Kategorie: Geplauder

S. – ein Leseprojekt

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Manchen Büchern sieht man direkt an, dass sie etwas besonderes sind – und S. von J.J. Abrams und Doug Dorst gehört definitiv zu diesen! Auf den Buchseiten sind Kommentare und Notizen in unterschiedlichen Farben und Handschriften neben den normalen Text gekritzelt, zusätzliche Medien wie Zeitungsausschnitte, Postkarten und Textkopien liegen im Buch verstreut wie kleine Schätze… in gewissermaßen ist das Ship of Theseus ein Buch im Buch.

Ich hatte nach langem Überlegen die englische Ausgabe im Juli gekauft, als es zu einem günstigen Preis angeboten wurde – von der inneren Aufmachung her empfinde ich den regulären Preis von gut 25 Euro aber als gerechtfertigt. Seit Anfang Oktober liegt auch eine deutsche Fassung im Verlag Kiepenheuer&Witsch vor, bei der man deutlich mehr schlucken muss… aktuell finden sich hier in den Buchläden auch viele Ausgaben, was mich für diese Art der experimentellen Literatur wirklich freut!

Es gibt eine ganze Reihe von Buchtrailern zu S., wobei der folgende die schiere Schönheit des Buchs für mich am besten einfängt:

Die liebe questingorc hat vor kurzem ebenfalls die englische Fassung geschenkt bekommen, und hatte die grandiose Idee zu einem Leseprojekt: wir werden beide parallel das Buch lesen und Gedanken und Theorien darüber in Briefen austauschen – ähnlich wie Jen und Eric es im Buch machen. Dafür haben wir uns keine großen Regeln überlegt, außer, dass für ein Kapitel ungefähr zwei Wochen Zeit zum Lesen festgesetzt sind und die Briefe auf Englisch verfasst werden. Daneben werden wir die Briefe auch einscannen und auf unseren Blogs veröffentlichen, sodass auch unsere Leser etwas davon haben ;)

Die ersten Briefe sind bereits auf dem Postweg, und ich bin schon riesig gespannt auf die andere Sichtweise und den Austausch über die ersten Seiten! Die Projektvorstellung von Orc könnt ihr bereits hier lesen.

BUCHDETAILS

Verlag: Mulholland Books
ISBN: 9780316201643
Erscheinungsdatum: 29.10.2013

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The second half of 2015 brings a bunch of new releases I look forward to (not that I haven’t enough releases from the first half to still read through):

Dawn Kurtagich – The Dead House
expected publication date: August 6th 2015
The concept of having the narrative be made up of different media – diary entries, interview transcripts, film footage transcripts and medical notes according to the blurb – really appeals to me. From the blurb this book has a lot of potential directions and I am intrigued to figure out whether it’s more on the supernatural or psychological side.

Derek Landy – Demon Road (Demon Road, #1)
expected publication date: August 28th 2015
Let’s not talk about the cover art because that basically screams trash for me and is pretty ugly. The blurb reminds me a lot of early Supernatural mixed with the Miriram Black series by Chuck Wendig – probably a fast read for in between, maybe a new guilty pleasure series.

Catherynne M. Valente – Speak Easy
expected publication date: August 31st 2015
Apparently Radiance and Matryoshka both got pushed back to a release in 2016 but we’ll get this novella by Valente.

The Twelve Dancing Princesses is a very beautiful tale for Valente to tackle and I’m excited for her take on it! Also the cover art is my favorite of all the books still to come this year with the art nouveau/art deco influence.

Erin Bow – The Scorpion Rules
expected publication date: September 22nd 2015
This sounds like a refreshing take on dystopian ya novel shenanigans. Sacrificing one life for the life of many and the morale ideas surrounding such a choice and what it actually means for that one person to know about this possible fate for themselves – if Bow manages to pull this off, it will be great! Not really trusting The Scorpion Rules to be a standalone yet but preordered a copy and can’t wait to read it in October.

Kate Rorick, Rachel Kiley – The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet: A Novel
expected publication date: September 29th 2015
I won’t allow my expectations to be too high for this novel. The Lizzie Bennet Diaries is my favorite web series and was a huge part of my life during its original release and naturally the characters mean a lot to me: This is the first adaption which made me love Lydia and actually care for her and her character development was amazing. Now the first companion novel from Lizzie’s perspective was only okayish and there’s this sour taste of them just milking the cow… still, at least the audio book should rock!

Leigh Bardugo – Six of Crows (The Dregs #1)
expected publication date: September 29th 2015
A new Bardugo book set in the world of Grisha – what else could a girl want? I can’t remember reading anything with a heist so this should be even more interesting!

Lindsay Francis Brambles – Becoming Darkness
expected publication date: October 1st 2015
Alternate universe plus genre mash up and standalone? Count me in!

Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor – Welcome to Night Vale
expected publication date: October 20th 2015
That podcast is everything and getting a book set in that universe with the audio book narrated by Cecil? Pure perfection!

David Mitchell – Slade House
expected publication date: October 27th 2015
Got this as a recommendation because I read HoL and the blurb sounds pretty cool. I’m just a bit sad that the shipping takes so much time and I won’t get the full experience of reading its conclusion right on October 31st.

Suzanne Young – Hotel Ruby
expected publication date: November 3rd 2015
The second book in this list with a hotel theme, go figure. Hotel Ruby sounds like a bit of horror and weirdness clash in it: The tag line of Stay Tonight. Stay Forever. just gives off that vibe. Really looking forward to check in at the Ruby!

1Q84 ― spoiler talk

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  • SO MANY LINKS AND REFERENCES! Seriously, Austin from Figurative Ink created mind maps of them and it’s insane! Volume I, II, III
  • Never heard of Sinfonietta byLeoš Janáček before but it’s such a great piece!
  • The way Aomame simply left the taxi in the beginning, climbing down that stairway like a boss to make it in time for her assassination – how awesome is that please? And of course it’s her who figures out how to leave 1Q84 and to lead the way!
  • Female assassins in general are the best! Her killing method reminded me of something but I just can’t figure out what it was…
  • Tengo is basically this giant puppy who can’t manage to say no to anyone. It’s also such a nice thing to have a character who is such a promising child but doesn’t end up being anything extraordinary.
  • There’s so much talk about the god damn Air Chrysalis book that I was scared we would never learn about its actual content and there’s still a lot unclear about it.
  • The two moons themselves reminded me of the concept of maza and dohta?
  • Tengo and Aomame mirror each other so much and that this little interaction in the class room has so much influence for their entire lives… they deserve to be happy no matter what!
  • I was wondering the entire time why we had this weird sex scene with Fuka-Eri and then Aomame starts suspecting her pregnancy; totally didn’t see this coming! It somehow made the scene less creepy
  • Leader’s assassination was such an intense scene and I was so scared for Aomame the moment she left. Still glad his prediction didn’t come true
  • Tamaru’s silence after Aomame asks for the book and a pregnancy test – you can just tell how helpless he is in that moment
  • Town of Cats – really liked that story and its later meaning
  • That three nurses = the witches from Macbeth but also reminded me of the Norns – especially with the owl and the whole ‘I died before’ thing (although I don’t see the reincarnation of Tengo’s mother but still an interesting point)
  • The moment I figured out the fee collectors identity, I was screaming and had to close the book for a moment
  • Also the scene in which Tengo and Aomame nearly meet for the first time and don’t and all you want at that point is for them to finally be together? Gnah!
  • In Search of Lost Time is a pretty interesting book to read considering the lost time (twenty years) before Tengo and Aomame meet again (I still want to read that one at some point!)
  • Of course Tengo’s father wants to be burnt in his uniform, that man walks around as a ghost in that thing!
  • Was Aomame’s dream a vision about Komatsu’s fate or a possible threat?
  • Ushikawa starts as this hugely unlikable character but at the end you’re really sad about his death…
  • That tease of the real fate of Tengo’s mother was so nasty! But at the same time it’s pretty cool to know more about it than Tengo himself as a reader
  • I love how Murakami doesn’t end up writing this huge reunion-let’s-talk-scene. The way Aomame basically reads Tengo’s mind and they don’t have to talk a lot is much more powerful
  • In general I really liked all the female characters in this book
  • The last chapter being Tengo and Aomame is so perfect!
  • If they are now back in 1984 (or somewhere else) and Tengo should publish his novel, would that reduce the Little People’s power or give them more considering they never existed in that place before?
  • The scene in the hotel reminded me so much of that scene in Fight Club; “You met me at a very strange time in my life.”