Rezensionen und Kommentare

Richtig gut geschrieben, eine Familienchronik aus dem ungarischen Adel, über Krieg, Vertreibung, Enteignung, Flucht... historisch Interessantes und leichte Tendenzen zu magischem Realismus eingeschlossen. Was mir fehlte, war ein alles einklammernder Handlungsbogen, die eher episodischen Erzählfragmente sind in ihrem Tempo und ihrer Ausführlichkeit etwas inhomogen. Trotzdem dringende Leseempfehlung.

Richtig gut geschrieben, eine Familienchronik aus dem ungarischen Adel, über Krieg, Vertreibung, Enteignung, Flucht... historisch Interessantes und leichte Tendenzen zu magischem Realismus eingeschlossen. Was mir fehlte, war ein alles einklammernder Handlungsbogen, die eher episodischen Erzählfragmente sind in ihrem Tempo und ihrer Ausführlichkeit etwas inhomogen. Trotzdem dringende Leseempfehlung.

I'm deeply moved by this novel. Some scenes in this book are really hard to bear. But its language is so strong and so beautiful in its coarseness, and the characters are so real and deeply tragic and unforgettable. Wow.

This was incredibly exciting, I couldn't put it away. It's a kind of thriller with some horror elements, but it's also much more than that.The way it is written is unique. I can't tell you more without giving to much away.

This was incredibly exciting, I couldn't put it away. It's a kind of thriller with some horror elements, but it's also much more than that.The way it is written is unique. I can't tell you more without giving to much away.

This was fun. Once I found out, that the storyline was derived from a Doctor Who Episode Adams had written, I couldn't get the fact off my mind again. Nevertheless, it's a very accomplished storyline, perhaps a bit too complex an fast-paced in the end, because when I had finished it, I wasn't able to tie up all the loose ends without consulting a summary. A book you best read twice.