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Reader of all sorts of fiction, and non-fiction mostly about urbanism, technology, or anything else that piques my curiosity.
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Christof rated People from My Neighbourhood: 5 stars
Christof rated Sweet Bean Paste: 5 stars
Sweet Bean Paste by Dorian Sukegawa, Alison Watts
Sentaro has failed. He has a criminal record, drinks too much, and his dream of becoming a writer is just …
Christof rated Before the Coffee Gets Cold: 4 stars
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
[Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary] What would you change if you could go back in time?
In a small back …
Christof rated Earthlings: 4 stars
Earthlings by Ginny Tapley Takemori, 村田沙耶香, 村田沙耶香
Natsuki isn't like the other girls. She has a wand and a transformation mirror. She might be a witch, or …
Christof rated Built on Sand: 5 stars
Vertigo by W. G. Sebald
Vertigo (German: Schwindel. Gefühle., "Dizziness. Feelings.") is a 1990 novel and the first by the German author W. G. Sebald. …
Christof rated Year of the Monkey: 4 stars
10:04 by Ben Lerner
"A beautiful and utterly original novel about making art, love, and children during the twilight of an empire Ben Lerner's …
Weather by Jenny Offill
Weather is a 2020 novel by American writer Jenny Offill. The novel is narrated by a college librarian, Lizzie. The …
Christof rated The faraway nearby: 5 stars
The faraway nearby by Rebecca Solnit
A companion to "A Field Guide for Getting Lost" explores the ways that people construct lives from stories and connect …
Christof rated Kudos: A Novel: 4 stars
Just Kids by Patti Smith
Just Kids is a memoir by Patti Smith, published on January 19, 2010, documenting her relationship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe."I …
Christof rated Visitation: 4 stars
Christof rated The language of cities: 3 stars
The language of cities by Deyan Sudjic
The director of the Design Museum defines the greatest artefact of all time: the city. We live in a world …