Retired linguist/law/IT. Avid reader in all languages (see polyglot.city/@FrankauLux/), both paper and ebooks. Mostly fictions these days.
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65% complete! François has read 34 of 52 books.
En vacances sur la côte du Norfolk, l'inspecteur Dalgliesh compte bien oublier Scotland Yard pour quelque temps. Il se promène, …
Sur un paquebot voyageant de New York à Buenos Aires, se rencontrent deux joueurs d’échecs …
excellent et recommandé ; très court mais tres bon. Il me semble qu'on en a fait un film ?
Sur un paquebot voyageant de New York à Buenos Aires, se rencontrent deux joueurs d’échecs que tout sépare : le …
Deux ans plus tôt, le petit Noah Garrisson a disparu. Et même si son corps …
Not a good book. The mystery is ok but it's badly written. There are many good books out there. This is not one of them. Don't waste your time. Or I am not in the target audience. Whatever.
Deux ans plus tôt, le petit Noah Garrisson a disparu. Et même si son corps n’a jamais été retrouvé, personne …
As much as the first book was captivating, this one feels disappointing. It's like taking a book to describe the problem and then give the answer in a couple of lines. Must read if you have read the Bowl, but.... Or maybe it's just me :-)
Very interesting and reminiscent of the Rama saga by A.C. Clarke. The end of book one is just that, you need book 2 for answers (I hope !!!)
Dans son appartement, le personnage, contrebassiste de l'« Orchestre national » âgé de trente-cinq ans, …
Comment toujours, excellent Suskind. conseille
Dans son appartement, le personnage, contrebassiste de l'« Orchestre national » âgé de trente-cinq ans, présente son instrument au public, …
End a bit disappointing but otherwise interesting, as usual with Poe
Stunningly rejacketed as part of a major reinvention of this neglected 20th century masterSet in …
Not exactly what I expected, even if to be honest I don't know what I expected. All in all a nice story, but not really my favorite author.
Stunningly rejacketed as part of a major reinvention of this neglected 20th century masterSet in the bohemian cafe society of …
