Here are my #ThrowbackThursday reviews from June 2016.
We are going back to the time between the two wars, we can see both the life in Ankara and Berlin during that time behind a classic set-up. A man and a woman, a love story that doesn't have much hope.
The story of a young man trying to find himself, a story about James Joyce himself, his character Stephen Dedalus is partly autobiographical. Stephen comes from a poor Irish family who goes to a religious boarding school which he has to leave for financial reasons.
Landers, Brian "Empires Apart. A History of American and Russian Imperialism" - 2010
This summarizes almost all of Europe's history as well as the North American one, compares both "empires" in chronological order and gives a great overview over today's' troubles, as well. There is so much information with so many details in this book, it's amazing how the author managed to put it all on under 600 pages.
This memoir wasn't written by a president. It wasn't even written by a president-hopeful. Barack Obama had just finished his law school and was starting in politics, so I believe he wanted a real book about his inheritence.
One thing is for sure, he is a great author.
Satrapi, Marjane "Persepolis. The Story of a Childhood" (French: Persepolis) - 2000
I would have never thought I'd enjoy a graphical novel this much. This is not just another comic strip, it's a memoir, a historical novel. This is the story of a young child growing up in wartime.
Webster, Jean "Daddy Longlegs" - 1912
A favourite classic book for everyone who was lucky enough to read it at the time. A wonderful story about an orphan who gets the chance to get a higher education because a rich man is willing to pay for it. His only condition is that she writes a letter to him about her life once a month.
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