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A word of warning - if you have religious trauma from Christian fundamentalism and such, the novel "The Trad Wife" might be not the right fit for you.
I don't have religious trauma, I was raised without any religion, but even to me, the parts about the Christian fundamentalism in this book are hard to read.
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After reading the folk horror novel "Trad Wife" by Saratoga Schaefer lately, which I very much enjoyed, I have started reading "The Trad Wife" by Carrie Hughes which is a thriller. Already in the beginning, there is quite some critique about the very questionable Trad Wife movement.
"Yo no fui para matar, yo era una persona normal. Siempre nos inculcaron que los que hacen las guerras son unos bandidos, nosotros seríamos los héroes a los que todos estarían agradecidos.". #bookstodon #clubdelectura #bookclub #RandomBookClub
바다로 간 여우 – "der fuchs, der ans meer ging".
mein bruder hat mir von seiner letzten dienstreise nach seoul ein sehr schönes, aber auch trauriges buch mitgebracht.
https://product.kyobobook.co.kr/detail/S000201533646
https://blog.naver.com/hyejiwon9221/223621352332 #foxcontent #2026reads #RandomBookClub #fedibooks #bookstodon
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After reading books 1 to 4 of "The Murderbot Diaries" by Martha Wells in German, I am now starting all over again, this time in English. I also have books 5 to 7 on my pile to read.
For some reason I cannot really explain, I can read the English version more easily. The German translation seems to be rather "wordy".
"Frag nach Andrea" von Noelle W. Ihli ist ein ungewöhnlicher #Thriller insofern, weil hier drei Frauen von einem Mann ermordet werden und ihn als Geister heimsuchen - aber damit fängt die Geschichte erst an, denn nun setzen die drei alles daran, dass die Polizei ihn verhaftet und dass er nicht noch weitere Leute ermordet. Was alles andere als leicht für die Geister ist. Finde ich spannend und empfehlenswert.
Die Verlagsseite des Buches:
https://www.festa-verlag.de/frag-nach-andrea.html
I may have found another page-turner, a satire: "Read between the Lies" by Jesse Q Sutanto. In general, I am interested in books about writers and this story sounds intriguing.
At the moment, I am #reading several (online) excerpts of books which I put on my wish list. I read the first couple of pages of Frances Cha's "If I had your face" which follows the life of four young women in South Korea. It sounds interesting, but in the excerpt there are descriptions of cosmetic surgery, and unexpectedly, this is like body horror to me.😬 Not my cup of tea.
(I cannot understand why young people get cosmetic surgery just to adhere to beauty standards.)
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Gestern habe ich mehrere Leseproben von Büchern gelesen, die ich auf meine Wunschliste gepackt hatte. Dieser #Thriller hat bei mir den "instant hook" ausgelöst und ich bin gespannt, wie es wohl weitergeht. Ich habe schon länger keinen Thriller mehr gelesen und bin dazu in Stimmung. 🙂
"Der Mary Shelley Club" von Goldy Moldavsky.
Die Verlagsseite des Buches in deutscher Übersetzung:
https://www.festa-verlag.de/ebook-der-mary-shelley-club.html
I've started reading a sci-fi, sort of dystopian, queer and maybe hope-punkish novel which has been on my pile to read too long: "Chameleon Moon" by RoAnna Sylver. And the beginning got me instantly hooked. 😀
More about it:
https://www.roannasylver.com/books
"Pagan Portals: The Muses - Calling to Creativity & Inspiration" by Irisanya Moon (pagan non-fiction)
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
My review:
https://imginn.com/p/DXGsqDCj34D/
The website of the author:
https://www.irisanyamoon.com/
The publisher's page of the book:
https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/moon-books/our-books/pagan-portals-muses
gelesene bücher 10–12/2025: https://x-v-x.de/blog/?p=14823
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"the correct order of biscuits and other meticulously assembled lists of extremely valuable nonsense": ein paar listen sind lustig, manche sind einfach nur albern, die etwas verloren verstreuten illustrierenden bildchen hätte man sich sparen können – hat mich ein bisschen enttäuscht, das buch. aber immerhin gibts squirrelcontent und librarycontent. :)
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Here's a tip for all you #book lovers/ #bookies out there: When you're showing books on social media, don't do what I did in my example picture – don't cram loads of book covers into one image.
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Yay, an ace/aro friend with really high standards regarding books and who usually doesn't like the first person POV at all, really liked the first two books of the series "The Murderbot Diaries" by Martha Wells.
I gave them to her as a birthday gift.
The books on the website of Martha Wells: https://www.marthawells.com/murderbot.htm
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with a book recommendation
If I see #goth main characters in fiction, I am intrigued. And the queer young adult romance „You’ve Goth My Heart“ by L. C. Rosen was a delight to read.😊
More about the book:
https://www.levacrosen.com/goth
It is set in Sleepy Hollow (yes, the town with the legend of the Headless Horseman). The story is not only very #queer, but also #wholesome.
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The author who exposed Facebook got banned [by Facebook] from talking about her book"
This video by readwithcindy sparked my interest, I haven't read the book yet.
Sarah Wynn-Williams' memoir
"Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism"
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New on my e-book reader: volume 1 - 4 of "The Murderbot Diaries" by Martha Wells. I am going to read the German translation, I heard it is quite good.
I have started reading the #horror novel "Camp Damascus" by Chuck Tingle.
To me, this is a truly uncomfortable read, for a reason that I did not expect:
Protagonist Rose has a devout and possible fundamentalist Christian family and was raised accordingly.
I have no religious trauma, but it is sort of painful to read how Rose constantly thinks and talks about what Jesus, God and the church want from her, how parts of media and pop culture are forbidden to her and more.
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Reading "Loveless" by Alice Oseman, a YA novel. The main character, Georgia, loves Romance, but only in theory. As she later finds out, she is on the #asexual and #aromantic spectrum.
Before this, she desperately wants to have love, romance and sex. Because that is what everybody wants, or so she assumes.
This reminded me of a childhood dream I had. I very much wanted to learn Ballet.
However, that wasn't meant to be, because I have a walking disability.