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Five Quarters Of The Orange | Joanne Harris

Final entry for #7Days7Books #7Tage7Buecher

Joanne Harris is another of my absolute favourite authors. I love the unsettling & unexpected creepiness in her writing, as well as the joyfulness, and the appreciation of the everyday magic of food! All her books are amazing, but this one stuck in my mind for weeks after I finished reading.

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Preludes and Nocturnes | Neil Gaiman

Day 6 of #7Days7Books #7Tage7Buecher

I first read the Sandman comics when I was at uni, and they were my introduction to Neil Gaiman, who is now one of my favourite writers. I still go back and read these often; I love the mythos of The Endless, and the things their stories illuminate about the human condition.

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The Silmarillion | J.R.R. Tolkien

Day 5 of #7Days7Books #7Tage7Buecher

I love the world which Tolkien created. Despite all the problems of misogyny and racism in his writing I still find it really comforting to return to Middle Earth. When I'm stressed and anxious I read The Lord of the Rings; when I'm *really* stressed and anxious I escape into The Silmarillion!

Buechersuechtling Since I failed on my one and only attempt of reading the LOTT, which was shortly before the first film came to the cinema, I never-ever touched any of Tolkien‘s books again. For me, they all have the aura of being unreadable and consequently I am impressed by the huge number of people who were/are able to read them. Among those, those who read the “Silmarillion” have a special place, because from what I know, it‘s even _more_ complicated. 4y

dodgygothbint Hehe, it is indeed quite complex! If you didn't get on with LOTR I definitely wouldn't recommend trying The Silmarillion! 4y

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Station Eleven | Emily St John Mandel

Day 4 of #7Days7Books #7Tage7Buecher

My sister lent this to me a few years ago and it absolutely blew me away; I actually couldn't put it down. It seems vaguely inappropriate to be extolling a book about the aftermath of a global pandemic at the moment, but it's definitely one of the most affecting books I've read. (My actual copy of this is currently on loan to someone else, so I've had to do a bit of a Photoshop collage for this pic!)

Buechersuechtling I am absolutely with you when it comes to this one. I listened to the audiobook a few years ago and I absolutely loved it. It‘s a pity, that my library doesn‘t have more books by her. 4y

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Blindness | Jos� Saramago

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Seven books that left a very deep impression and/or changed me.
day 7

MySharonaK I know this isn‘t really the right read for a time like now, but it still didn‘t feel right to omit this book from my list, it‘s one of the most powerful books I‘ve ever read 4y

BarbaraBB Such a great and confronting book. 4y

MySharonaK @BarbaraBB I agree. It‘s a punch in the gut isn‘t it? 4y

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Jess861 Unpopular opinion: I didn't like this book but it was more the writing style that wasn't for me! 4y

Sharpeipup @Jess861 I felt the same way which is a shame because the storyline is rather intriguing 4y

MySharonaK @Jess861 @Sharpeipup I really get it. It‘s a difficult style, and it takes a lot of getting used to 4y

Jess861 @Sharpeipup @MySharonaK - I know, I absolutely loved the storyline and really thought I'd love the book as well. Just not a writing style that is for me. 4y

BarbaraBB Absolutely. That humans would so fast lose all dignity sounds frightening but believable. 4y

MySharonaK @BarbaraBB very true. Too believable 4y

OwenBanner I have not read this, but I watched the movie not knowing anything about what was going to happen, and that one has definitely stayed with me 4y

MySharonaK @OwenBanner I can definitely understand why, I was really shaken during and I knew what was going to come next... so this coming as a surprise must be even harder 4y

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Interview with the Vampire | Anne Rice

Day three of #7Days7Books #7Tage7Buecher was a key element of my late teens and twenties. I'm sure it's no surprise to anyone either!

I read this, and its sequels, repeatedly, revelling in the dark aesthetic, the angst, and the romanticism. Ah, Anne Rice, you knew the teenage Anja so well! 😉🧛🏻‍♂️

Buechersuechtling Oh yes‼️ 😍 I remember this one, now that you show it. And of course, I remember the film 🎥 they made of it – but what I _don‘t_ remember is, how far I read the series. I am very sure I didn‘t read it till the end but I can‘t recall where I stopped. 😊 (edited) 4y

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MySharonaK

Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bront�

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Seven books that left a very deep impression and/or changed me.
day 6

batsy This cover 😍 4y

MySharonaK @batsy yes! 😍 4y

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Jamaica Inn | Daphne Du Maurier

Day 2 of #7Tage7Buecher #7Days7Books

Daphne Du Maurier is one of my favourite authors. I love many of her books, but have a particular fondness for Jamaica Inn, which I first read as a teenager. As I've got older I've come to appreciate the eeriness and unsettling undertones to much of Du Maurier's work, but I often come back to this more straightforward tale of romance, adventure and dangers overcome!

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