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[2 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 673 views]
PS: I Love You

Love the book. Love the movie.
Usually I dislike book adaptions; they twist the story until it will appeal to a wide spectrum of an audience and the beauty of the printed pages just gets lost. So I was especially sceptic when one of my all time favorite books was transferred to the big screen.I first stumbled upon ‘PS: I love you’ the year it was released. A friend lend it to me, back then it was the German edition. And boy, did it make an impression on me.
The story focusses …

Books, Personal, Sitrep »

[24 Jul 2008 | 6 Comments | 361 views]
t-1.5 days

Now, I passed my exam today as well (2.0, yay!), went to work (another: yay!) and upon coming home found three (!) Amazon packages waiting for me.
The only problem is: it’s not my birthday yet! So I can’t open any of the packages though two of them are full of books I ordered myself, I just don’t know which ones! *argh* This is hell!
And to my surprise another book is now listed as “purchased” on my Wish List that I certainly did not buy. This list thing is working much …

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[23 Jul 2008 | 8 Comments | 234 views]

I just watched “The Golden Compass“, which was terrific (and I will give it a full review later), but of course the ending … how on earth is this story ending? I have no idea and since I will cash in another book voucher this week, I have already ordered the “His Dark Materials” Trilogy by Philip Pullman. There is a re-seller on Amazon who offers hardcover books second hand. I get the whole trilogy for the price you’d normally pay for one paperback. I am SO excited! (And I …