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Herr Rau

herr_rau@leselog.de

Beigetreten 8 Monate her

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Herr Rau's books

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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: Der Archipel GULAG I (German language, 2008)

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Ken Bruen: The Guards (2004)
Rudolf Erich Raspe: The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Hardcover, Everyman's Library)
Paul Feval: Vampire City (Paperback, Hollywood Comics)

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reviewed Belphegor by Johann Karl Wezel

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Johann Karl Wezel: Belphegor (2011, tredition Verlag)

 2 stars

Review of 'Belphegor' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

Reminds one of Candide, and, to a lesser extent, Gulliver's Travels. But it is much too long and rambling. It keeps repeating the same messages. The book being an Enlightenment novel (or romance?), those messages are interesting enough, though. Is (individual and general) history preordained by natural laws, or preordained by a guiding hand? Same difference, the book seems to say.

reviewed Tremendous Trifles by G. K. Chesterton

G. K. Chesterton: Tremendous Trifles (Paperback, Book Jungle) 3 stars

Review of 'Tremendous Trifles' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

I read a lot of Chesterton; this is not one of my favourites. The essays in this collection were to sermon-like for me, too preachy, something Chsterton manages to steer clear of in his novels and short story cycles, which, apparently, I prefer. Still, it is Chesterton, and therefore witty and intriguing and curious.