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(Wolfgang Borchert, 1947)

heavy post-WW2 drama about reintegration, war, morality and guilt. worth a read though a very german perspective that one should not necessarily fuck with

(Wolf Haas, 2025)

Escherian “braided” novel with two interacting plots of crime and personal drama (though its not a detective novel or anything) each containing the other as a piece of in-universe fiction. very well executed, humorous but not too light, good read for a hospital stay

(Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1922)

he applies some decent analysis from my unknowing point of view but some of his views about, say, equality, are a bit bizarre and were revised at some point from what i remember. in particular the whole conclusions about philosophy are rather strange to me

(Bob Teague, ~1970?) anecdotes to the author’s son about blackness, the civil rights movement, and reconciling your own fame and wealth with your politics and so on. nice read, though not always agreeable due to how much the author commits to the lifestyle in question. but that creates some interesting conflicting thoughts while reading here and there.

(Umberto Eco, 2003)

collection of newspaper columns about societal changes in the new millenium. some of them turned out rather accurate some i found a bit obnoxious idk i honestly dont remember much

(Saul Kripke, 1971)

lecture notes on contingency vs necessity, a priori vs a posteriori identity judgements leading to a refutation of a particular theory of consciousness. surprisingly accessible and worth a read, enjoyed it a lot

(Eleonora Roldán Mendívil & Bafta Sarbo et al, 2023)

Marxist perspectives on racism in contemporary germany as well as coloniality, gender relations, etc. each essay is a great read, highly acclaimed and rightfully so. if you speak german read this

(Colectivo Situationes, 2004)

the escrache were (are? unclear) a surprisingly successful movement and type of protest in argentina to identify, and (not a bad thing!) harass officials of the junta a solid 20 years after the fact. this book contains reflections and dialogues about their aims and methods as well as the new political dynamics this yielded. i have no idea whether theres a spanish original or english translation but i gained a lot from reading this both with regards to argentina in particular and political tactics in general

(Verónica Orsi et al, 2024)

Latin american feminist perspectives from diaspora in german speaking countries. some intriguing essays and short stories here and there, though not quite as interesting as i expected it to be idk

(Sylvia Sasse, 2023) weird liberal analysis on inversion of concepts as a tool to exercise power. has a few interesting aspects especially wrt nietzsche but does overall not seem particularly enlightening to me

(Trygve Gulbranssen, 1930s?) novella on a norwegian lumberjack at the end of his life, scared of returning to the place he came from. about receiving kindness where do you not expect it, and what it takes to seek it out. wasnt aware this was part of a trilogy though. generally nice

(Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre, 2017) protocols of the rather bizarre readings of the author’s previous works. fun!

(Hermann Hesse, 1922) quite astounding in its beauty. not sure what to say really

(Diedrich Diederischsen, 2023) complex and somewhat difficult to read but interesting. constructs a theory of pop music not at all from a musical standpoint, but rather from one that reflects the notion of indexicality, performance and corporality.