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"Garou : ein Schaf-Thriller" von Leonie Swann (2010) ist zur Abwechslung mal ein ganz aktueller Titel. Und zusammenfassend lässt sich sagen: Unfassbar!! Die irische Schafsherde um das klügste Schaf Miss Maple sind mit ihrer Schäferin Rebecca in Frankreich - der Schnee liegt hoch und die Ziegen von der Nachbarweide nerven und stinken. Die "Europäer" können nicht sprechen, sondern quaken alle nur. Der Wald ist fast so unheimlich wie der Tierarzt und das ein Loup-Garou, also ein Werwolf, umgeht und Rehe und wer weiß, was sonst noch reißt, ist nicht sehr beruhigend. Dann liegt ein Toter auf der Weide und die Schafe geraten auch in Gefahr..
Ich fand es wirklich spannend, da ich aber nicht viele Thriller lese, liegt mein Siedpunkt evtl. etwas niedrig.. Außerdem geht mir Tierquälerei (auch wenn sie nur geplant wird) sehr nahe - so nahe, dass mir an einer Stelle direkt die Tränen kamen..
Um die Spannung geht es hier ja auch gar nicht - sondern viel mehr um die Schafe, die ich unsagbar witzig finde.
Es gibt nicht nur einen Werwolf - nein, sogar ein Werhuhn (!), mysteriöse Ziegen, eine ehemalige Nervenheilanstalt, "Hygiänen" und dann soll ein Auto mit einer romantischen (und pädagogischen) Autogeschichte zum Fahren überredet werden - schwierig, wenn man sonst am liebsten Geschichten mit Schafen und Heuhaufen hört und jetzt in die Autoperspektive umdenken soll..
Wenn Ihr schon immer Eure "Wollensstärke" verbessern wolltet, solltet Ihr zu diesem Buch greifen, denn hier wird viel gewollt.. ;")
Wer "Glennkill : ein Schafskrimi" nicht kennt, kann auch mit diesem Band anfangen - sollte aber um seines Glückes willen das erste Buch trotzdem dringend lesen!! Darin lernt Ihr eine Menge - unter anderem das Spaten keine Krankheit sind..
- Risiken und Nebenwirkungen: Ihr werdet Eure Umgebung mit anderen Augen sehen - eben aus der Schafsperspektive - und damit unsagbar logisch.
- Für Nichtleser: Das Buch gibt es bereits als Hörbuch im Handel. Andrea Sawatzki liest die Hörbuchfassung, die in der momentanen Auflage allerdings angeblich ein paar Schwächen aufweisen soll - kann ich nicht bestätigen: ICH bin Leserin. :")
- Woher nehmen: Bisher nur in gebundener Version zu erhalten. ISBN 978-3-442-31224-5
Hey, this looks all gorgeously! Very creative and wonderful crazy. I think if it was written in English, people would really appreciate your blog. It seems most Germans aren't quite interested in really beautiful things ... Are they?
AntwortenLöschenThank you for passing by! I once tried to do this blog in English but it didn't seem to do the job. Besides I am much more eloquent in German than in English.. But maybe I should try a Blog about books in English parallel to this one..
AntwortenLöschenOh Irene, I didn't visit you to make you follow my blog, but thank you so much!
AntwortenLöschenThis is how I discovered you: If you have "42nd Street" on the profile and click on that, you'll get over a hundred blogspot users. There are only three people who write (precisely) "42nd Street (1933)". So I found a German blogger with a very American blog (yes indeed, very American taste - perhaps even mind!). I'm sure other Americans would praise your blog ...
We have a French girl, Camille, she's very cute and 'we' all love her very much. She started at the same time as you did. I saw you know this 'we' already: The classic movie blog-scene is kind of nice family: I felt at once you might belong there ...
To me those 'epicenters' "Hollywood Dreamland" and "Gingerology" seem to be very essential: It seems you meet the whole classic film fan-scene there and that's very exciting. In April I decided at once: "Here I'll stay." I was right, there's always high-life and people are very kind.
What did you try before: German books in English? Sorry, can't work. I thought this was a movie blog!? But it looks gorgeous anyway.
How about a blog about Marylin Monroe, Ester Williams and Bette Davis, with such beautiful design as here?
Irene, do you know Irene Dunne? I love her very much!
Thank you for all your nive comments.
AntwortenLöschenI know Irene Dunne only from "The awful truth" - and loved her!! She is so funny! Especially when she claims to be the sister of Cary Grant! :")
I know from your profile that you love Jean Arthur - and she is one of my favourite 1930ies actrices. So: !yay! (just yay! that's enough.)
This blog is about books - but mostly books who became Hollywood movies (I am a real silver screen addict..), biographies and some books settled in the 1890ies - 1960ies.
I thought I should NOT make ANOTHER movie blog, because there are so many out there and I felt I would be kind of the creepy kid from the other side of the street imitating the cool kids..
Oh yes, Irene Dunne then as phony drunk and her crazy automobile radio: That music is exactly what I love - really hot pre-swing! Well, the car ends up going down the slope with a red-hot trombone solo - too swell!
AntwortenLöschenThese days I see Irene in ROBERTA. I'm always crying while she's singing - can't help it. Her "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" is too divine!
Jean came like a flash in my live. I was just a tap-dancing Ginger Rogers fan until then. Jean is very much like me, I consider her my spiritual sister. Everywhere you read she was a mystery-girl and nobody could understand her. Well, I can explain Jean, because I think and feel almost the same. I love her like a real sister.
Yes, many of your books are even in English, as I see now. Not another movie blog? Hm, many movie blogs are just flat, only very few are really good. I thought your film blog would be one of those high-level ones. I'm not a Marylin Monroe fan, but I think she deserves a really intelligent blog. Didn't see something like that yet.
Hohoho, I'm the creepy kid! My critical attitude makes almost everyone nervous, haha. As Jean was the enfant terrible in Hollywood. Camille for example is quite tame. She's a French girl, but it seems all the Americans like her very much. While reading her stuff, I always hear a French accent. Very cute!
Most Americans are conservative, but very polite and warm-hearted. I heard that Germans often would be irritated, because they think all that kindness was too much and it couldn't be real and honest. But if you accept this and answer friendly, Americans are very very open.
Well, American rappers may be "cool", but we classic movie fans are "swell". That's the difference. :)