Reading German Books in 2020 discussion

Aiming for level 2 - edited

1. The River
2. The Wall
3. Something by Jenny Erpenbeck, The End of Days or Visitation maybe both ? Suggested by Britta and both were on my goodreads TBR
4.+ TBD

After checking my physical bookshelf seems I also have (unread)
Siddhartha Hermann Hesse
The End of Loneliness Benedict Wells

Some library requests
Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home Nora Krug
Comedy in a Minor Key Hans Keilson

Even just one book a month seems doable so I might even level up :)

I was talking to my husband about the Wall, it was such an important book to me.

As for Erpenbeck: I'd recommend The End of Days or Visitation

First book completed, started with this as it was on my physical shelf and was short :).

1. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse 3 stars

Also on my physical shelf, The End of Loneliness by Benedict Wells

Waiting on library requests for
Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home by Nora Krug
Comedy in a Minor Key by Hans Keilson

Second book completed Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home by Nora Krug excellent

1. Siddhartha
2. Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home

Book three Comedy in a Minor Key by Hans Keilson 4 stars
Bailed on the River

1. Siddhartha
2. Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home
3. Comedy in a Minor Key

Book four another graphic novel Irmina by Barbara Yelin based on the letters and documents of her grandmother, imagines the path of an "ordinary German" during WW2. Really nice full color artwork of looks like charcoal sketch with pastel coloring. 5 stars


1. Siddhartha
2. Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home
3. Comedy in a Minor Key
4. Irmina

Book five (surprised I'm at five this soon) Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ by Giulia Enders more pop science but quite informative I think and had delightful illustrations by the authors sister. 4 stars


1. Siddhartha
2. Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home
3. Comedy in a Minor Key
4. Irmina 
5. Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ

Been a long time since my last German book, unless I missed something, read The Artificial Silk Girl by Irmgard Keun a look at early 1930s Germany/ Berlin, excellent gets progressively darker.

1. Siddhartha
2. Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home
3. Comedy in a Minor Key
4. Irmina
5. Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ
6. The Artificial Silk Girl

Officially reached Seewinkel !