en-US Wed, 09 Apr 2025 05:35:37 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Friend1420094409 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 05:35:37 -0700 ReadStatus9289105143 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 05:27:12 -0700 /review/show/7474957957 Emma wants to read SEOUL SHADOWS: Book 1 : CIPHER SEOUL TRILOGY by Yuna Lim
]]> ReadStatus9285286498 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 06:05:28 -0700 /review/show/7472370649 Emma wants to read Light Rains Sometimes Fall: A British Year through Japan’s 72 Ancient Seasons by Lev Parikian
]]> ReadStatus9283266947 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:06:54 -0700 /review/show/4119448455 Emma started reading Des diables et des saints by Jean-Baptiste Andrea
]]> Review7456160897 Sun, 06 Apr 2025 18:13:13 -0700 /review/show/7456160897 Emma gave 4 stars to Moominvalley in November (Paperback) by Tove Jansson
bookshelves: middlegrade, read-in-2025
]]> Review7464507856 Sat, 05 Apr 2025 13:36:00 -0700 /review/show/7464507856 Emma gave 5 stars to Philomel Cottage: A Short Story (Kindle Edition) by Agatha Christie
bookshelves: classicsclub, listened-to, mysteries, read-in-2025
Alix just got married. But she keeps having a scary dream where her ex-fiancé kills her new husband. In the dream, she actually thanks the killer, which upsets her. What's going on here?
wow, I loved this one a lot!
I probably listened to it already, as it's part of the Witness for the Prosecution collection, but I had no memory of it.
I love the gothic atmosphere of it, and that the suspense and ambiguity about what's going on are still present at the very end.
It's even more powerful if you are familiar with Philomel's identity in Greek mythology. There's even a reference to nightingales!

]]> Review5516051553 Sat, 05 Apr 2025 10:28:40 -0700 /review/show/5516051553 Emma gave 3 stars to The Prefect (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency #1) by Alastair Reynolds
bookshelves: scifi, listened-to, read-in-2025
]]> ReadStatus9265932396 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 05:19:12 -0700 /review/show/7458892293 Emma wants to read Waste Wars: The Wild Afterlife of Your Trash by Alexander Clapp
]]> Review1453568332 Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:54:08 -0700 /review/show/1453568332 Emma gave 5 stars to Confusion (Paperback) by Stefan Zweig
bookshelves: classicsclub, read-in-2025
MY VERDICT:
A masterful exploration of obsession, emotional turmoil, and intellectual passion, in a complex mentorship with an enigmatic teacher.

This was my first book by Stefan Zweig, and I am quite impressed. I definitely want to read more by him.
Wow, what a fabulous psychological study of characters!

In his excellent introduction (covering Zweig’s life), George Prochanik says that Zweig wrote this novel when he was at the height of his career. It certainly shows, in the way he can present the evolution of emotions and the psychological world.
The original title in German is actually Confusion of Emotions.

Check my full review, with quotations:
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