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Das Geheimnis der verlorenen Zeit
Das Geheimnis der verlorenen Zeit | John Wray
23 posts | 13 read | 37 to read
Das Geheimnis der verlorenen Zeit ist einer der megalomanischsten Romane der jngeren amerikanischen Literaturgeschichte: ein gewitzter, raffinierter Mix aus Wissenschaft, Philosophie, Pop und Unterhaltung. Ein wilder Abenteuertrip, vom Wien der Jahrhundertwende bis ins Manhattan der Gegenwart, von der ersten Dimension in die vierte. Eingeschlossen in einer Blase angehaltener Zeit sitzt der junge Waldemar Tolliver in einem vermllten Apartment am Central Park in New York und versucht, Herr seiner Geschichte zu werden. (Aber vielleicht hat er auch nur zu viel Science-Fiction gelesen.) ber hundert Jahre Familiengeschichte muss er erforschen und verstehen, um wieder in die Welt zurckkehren zu knnen. (Glaubt er.) Ein grandioses Panorama breitet sich aus: Waldemars Urgrovater, Produzent eingelegter Gurken und Hobbyphysiker aus dem k.u.k. Znaim, war dem Geheimnis der Zeit auf der Spur. Nein, besser noch: dem Geheimnis menschlicher Reisen durch die Zeit! Leider gingen die Unterlagen bei einem dummen Unfall mit einem Automobil verloren. Drei Generationen von Tollivers Genies, Kriminelle, Verlierer, Visionre ruhen fortan nicht, das Geheimnis zu lften, obwohl bald ein deutscher Patentamtsangestellter namens Einstein mit ganz hnlichen Theorien Schlagzeilen machen wird ... Um es mit Jonathan Lethem zu sagen: John Wray ist die nchste Welle der amerikanischen Literatur.
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Ferihearted
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Super enjoyable and a book within a book which I really kinda love

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Avanders
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1. RL Book group brunch tomorrow! Otherwise, nothing much planned...
2. My week, my year, my 30s? (& yes, I own the tagged book ☺️)
3. Tough one.. Eagle River, WI is probably right up there, though...
4. No pets, but I'd rather become good friends with a sloth
5. Idk, 1000-something? (Living in the sunny, sunny mountain desert sometimes gets to me 😁). I think it was actually mid-90s...
#FriYayIntro @jesshowbooks

Christine Aww, Eagle River!! My parents‘ good friends had a cabin there that we would visit every summer. 6y
Eggs I visit my sis every year in Three Lakes 6y
Avanders @Christine it's the best! My husband's family had a cabin there since the 50s, and I've been visiting since 2000'ish.. with family developments (grandparents passing away and other sad events ?), the "cabin" is now owned by my SIL and they're even installing a finished basement as we speak! Can't wait to see it. @Eggs ooh I love Three Lakes too! Such a great little town! We may be going "up north" this Christmas.. ?❄️? 6y
Eggs @Avanders we always go to Eagle Lake and often the UP ! My sis and hubs have a lovely home right on the lake. I have the lower level all to myself with my own bathroom and a nice library in the other guest room. The best escape! I hope the weather is nice for your "north" Christmas trip! 6y
Christine So fun!! 6y
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The.Intentional.Reader
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I know it‘s been said to not judge a book by its cover but come on, some of them have really nice covers - like this one.

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AMVP
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#catchingup on #septembowie #day23 - #timewillcrawl

Gonna put off starting any larger books until next year. This will probably be among the first wave.

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AMVP
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#awesomeautumnbooks #day4 - #manicmonday

Feel like I should post this book every time I'm late for a daily theme.

This Labor Day felt especially manic, considering work (service industry, what are you gonna do?), cleaning out the garage, grilling burgers, the Tennessee/Georgia game, and an argument over preserved dinosaur tissue.

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naturalog
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Heathrow passport control line reading...

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jencham
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jencham
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Beautifully written and so accurate.

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jencham
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I should pick up that mess but I'm going to start this book instead. This one looks fun.

CouronneDhiver Toys only find their way back to the floor anyhow. Lol (edited) 7y
jencham How true! At least the pages I read will stay read! 7y
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Violarama

He looked from my mother's face to mine, deeply pleased with himself, then let out a belch and retreated downstairs, like a squid escaping in a cloud of ink.

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Vanessasbuecherecke
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Endlich Lesezeit 😊

Buechersuechtling Lohnt sich das Buch❓ Es klingt zumindest interessant und originell. ? Auch wenn ich keinen Schimmer hab, was "megalomanisch" bedeutet. ? Ist das die kleine Schwester von "superkalifragilistischexplialigetisch"❓? – Wie ist der Schreibstil❓ Ausufernd-wabernd mit wirren Episoden, die an Haruki Murakami erinnern oder Ken-Follet-Die-Säulen-der-Erde-mäßig, das heißt: "lesbar"❓ 7y
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GemLThompson
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This is a good read but it's a bit big and could be a little confusing- best read when you've regular reading time and not too many distractions!
Full review here-> http://www.thebookeaters.co.uk/the-lost-time-accidents-by-john-wray/

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BookishMarginalia
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Bringing these home today from our happy place, local indie bookstore The Bookmark at San Patricio Plaza (Guaynabo, PR)

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CAMHoya
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"This morning, at 08:47 EST, I woke up to find myself excused from time." I defy you to not read on!

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Taylor
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Pickpick

A zany, ingenious work toying with the line between science and science fiction. This covers adventure, science, comedy, and at times, terror.

When the last page is turned, the story feels so strange and unique that it leaves the reader with that "What the hell did I just read?" sense.

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Taylor
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"writing as if let in on the secret history of the world..."

When the man Marlon James gives a blurb like that, you know it's legit.

I'm over halfway through this, loving and devouring it.

jeff This sounds so good! 8y
Taylor @jeff It's been a blast so far 8y
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Taylor
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Fall for a single girl and you're competing with every other man on earth. Fall for a married woman, on the other hand, and you're only competing with one.

Orbeck33 Ha! 8y
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LitWit

They'd taken a potted plant and missed the forest.

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AnnieSmith
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Pickpick

Utterly demented tale of a family's obsession with time travel and their descendent's attempt to document their madness. Or is it madness?

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AnnieSmith

Reading The Lost Time Accidents and it's pretty weird. I'd say really weird but The Weaver Fish had wrecked the curve on bonkers scifi.

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Brendajean5
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I'm excited that 400 more pages lie ahead, the first 100 have been a blast!

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levistahl
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Sonja was at the zenith of what Kaspar would later call her "Athena phase," a period during which nothing could disturb her equanimity.