series), especially the audiobook, once again read by the author in a very entertaining way.

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quoted It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis

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Sinclair Lewis: It Can't Happen Here (2014, Signet Classics)

they've realized that this country has gone so flabby that any gang daring enough and unscrupulous enough, and smart enough not to seem illegal, can grab hold of the entire government and have all the power and applause and salutes, all the money and palaces and willin’ women they want.

— It Can't Happen Here by