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This Winter by Alice Oseman

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emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Rory Shy: Der schüchterne Detektiv by Oliver Schlick

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Sehr süßes und lustiges Kinderbuch, auch als Erwachsene gut lesbar und unterhaltsam.

Ein gutes und kniffliges Mystery, eine kleine Romanze (der Erwachsenen), ein flauschiger tierischer sehr ängstlicher Begleiter und ein Dedektiv*innenduo das unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnte. Was braucht mensch mehr?

Es wird über Schüchternheit, introvertiert sein und extrovertiert sein gesprochen und dass beides eben normal ist - und dass die offene, gesprächige und mutige Matilda und der (wer hätte es gedacht) schüchterne, zurückhaltende und ängstliche Rory Shy einiges von einander lernen können.

Natürlich sind die Charaktere und die Geschichte nicht besonders realistisch und tendenziell absurd, aber das macht ja den Charme des Buches aus.

Alles in allem 4 von 5 Sternen.

The Hobbit: or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I like this book. It was quite easy to read (english is not my first language) even though it's so old.
I love the scenic descriptions of this colourful and adventureous world. I can also identify myself with Bilbo a lot, like so many others, he's quite lovable and he's heroic even though he's not (at least not in the beginning).
The writing is quite funny and lighthearted and depicts real people/hobbits/dwarfs/... with real emotions with quite many problems on their journeys.
I also enjoyed being curious again and again about what would happen next, Tolkien draws the reader nicely in into the story playing in this fantastic world.

That said i don't really understand gandalfs role in all of this and how he knew how it'd pan out okay?
Anyways my biggest complaint is that this book does not just fail the bechdel test, it sh*ts on it. Not one specific female person or animal is mentioned or god forbids has a significant role. Women are only mentioned twice? and are really slight. I understand that this book is old but still. Apparently I had my hopes to high up.

In conclusion a good fantasy book that was the precursor for many more to come. But also a little bit overrated in this day and age.

Winterhouse by Ben Guterson

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced