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dedmops (48)in #books • 7 years ago
I`m back – What have I been reading? (part 1, recommendations)
I have neglected steemit for a while, partly due to a stressful but still wonderful summer school, and partly just because I wasn´t really motivated to write anything. But now…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 7 years ago
The very abridged version of Les Miserables - How I noticed that the German translation cuts half of the book
When I discovered the story of Les Miserables through the musical, about 4 years ago, I became obsessed with it for a while. I listened to the music non-stop, watched a lot of…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 7 years ago
Book Releases in June 2018
Every month I want to present to you some new releases that sounded interesting to me and provide my thoughts on what I gathered from the description what it is about, what I…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 7 years ago
Bedside Books: What am I reading?
Last week @riverflows started a small competition to motivate the book community here on steemit. The task is to present 3 books that we were currently really into (or forced to…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 7 years ago
Octavia E. Butler’s Seed to Harvest – Book Series Wrap-up
Even though it had it’s ups and downs, I thoroughly enjoyed the Patternmaster Series. There are a few finals words left to say about it before I end this experiment of posting…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 7 years ago
Clay’s Ark Review – Octavia E. Butler’s Seed to Harvest
The Patternmaster series is coming to an end with the last published book Clay’s Ark, a very different novel that somehow feels detached from the others. If you are new to this…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 7 years ago
Wild Seed Review – Octavia E. Butler’s Seed to Harvest
Wild Seed is many reader’s favourite novel in the Patternmaster series and even said to be one of Butler's strongest writings overall. So, what did I think about it? Is it as…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 7 years ago
Mind of my Mind Review – Octavia E. Butler’s Seed to Harvest
Yesterday I presented to you the first novel published in the Patternmaster series by acclaimed science fiction author Octavia E. Butler (you might want to check that one out…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 7 years ago
Thoughts on Patternmaster – Octavia E. Butler’s Seed to Harvest
Seed to Harvest is a book combining all 4 novels from Octavia E. Butler’s Patternmaster series. Since I’ve started to read it last week, it was really hard to put down and it…
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dedmops (48)in #discussion • 7 years ago
Spoilers in Reviews: How much is allowed?
Writing a review is always a fine line between wanting to tell your audience about all the great and terrible things that could influence their decision, and not wanting to tell…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 7 years ago
Free Comic Day + Reviews
On Saturday, 12th May, there was Free Comic Day in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Of course, whenever there is something for free and especially if it’s something to read (or…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 7 years ago
Wrong expectations while reading (and what it does to the reader)
Have you ever been hyped about a book’s premise and when you finally read it have realized that it is nothing like you expected? The book could still be good but you’re just…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 7 years ago
The Perspectives in "Anne of Green Gables"
I just recently finished reading the beloved classic Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery for the first time and found it to be an endearing and fun read. Since it is…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 7 years ago
Harry Potter and the Mix of Genre
picture by Dzenina Lukac The Harry Potter books have a very special place in a lot of peoples heart, may they be book lovers or people that never would have touched any other…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 7 years ago
New Book Releases May 2018
Every month I want to present to you some new releases that sounded interesting to me, and provide my thoughts on what I gathered from the description what it is about, what I…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 7 years ago
Is Emma a Likable Character? (Jane Austen`s "Emma" Diskussion)
I will be discussing the novel Emma by Jane Austen including minor spoilers (I limited them as much as possible). I recommend having read it before or seen a movie…
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dedmops (48)in #review • 7 years ago
Review of "Sun, Moon, Dust" by Ursula Vernon
I am writing this review for Didi’s Book Review Contest for the Hugo Awards 2018. Even though I will probably not win, I have already profited from it by discovering a…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 7 years ago
Top 5 Book I've Read in the First Quarter of 2018
Yeah, that’s kind of a weird list, but I’ve already read so much that I think making a list after the first 3 months of the year kind of makes sense. I don’t know if I will write…
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dedmops (48)in #introduceyourself • 7 years ago
#introduceyourself – Books, Movies and Other Unhealthy Obsessions
I´m a 21 year-old girl from Germany that likes to hide her face behind a piece of paper. Obviously, today is not the 26nd March, but that’s the day I did my first blog post here…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 7 years ago
Book Comparison: The Magellanic Cloud vs. The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet
A long voyage through space, a character-driven book that explores relationships with not that much plot happening until near the end, where we get a classic space adventure.…
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