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Sep 01, 2009 03:35

So, I turned 21.
That was good. Had a nice birthday, too. I got some neat loot, including underwear, Drakensang and books.
I am here to talk about the books. I could instead talk about how since I last updated this, I started learning French, working out and generally had some amazing experiences, but instead, I'm going to rant about German ( Read more... )

nerdy stuff, up way too early morning late, birthday, rants, books, crazy, awesome

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jakrian September 1 2009, 15:30:21 UTC

Ooo, I need to find that one (and tear my hair out over dechiffring it if I find it in German)!

And possibly the Jim Knapp (Knopf?) books.
...Does Michael Ende sound horrible in German too? :

kentrin September 2 2009, 16:17:34 UTC

I must, with great shame, confess that I never actually read the Neverending Story or Momo as a kid, I just watched the movie. THERE GOES MY BOOK CRED, OH NOES. The Jim Knopf stories are really well-written though, mostly because of the simpler, more clear-cut language Ende is able to use. Maybe children's stories give a different impression, or have their own standards for dialogue, where you don't expect as much and never get quite disappointed, even when everyone talks, by all means, horribly cliché.
Another reason is that Ende avoids the most common pitfalls of description and overly long sentences, which makes the books both easier to read and a good bunch less anooying.
So, if you like the Lummerland universe, go pick 'em up! Derp derp.

Also, it's good to hear of you again, you crazyhead.

starbomber109 December 10 2009, 19:59:54 UTC

That book sounds awesome, and I SWEAR I have heard of this series before...but I'm not sure where, now I've got to try and find it.

(btw, I would totally stab someone with a tuning fork if they were that tone-deff)

tamanth December 30 2009, 01:19:07 UTC

Uhm. Here via friendsfriends and your default icon, let's just say: I more or less stumbled into your corner of the web.
Have you read House of Leaves? Because it employs the same meta-elements that Moers' Stadt does, perhaps even a little excessively. It is not as accessible (as it is not a plotty novel), but since you referenced Goethe and Schiller, you might like it. (I dare say you will like it.)

Right, off again.