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20.06.2010

Perhaps it might be interesting for some of you what is waiting beside my bedstead, what books are next on my reading list.

Of course – that’s not all. Books tend to descend on me daily – friends “you should definitely read this! READ THIS!”, bookstores “hmm, this cover looks so interesting …”, the postman “oh, New Yorker again, let’s have a look at the short story in this issue”, boyfriend “hey, he got a book about this and that, I have to read this”, bookshelves “oh, I haven’t read this for a long time, I should read it RIGHT NOW” … however, here’s the list (in no specific order):

• Virginia Woolf – Orlando
• Bret Easton Ellis – Lunar Park
• Susanna Clarke – Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
• James Joyce – Dubliners
• Jose Cardoso Pires – Lissabonner Logbuch
• Vikram Seth – Two Lives
• Patricia Grace – Potiki
• Hans Magnus Enzenberger – Der Fliegende Robert
• Charles Dickens – A Tale of Two Cities
• Peter Rüedi – Max Frisch Friedrich Dürrenmatt Briefwechsel
• T. C. Boyle – A Friend of the Earth
• Bill Bryson – Troublesome Words
• William Gibson/Bruce Sterling – The Difference Engine
• Carl Zuckmayer – Die Fastnachtsbeichte
• Angelica Garnett – Deceived With Kindness
• Bret Easton Ellis – Imperial Bedrooms
• Hitonari Tsuji – Warten auf die Sonne
• Sherman Alexie – War Dances
• Alan Bennett – Smut
• Alan Bennett – The Uncommon Reader
• New Yorker – The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs
• Isaac Asimov – The Foundation Trilogy
• Bernhard Schlink – Der Vorleser
• Wilhelm von Sternburg – Joseph Roth: Eine Biographie
• Stephen King – The Wind Through the Keyhole
• Friedrich Dürrenmatt – Durcheinandertal
• Urs Widmer – Schweizer Geschichten
• Daniel Keel – Über Friedrich Dürrenmatt
• Keith Ridgway – Hawthorn & Child
• Richard Russo – Straight Man
• John Irving – A Prayer for Owen Meany
• Erwin Strittmatter – Ole Bienkopp
• Peter Jackob – Narrenmord
• Peter Jackob – Das Leben ist kein Tanzlokal

Time for a new photo – Dezember 31, 2012

rev. 23.06.2010 deleted Sue Townsend – The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
rev. 27.06.2010 deleted Philip Roth – Indignation
rev. 01.07.2010 deleted John Updike – The Widows of Eastwick
rev. 06.07.2010 added Karl Heinz Götze – Immer Paris
rev. 06.07.2010 added Andrea Camilleri – Die schwarze Seele des Sommers
rev. 08.07.2010 added Karan Mahajan – Family Planning
rev. 19.07.2010 deleted Karl Heinz Götze – Immer Paris
rev. 19.07.2010 deleted Karan Mahajan – Family Planning
rev. 27.07.2010 deleted Andrea Camilleri – Die schwarze Seele des Sommers
rev. 31.07.2010 deleted Nagib Machfus – Das Buch der Träume
rev. 31.07.2010 deleted Assia Djebar – Die Frauen von Algier
rev. 03.08.2010 deleted Stephen King – Lisey’s Story
rev. 14.08.2010 deleted Joseph Roth – Beichte eines Mörders, erzählt in einer Nacht
rev. 17.08.2010 deleted Michelle Magorian – Cuckoo in the Nest
rev. 19.08.2010 added Jens Raschke – Disco Extravaganza
rev. 19.08.2010 added Anna Gavalda – Zusammen ist man weniger allein
rev. 27.08.2010 deleted Anna Gavalda – Zusammen ist man weniger allein
rev. 27.08.2010 deleted Jens Raschke – Disco Extravaganza
rev. 31.08.2010 deleted Joseph Roth – Hiob
rev. 15.10.2010 deleted Franz Kafka – Die Erzählungen
rev. 15.10.2010 added Hans Magnus Enzenberger – Der Fliegende Robert
rev. 15.10.2010 added Yvonne Roberts – Shake!
rev. 31.10.2010 deleted Yvonne Roberts – Shake!
rev. 14.02.2011 added Charles Dickens – A Tale of Two Cities
rev. 14.02.2011 added Thomas Bernhard – Die Erzählungen
rev. 12.03.2011 deleted Thomas Bernhard – Die Erzählungen
rev. 12.03.2011 added Thomas Bernhard – Wittgensteins Neffe
rev. 12.03.2011 added Robert A. Heinlein – Stranger in a Strange Land
rev. 28.03.2011 added Peter Rüedi – Max Frisch Friedrich Dürrenmatt Briefwechsel
rev. 28.03.2011 added Frank Göhre – Mo Der Lebensroman des Friedrich Glauser
rev. 28.03.2011 added Stefan Haenni – Brahmsrösi
rev. 30.03.2011 deleted Stefan Haenni – Brahmsrösi
rev. 09.05.2011 deleted John Updike – Terrorist
rev. 10.05.2011 added Colin Cotterill – Dr. Siri und seine Toten
rev. 11.05.2011 deleted Colin Cotteril – Dr. Siri und seine Toten
rev. 11.05.2011 added Andi Rogenhagen – Heldensommer
rev. 11.05.2011 added Haruki Murakami – Hard-boiled Wonderland und das Ende der Welt
rev. 22.05.2011 deleted Andi Rogenhagen – Heldensommer
rev. 24.05.2011 added Mark Russinovich – Zero Day
rev. 25.05.2011 added Elizabeth George – This Body of Death
rev. 25.05.2011 added Bill Bryson – Troublesome Words
rev. 25.05.2011 added T. C. Boyle – A Friend of the Earth
rev. 25.05.2011 added Claudia Nehm – Die wundersame Wandlung des Dr. Felix Tabeks
rev. 25.05.2011 added Hanif Kureishi – Gabriel’s Gift
rev. 10.06.2011 deleted Robert A. Heinlein – Stranger in a Strange Land
rev. 14.06.2011 added Colin Cotterill – Thirty-Three Teeth
rev. 16.06.2011 deleted Mark Russinovich – Zero Day
rev. 22.06.2011 deleted Colin Cotterill – Thirty-Three Teeth
rev. 24.06.2011 deleted Claudia Nehm – Die wunderbare Wandlung des Dr. Felix Tabeks
rev. 24.06.2011 added Colin Cotterill – Disco for the Departed
rev. 24.06.2011 added Sherman Alexie – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian
rev. 06.07.2011 deleted Colin Cotterill – Disco for the Departed
rev. 06.07.2011 deleted  Frank Göhre – Mo Der Lebensroman des Friedrich Glauser
rev. 12.08.2011 deleted Elizabeth George – This Body of Death
rev. 14.08.2011 deleted Sherman Alexie – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian
rev. 16.08.2011 added Colin Cotterill – Anarchy and Old Dogs
rev. 25.08.2011 deleted Colin Cotterill – Anarchy and Old Dogs
rev. 27.08.2011 added Colin Cotterill – Curse of the Pogo Stick
rev. 30.08.2011 deleted Hanif Kureishi – Gabriel’s Gift
rev. 26.09.2011 deleted Colin Cotterill – Curse of the Pogo Stick
rev. 26.09.2011 added Colin Cotterill – The Merry Misogynist
rev. 26.09.2011 added Colin Cotterill – Love Songs from a Shallow Grave
rev. 26.09.2011 added George R. R. Martin – A Game of Thrones
rev. 06.11.2011 deleted George R. R. Martin – A Game of Thrones
rev. 13.11.2011 deleted Colin Cotterill – The Merry Misogynist
rev. 02.12.2011 deleted Colin Cotterill – Love Songs from a Shallow Grave
rev. 06.12.2011 added Colin Cotterill – Slash and Burn
rev. 06.12.2011 added Sherman Alexie – The Toughest Indian in the World
rev. 13.12.2011 deleted Haruki Murakami – Hard-boiled Wonderland und das Ende der Welt
rev. 25.12.2011 deleted Colin Cotterill – Slash and Burn
rev. 29.12.2011 deleted Sherman Alexie – The Toughest Indian in the World
rev. 29.12.2011 added Neal Stephenson – Snow Crash
rev. 02.01.2012 added Ian Rankin – Tooth and Nail
rev. 02.01.2012 added Kathy Reichs – 206 Bones
rev. 10.01.2012 deleted Neal Stephenson – Snow Crash
rev. 17.01.2012 deleted Ian Rankin – Tooth and Nail
rev. 01.02.2012 deleted Kathy Reichs – 206 Bones
rev. 22.03.2012 added William Gibson/Bruce Sterling – The Difference Engine
rev. 22.03.2012 added Carl Zuckmayer – Die Fastnachtsbeichte
rev. 22.03.2012 added Carl Zuckmayer – Als wär’s ein Stück von mir
rev. 23.04.2012 deleted Carl Zuckmayer – Als wär’s ein Stück von mir
rev. 25.04.2012 added Rudy Rucker – Nested Scrolls
rev. 11.05.2012 added Haruki Murakami – Der Elefant verschwindet
rev. 11.05.2012 added Carl Zuckmayer – Geheimreport
rev. 18.06.2012 deleted Haruki Murakami – Der Elefant verschwindet
rev. 25.06.2012 added Tarquin Hall – The Case of the Missing Servant
rev. 25.06.2012 added Tarquin Hall – The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing
rev. 06.07.2012 deleted Carl Zuckmayer – Geheimreport
rev. 08.07.2012 deleted Tarquin Hall – The Case of the Missing Servant
rev. 17.07.2012 deleted Tarquin Hall – The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing
rev. 17.07.2012 added Angelica Garnett – Deceived With Kindness
rev. 16.11.2012 deleted Rudy Rucker – Nested Scrolls
rev. 16.11.2012 added Sherman Alexie – Reservation Blues
rev. 16.11.2012 added Sherman Alexie – War Dances
rev. 16.11.2012 added Alan Bennett – The Uncommon Reader
rev. 16.11.2012 added Alan Bennett – Smut
rev. 16.11.2012 added Hitonari Tsuji – Warten auf die Sonne
rev. 16.11.2012 added Bret Easton Ellis – Imperial Bedrooms
rev. 04.12.2012 deleted Sherman Alexie – Reservation Blues
rev. 04.12.2012 added Andrea Camilleri – Das Netz der großen Fische
rev. 04.12.2012 added New Yorker – The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs
rev. 31.12.2012 deleted Andrea Camilleri – Das Netz der großen Fische
rev. 31.12.2012 added Haruki Murakami – 1Q84
rev. 31.12.2012 added Isaac Asimov – The Foundation Trilogy
rev. 27.01.2013 deleted Thomas Bernhard – Wittgensteins Neffe
rev. 31.01.2013 added Colin Cotterill – The Woman Who Wouldn’t Die
rev. 31.01.2013 added  Andrzej Stasiuk – Dojczland: Ein Reisebericht
rev. 31.01.2013 added Wilhelm von Sternburg – Joseph Roth: Eine Biographie
rev. 31.01.2013 added Bernhard Schlink – Der Vorleser
rev. 31.01.2013 added Daniel Kehlmann – Ich und Kaminsky
rev. 10.02.2013 deleted Colin Cotterill – The Woman Who Wouldn’t Die
rev. 17.02.2013 deleted Daniel Kehlmann – Ich und Kaminsky
rev. 17.02.2013 deleted Andrzej Stasiuk – Dojczland: Ein Reisebericht
rev. 17.02.2013 added Claudia Platz – Das Blut von Magenza
rev. 08.03.2013 deleted Claudia Platz – Das Blut von Magenza
rev. 14.03.2013 added Stephen King – The Wind Through the Keyhole
rev. 24.03.2013 added Friedrich Dürrenmatt – Durcheinandertal
rev. 24.03.2013 added Urs Widmer – Schweizer Geschichten
rev. 24.03.2013 added Daniel Keel – Über Friedrich Dürrenmatt
rev. 19.04.2013 added Keith Ridgway – Hawthorn & Child
rev. 19.04.2013 added Kathy Reichs – Spider Bones
rev. 19.04.2013 added Kathy Reichs – Flash and Bones
rev. 19.04.2013 added Richard Russo – Straight Man
rev. 19.04.2013 added John Irving – A Prayer for Owen Meany
rev. 28.04.2013 deleted Haruki Murakami – 1Q84
rev. 04.05.2013 deleted Kathy Reichs – Spider Bones
rev. 09.05.2013 deleted Kathy Reichs – Flash and Bones
rev. 14.05.2013 added Erwin Strittmatter – Ole Bienkopp
rev. 14.05.2013 added Peter Jackob – Narrenmord
rev. 14.05.2013 added Peter Jackob – Das Leben ist kein Tanzlokal