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Marzahn, Mon Amour by Katja Oskamp
3.0
Marzahn, Mon Amour is the author's semi-autobiographical love letter to the East Berlin suburb of Marzahn and those who dwell within its towering core.
Told in a series of vignette-like chapters, it is a beautifully tender look at humanity and the intricacies of everyday life.
Oskamp meanders gently from client to client using gorgeous free flowing prose to portray many layers of humour and life-affirming warmth.
A gorgeous short character study for those who want to lose themselves in the mundanities of day to day living but not one for those in need of plot driven reads.
I switched between the audiobook and paperback. The narrator had a perfectly complementary soothing tone which carried Oskamp’s character flawlessly to the listener; however I also feel the reader may benefit from the ability to linger more with the paperback given the quality of the writing.
Read If You Like
•Character study based literature
•Descriptive flowing prose
For Fans Of
•Ronan Hession
•Elaine Feeney
Favourite Line
“The middle years, when you're neither young nor old, are fuzzy years. You can no longer see the shore you started from, but you can't yet get a clear enough view of the shore you're heading for. You spend these years thrashing about in the middle of a big lake, out of breath, flagging from the tedium of swimming. You pause, at a loss, and turn around in circles, again and again. Fear sets in, the fear of sinking halfway, without a sound, without a cause.”
Told in a series of vignette-like chapters, it is a beautifully tender look at humanity and the intricacies of everyday life.
Oskamp meanders gently from client to client using gorgeous free flowing prose to portray many layers of humour and life-affirming warmth.
A gorgeous short character study for those who want to lose themselves in the mundanities of day to day living but not one for those in need of plot driven reads.
I switched between the audiobook and paperback. The narrator had a perfectly complementary soothing tone which carried Oskamp’s character flawlessly to the listener; however I also feel the reader may benefit from the ability to linger more with the paperback given the quality of the writing.
Read If You Like
•Character study based literature
•Descriptive flowing prose
For Fans Of
•Ronan Hession
•Elaine Feeney
Favourite Line
“The middle years, when you're neither young nor old, are fuzzy years. You can no longer see the shore you started from, but you can't yet get a clear enough view of the shore you're heading for. You spend these years thrashing about in the middle of a big lake, out of breath, flagging from the tedium of swimming. You pause, at a loss, and turn around in circles, again and again. Fear sets in, the fear of sinking halfway, without a sound, without a cause.”