Mr Fred

Not quite as exciting or original as the previous books but still entertaining.

A deep insight into one of America's most violent gangs. The story is well told, and from beginning to end it is hard not to be repeatedly struck by the pointlessness of it all, the toxicity and sadness.

Another great book in the series. Rüdiger is as full of himself as ever.

Another good book in the series. Recommended.

A fun story about lots of lessons learned. I like this series.

Good primer on the value of psychological safety in the workplace, especially when it comes to allegedly unmanageable millennials. Nothing truly unique or groundbreaking in here, but a definite must-read for the boomers who don't understand why their “human capital” keeps quitting faster than they can fire them when the quarterly numbers don't add up.

Not the best Bond. Plenty of action especially towards the end, but also fairly single threaded and simplistic. Another variant of the brilliant billionaire villain.

Pretty good, though a fairly predictable story

Great young reader story about trust, confidence, forgiveness, and such. Entertaining as always.

Great book about an accidental basic mystery. Recommended

Pretty entertaining and not as “cringe” as I thought it might be, given the title and the target audience.

A remarkable book. Decades later, Baldwin still remarks right on the mark (though I suspect he wishes he wasn't).

Wow, such a fun book, despite I'm slightly out of the target age range

Stöbermann is a great character!

Not for the faint of heart - sad, revolting, intriguing, appalling.

A tremendously fun book. Few people understand both the science and the magic of the world's top auto race championship in the way Newey does, all the while remaining remarkably down to earth and human. I enjoyed every second of it.

A classic, rapid, undoubtedly LSD-fueled descent into absurdity. And it turns out the Disney movie really does do it justice.

Pretty interesting though lacking detail, which is unfortunate because the people, the procedures, the setbacks and successes all deserve much more justice than this book is doing them.

Over all, however, a decent book especially for people hearing about any of this for the first time.

Creepy. Riveting. Creepy some more.

Turns out, a war crime doesn't become any more glamorous or less gruesome if committed with an air of moral superiority.

An outstanding book. The time travel motif makes for a tremendously complicated plotline, but the author brings it together in an exciting, engaging story that I had a hard time putting down.

Slight downsides are that the reader has to suspend their disbelief so far that at times the author simply has to explain a lot rather than show it. Finally, some of the commentary about the future turned out a lot more cheesy than entertaining, which is unfortunate.

All in all, a great book though. Recommended!

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Kurzweilig, bisschen gruselig, unterhaltsam.

An epic (literally and figuratively) vendetta against the men that have destroyed his life. A literary masterpiece.

While the backstory of new characters gets lengthy at times, and the functions of the Paris high society can be confusing (so much so that Dumas towards the end repeatedly breaks the fourth wall to make sure the reader does not get lost entirely), if you make it all the way through, you won't regret it.

Interesting, and it appears, timeless, view at a medical internship in the US. Full of disillusion and blunt analysis, but also much less entertaining than the witty and cynical House of God, which I enjoyed a lot more.

An uncharacteristic choice for me, a self help book, which I usually despise. They either trivialize complex situations with assertions of unearned wisdom, or worse they espouse a rather unabashed self-aggrandizement as they recount their journey of self-discovery that the author gets preeeetttyy close to as he humble-brags about the years he spent fucking everything that walks in a couple dozen countries.

And yet it's a pretty solid read. Stop giving a fuck about things that don't matter, and double down on the fucks you give about the things that align with your values. Can't disagree with that.