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Underdog Literature, August 2012: 15 fresh or forgotten, off-the-wall titles
. Here are 15 books that caught my interest lately. Fresh, off-beat, quirky or curious titles that might deserve more attention: . 01: PETER HELLER, “The Dog Stars”, 336 pages, 2012. 02: RAFAEL YGLESIAS, “A happy Marriage”, 384 pages, 2009. … Continue reading
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Tagged "Oberland", book recommendation, Brian Selznick, Caitlin Moran, Carl Nixon, Donald Richie, Edouard Leve, Fliehkräfte, Funny von Money, Hikikomori, Hildesheim, Hugo Cabret, Inio Asano, Jeff Noon, Jenny Lawson, Joachim Helfer, John Jeremiah Sullivan, Jonathan Tropper, Kamal al-Solyalee, Kevin Kuhn, Kreatives Schreiben und Kulturjournalismus, Lauren Grenfield, Laurie Notaro, Literature, Marcus Jensen, Peter de Vries, Peter Heller, Pulphead, Rafael Yglesias, Rashid al-Daif, Recommended, Ruth Picardi, Solanin, Stephan Thome, Tabledance-Tour, This is Niedersachsen, Underdog Literature, Vurt, Willy Vlautin
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Geschenke 2012: Bücher, DVDs und Comics
. [für eine Übersicht über die besten Bücher, die ich 2011 gelesen habe... hier entlang (Link)!] [für eine Übersicht aller Geschenke, die ich 2010 machte... hier entlang (Link)!] . die zehn Bücher, die ich am häufigsten verschenke: Kevin Vennemann: “Nahe … Continue reading
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Tagged A.S. King, Alan Ball, Alexa Hennig von Lange, Alison Bechddel, Alissa Torres, All-Star Batman and Robin, American Gods, An Education, Andrew Niccholl, Anne Lamott, Annika Scheffel, Apostolos Doxiadis, Avatar, Avatar: Her der Elemente, Ayelet Waldman, Before Sunset, Ben Schott, Billy Wilder, Bird by Bird, Björn Kern, book recommendation, Buchtipp, Catwoman, Catwoman: When in Rome, Cormac McCarthy, Cube Books, David Foster Wallace, David McCandles, David Small, Daytripper, Die Titanic und Herr Berg, Dogville, Dr. Seuss, E.B. White, Ed Brubaker, Ein Herz und eine Krone, Empfehlungen, Eric Carle, Ernest Hemingway, Ethan Hawke, Evan S. Connell, Fabio Moon, Felicitas Hoppe, Fiona Maazel, Frank Capra, Frank Miller, Frans Lanting, Fréderic Martel, Gabriel Ba, Gary Shteyngart, Gattaca, Geoff Johns, George R.R. Martin, Geschenke, Geschenktipps, Geschenktipps Weihnachten, Gotham Central, Green Lantern, Greg Rucka, Harper Lee, Haruki Murakami, Howard Cruse, Hunger Games, Inside Job, Isabell Allende, Jörn Morisse, Jenny Erpenbeck, Jeph Loeb, Joan Didion, John Updike, Josh Kilmer-Purcell, Judd Winick, Judy Blume, Kathryn Stockett, Kavalier & Clay, Kazuo Ishiguro, Kevin Vennemann, Kisten Fuchs, Kiyohiko Azuma, Kolja Mensing, Lady Oscar, Lars von Trier, Last last Chance, Letters from Iwo Jima, Logicomix, Lois Lowry, Mad Men, Marjane Satrapi, Matthias Stolz, Max Brooks, Michael Chabon, Miriam Toews, My so-called Life, Nadja Einzmann, Nahe Jedenew, Naomi Klein, Nausicäa, Neil Gaiman, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Neue Vahr Süd, Nintendo DS, One Week, Patricia Briggs, Paul Auster, Pedro, Rabbit Angstrom, Rachels Hochzeit, Randy Pausch, Rasmus Engler, Raymond Chandler, Recommendations, Recommended, Richard Ford, Richard Yates, Rick Moody, Rose of Versailles, Saree Makdisi, Scott Pilgrim, Scribblenauts, Sergej Lukianenko, Shannon Hale, Simone de Beauvoir, Six Feet Under, Stephen Chbosky, Stewart O'Nan, Stuck Rubber Baby, Susan J. Douglas, Suzanne Collins, Sven Regener, Tal der Winde, Türkisch für Anfänger, The Cove, The Giver, The Hurt Locker, Tove Janson, Tree of Life, Truman Capote, Tucker Shaw, Ugly Betty, Vanilla Sky, Vladimir Kaminer, Wallace Stegner, Waltz with Bashir, Where the Girls are, Wild Palms, World War Z, Yasushi Inoue, Yotsuba
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[gebloggt auf ocelot.de] Superman? Batman? Alles auf Anfang!
Heldencomics in der Krise: Bei DC Comics werden 52 neue Heftreihen zum Bestseller. Die „New 52“ wollen Start- und Einstiegspunkte sein – für neue, jüngere Leser. Von Stefan Mesch „Gäste zum Kaffee“, die gemütliche Talkrunde im MDR-Magazin „Hier ab vier“, … Continue reading
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Tagged "Hier ab vier", "I was a Teenage Werewolf", Absorbascon, Alex Ross, All-Star Western, Amanda Waller, Animal Man, Aquaman, Batman, Batman and Robin, Birds of Prey, Blue Beetle, book recommendation, Catwoman, Clark Kent, comic books, DC Comics, DC Reboot, DC-Neustart, DCNu, Detective Comics, Empfehlung, Flashpoint, Francis Manapul, Graphic Novels, Green Lantern, Guillem March, Hawkman, Iron Man, Lois Lane, Marvel Comics, New 52, new52, ocelot, ocelot bookstore, ocelot.de, Panini, Panini-Comics, Reboot, Recommended, Red Hood and the Outlaws, Scipio Garling, sexy Catwoman, Starfire, Supergirl, Superman, Swamp Thing, The Flash, Thor, Tony Bedard, Wonder Woman
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Books against Sadness [...and Loss, and Grief]: Personal Book Recommendations
. “I’ve been in an emotionally fragile state for a couple months. I’m looking for some literature that will help me be happy with existing again. What do you recommend?” Books That Will Help Me Grapple With Existence? [a recent … Continue reading
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Tagged A Summer Book, Asterios Polyp, Banana Yoshimoto, book recommendation, book recommendations, Books about Grief, Books about Sadness, Brad Kessler, Bryan Lee O'Malley, Cormac McCarthy, David Mazzuchelli, Daytripper, Evan S. Coonnell, Gayle Forman, Harper Lee, Haruki Murakami, If I stay, Jean-Paul Sartre, Joyce Maynard, Julie Orringer, Kafka on the Shore, Miriam Toews, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Randy Pausch, Recommended, Rob Sheffield, Stewart O'Nan, The Invisible Bridge, The Last Lecture, The Usual Rules, Tove Janson, Yotsuba
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Justin Canha, Keiko Tobe and “Raising an Autistic Child” [Manga, recommended]
. This Sunday, the New York Times profiled Justin Canha (Link), a young, autistic artist from Montclair, New Jersey who, at 22, is trying hard to find a good work environment and make his first close personal friends. Link to … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Harmon, Anthony Ausgang, Autism, book recommendation, Cartoon, Cartooning, Josei, Keiko Tobe, Manga, Montclair, New York Times, Recommended, Workplace
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Literature about 9/11: Recommendations
In 2005, I read nearly 30 fiction and nonfiction books about 9/11 (Link) for a long essay/feature for the German literature e-zine “lit05.de” (Link). Since then, I continued to read literature about the 2001 attacks: Some great books, a lot … Continue reading
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