Maggie
Usually I don't do (and with do I mean read) books with sick people in it. It makes me tear up and cry for hours. This book has too, and I probably wouldn't have read it if I had known more about the story, but lying in bed at four in the mourning, my eyes red and puffy, I don't regret reading “nowhere but here”. It's one of my favorits, not just this year, but ... well it's been long since I got moved that much...
Es ist lange her, dass ich einen Roman, der in Wien spielt gelesen habe, und ich war Anfang sehr skeptisch, ob ich ihn auch wirklich zu Ende lesen würde, doch nur wenige Seiten später konnte ich das Buch kaum noch aus der Hand legen.
Ein kleiner Tipp: Holt euch zum Buch Kaffee und Mannerschnitten. Die werdet ihr auf jeden Fall brauchen!
1st Reading
After finishing this book that took me so long, because I had to put it away so many times, I can say I really love it. It's one of the books that made me cry at the end because it was over. And all this is probably because I had to put it away so often, not sure weather to go on reading it or just return it to the library. I read on, put it away again and thought about what I had read, then I picked it up again. This is one of those books I can only appreciate after finishing it, with knowing the author wanted me to put it away and think about it. It's perfect.
2nd Reading
Reading this book the second time around - a few years later - I noticed some incoherencies, but then it might have been lost in translation. I still love this book and it still makes me cry at the end.
I liked the story very much even though the translation wasn't that good. I very much dislike translations from other translations. This one was translated from italian into german even though it's originally japanese! there is so much that gets lost in this process and you can find it especially in the beginnig of the translation. In due time i will probably reread the book in its ori g inal language.
I don't think I can empathise enough how much I love that book.
Some or even many people may know the move adaption by Ghibli and I can tell you it is nothing compared to the book! So when you like the film I guarantee you you'll love the book.
Only after reading it I understand some of the scences in the movie, so go on and read it while I wait for the other two volumes to arrive at my local bookstore ;D
Zu Beginn sprach mich dieses Buch allein schon des Titels wegen an; der Buchrückentext erledigte dann auch den Rest.
Als Sommerlektüre, oder einfach für zwischendurch ist Pinguinwetter definitiv das richtige Buch für alle, die mal wieder herzhaft lachen wollen.
Mit der Geschichte um Charlotte beweist die Autorin, dass es einfach keinen Fixplan fürs Leben gibt, und man genau dann wenn man es am wenigsten erwartet, einen Glückstreffer macht!
So wie ich mit dem Spontankauf, dieses Buches ;)
when I first read about the book I thought it would be somewhat comical, but it only grazed that a little in some parts, although the author tries to make the main character, Sarah, ironical and sarcastic I didn't really feel it work for me...BUT I didn't stop reading and there were parts were I had to continue (even though I actually had to study) because it was exciting, so please give it a try and see for yourself, for it's a little different from the vampire-stories I read so far!
This manga might by my favourite of all! I've read it so often and I even convinced my mother - who wasn't very pleased with me reading manga - to read it and she liked it!
The way how Sawako is trying to find her goal in life and her place in society is very appealing to me. I especially adore the character of Sawakos mother and father.
spoiler*
The way how Sawako stands over all her clasemates in the end and her mother cheering for her at the graduation ceremony were one of the most touching things I've ever read.
I thank Keiko Suenobu for sharing this story with us!
I read this book for an upcoming exam and found it quite helpful to understand japanese economy and management.
The only thing that bugged me was the writing style itself. I'm not a nativespeaker of English myself but the style in which the author writes doesn't “feel” very much like English I usually read, not because it's educational, but because the author herself isn't a nativespeaker.
About Monster High Novel by Lisi Harrison
Actually I was really excited and looking forward to read this book, for I am a huge fan of the original doll collection and mini-series by Mattel – www.monsterhigh.com.
Now that I finally read the first book I'm quite torn.
Warning! Contains Spoilers!
Lisi Harrison tells the story of two girls quite the opposite of each other but actually trying to achieve the same thing – being accepted the way they are.
Frankie Stein, the daughter of Victor and Viveka and granddaughter of the (in)famous Frankenstein, 15 days old and already going to Merston High where she has to hide her awesome mint-green monstrous- and voltageness with makeup to mingle with the normies.
Melody Carver on the other hand had only one dream all her life. Singing. But due to her severe asthma-problems that dream was soon over, as well as her confidence. Even the nose-job she finally allowed her dad to do on her changed nothing really. Sure, people accepted her now, but it felt shallow as shallow as she felt. So moving from Beverly Hills to Salem, Oregon for a change of air seemed like a good idea to everyone in the family.
So it wouldn't be high school and it surely wouldn't be worth a story if the usually confident Frankie, who feels shy under her cover of normie-colored makeup, wouldn't actually finds friends who are part of the RADs – Regular Attribute Dodger - as well, and shy Melody wouldn't fall in love with the curdly neighbor boy Jackson who has some unknown secrets as well.
It all gets pretty hot and dangerously exciting when the school plans a Monster Mash themed dance party and the RAD-youth feels quite offended but what their parents thought them ‘Hide with Pride'. All except Frankie who wants to let the normies know that - Yes there are monsters around; and No, they aren't dangerous. Which is why she and her friends turn up just the way they are – vampire, mummy, werewolf and sea monster;
I won't tell you the end for there isn't much of an end but an unnerving cliffhanger that makes almost everyone screaming for more.
Here I want mention some concerns:
I started reading this book expecting Monster High, like real Monster High, but instead I am confronted with normie-high and poor monsters why try to hide. Well it seems I have to watch Summer in Transylvania to have the monsters out of their caves, lagoons, coffins and what so ever, or stick with the online mini-series.
And while the monsters are all pretty much based on the old movies I must say that Dr. Frankenstein was human and not the green monster, that's the one he created. You can look that one up in Mary Shellys Frankenstein (maybe even Lisi Harrison should do so).
Another concern is that the author tried to fill the book with hip stuff, but only one and a half years later it's not. Maybe it will be retro in fifteen years or so. Or my nieces will come to me and ask “Who the hell is Justin Bieber” and “What are those series called Gossip Girls and Glee?”
One positive thing there is to say though: Reading is important for young people and it seems to get more difficult every generation to get kids interested in books, but with these novels and Mattel marketing the dolls it's at least a small accomplishment to make young girls want to read at least a bit, so one good thing at last.
I don't think I will ever start reading this again.
I'm not the big twilight fan nor the opposite but this parody is lower than anything I ever read in my entire life and there are more books I've read as I have listed here.
After reading this I believe I can say that I can read anything and know that it isn't worse than this!
wasn't really that happy with the story for i think there are some plot mistakes. but then again i've read the first anita blake book about a year ago...