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Michael is starting The Sleepwalkers (The Sleepwalkers, #1-3)
The first novels, the Romantics reads like a late Victorian novel in the English translation and I assume the German is similar. The language is formal and carefully phrased in the Victorian style. However, I found it kind of stilted. They were very few characters, the hero, his one friend, his parents, his Polish mistress, the woman he marries and her parents. The friend is therefore sort of
Aug 28, 2026 02:18AM Add a comment
The Sleepwalkers (The Sleepwalkers, #1-3)

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Michael is reading The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
This history of our knowledge of cancer is a great introduction to the story of cancer research, prevention and treatment. I learned a lot. Mukherjee is an effective writer who focuses on the researchers, and the patients, as well as the science.
Mar 16, 2023 10:27AM Add a comment
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

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