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M Train – Patti Smith

On June 20, 2020December 14, 2020 By bookskepticIn Reviews3 Comments

'It's not easy writing about nothing' That's how Patti Smith starts her book. The words uttered by a cowpoke in her dream. A kind of challenge that she accepts. Before I proceed with the review bit, I need to make a small disclaimer. I have seen Patti Smith live on All Points East in 2018, …

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Der nasse Fisch – Volker Kutscher

On January 22, 2018January 18, 2018 By bookskepticIn Reviews1 Comment

One of my Christmas gifts! It took me a while to read it, but I made it, my second completed book in German! Very proud of myself. Also I discovered or rather remembered that when I was learning English the first books I read in English were actually Grisham's book, so also sort of crime/court …

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Schönhauser Allee – Wladimir Kaminer

On October 14, 2017October 27, 2017 By bookskepticIn Reviews1 Comment

The first book I read in German! I am very proud of myself! I have been studying German for years now, I needed it in my art history studies and for a year I even studied applied linguistics with English and German as my main languages, but somehow I have never read a single fiction …

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