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Montag, 1. April 2013

"The Fear Index" by Robert Harris

Summary: In the secretive inner circle of the ultra-rich, Alex Hoffmann is a legend.
He has developed a method of playing the financial markets that generates billions of pounds. It is a system that thrives on panic - and feeds on fear.
And then, in the early hours of one morning, his life is threatened when a terrifying intruder breaches the elaborate security of his lakeside home.
So begins a waking nightmare of violence and paranoia as Alex attempts - with increasing desperation - to discover who is trying to destroy him.
Before it's too late...

Mittwoch, 6. Februar 2013

“The Perks of Being a Wallflower" von Stephen Chbosky

Zitat: When I was done reading the poem, everyone was quiet. A very sad quiet. But the amazing thing was, that it wasn't a bad sad at all. It was just something that made everyone look around at each other and know they were there. Sam and Patrick looked at me. And I looked at them. And I think they knew. Not anything specific really. They just knew. And I think that's all you can ever ask from a friend.

Montag, 2. Juli 2012

"Inkheart" von Cornelia Funke

SummaryOne cruel night, Meggie's father reads aloud from Inkheart, and an evil ruler named Capricorn escapes the boundaries of the book, landing in their living room. Suddenly, Meggie's in the middle of the kind of adventure she thought only took place in fairy tales. Somehow she must master the magic that has conjured up this nightmare. Can she change the course of the story that has changed her life forever?
Some books should be tasted
some devoured,
but only a few
should be chewed and digested thoroughly. (S. 8)