pickThis book was good for what it was, and I enjoyed most of it. It‘s very much a story of a woman completely devoting her life to her husband and God, sometimes to her own detriment. A few scenes where she feels guilty for wanting more from Luther were tough for my 21st century perspective. I appreciate that Katharine‘s story and work is acknowledged through this book. I‘m still most intrigued by the escape of the nuns.
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This book is from my grandma‘s bookshelf. It‘s a historical fiction published in 1959 about Katharine, the runaway nun who became the wife of Martin Luther. I started the first few chapters this evening and was more entertained than I expected to be.
Cannot wait for Luuuuuther! ❤️
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pickA fictional account of Martin Luther's secret stay at Wartburg castle in the 1520s, this one was a lot of fun to read. Zaimoglu joyfully mimics the vocabulary and style of 16th-century German, which made me smile and chuckle over and over again. Choosing to tell the story from his bodyguard's perspective is a neat literary trick, also because Zaimoglu's Luther is a superstitious and vulgar man whose paranoid ramblings get tedious rather quickly.
We‘ll that‘s good news to start the weekend vibe!
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pickEngaging and interesting. An overview of the intersection between the Reformation and the German printing industry with emphasis on Wittenberg. A good read for fans of book history, religious history, and European history.
I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join the fun if you want.
This is day 7 #bookstoread #TBRpile
It's finals crunch time, my health is barely holding together between eye strain, migraine, and fibromyalgia, and it's been 63 days since my last in-person class. But one way or another, in 11 days I will be finished with my first year of graduate school!
