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Originally Posted by Mivo
I also picked up a copy of Er ist wieder da, a German satirical "autobiography" of Hitler, who finds himself waking up in Berlin of 2011, and tries to win over the country a second time. So far it is a delicious novel. The author imitates Hitler's writing style (Mein Kampf) and way of talking superbly, and it's clever, comic, tongue-in-cheek and thought-provoking. Like political cabaret in book form.
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really like the sound of this. Looking forward to it becoming available in English translation.
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Originally Posted by Apache
This book sounds very interesting and I will be getting it. Amazon UK is showing March 27, 2014 as the release date for the ebook translation. Amazon.com is showing the same date, but only for the Hard Cover.
Apache
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Thanks for the info - I had a quick look to try to find out when it would be available. Where on Amazon did you find the details - I couldn't find it?
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Originally Posted by DrNefario
A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton. The first outing for California private eye Kinsey Millhone. I enjoyed this, although I spotted the villain a mile off. (I didn't really work out the whys and hows, just that tradition dictated that it had to be this person.) A first-person narrative is always engaging. I wonder if they still drink and drive so much now they're up to W?
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W is still set in the '80s, so yes, they still do. I was a bit surprised when Kinsey started downing glasses of white wine at a bar/club in
W is for Wasted - I noted there was no clarification of how she got back to her hotel (where she awoke with a bad hangover), even though she had driven to the bar.