An Inquiry into the Abiding Popularity of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

7. April 2022 ~ leaalineh ~ Leave a comment

The future is now In 2017, exactly 35 years after Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (1982) was released in cinemas, moviegoers were once again brought back to the dystopian science-fiction world based on Philip K. Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968). The reason for this was the release of Denis Villeneuve’s sequel Blade … Continue reading An Inquiry into the Abiding Popularity of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

Why I took a break

14. September 202114. September 2021 ~ leaalineh ~ Leave a comment

Oh boy…this post here…it took me months to write this text and share it. Sometimes I don’t even know why it is so hard for me to rekindle my blogging-spark. Then again, I do know very well why. I’ve always felt the need to justify and explain myself. Lately, I’ve been trying to focus my … Continue reading Why I took a break

Die On-Off-Generation: Über den Bestseller „Normale Menschen” von Sally Rooney

13. October 2020 ~ leaalineh ~ Leave a comment

Sally Rooney ist ein neuer Star der Literaturszene. Nach ihrem Debütroman Gespräche mit Menschen (2017) gelang der 29-jährigen Schriftstellerin aus Irland mit ihrem zweiten Roman Normale Menschen 2018 der internationale Durchbruch. Allein in den USA wurden in den ersten vier Monaten nach der Veröffentlichung über 64 000 Hardcover-Exemplare verkauft. Im Jahr 2020 folgte die Fernsehadaption. Die … Continue reading Die On-Off-Generation: Über den Bestseller „Normale Menschen” von Sally Rooney

Under a Dancing Star by Laura Wood

2. August 20202. August 2020 ~ leaalineh ~ Leave a comment

Imagine you open a book and are suddenly drawn into another world: Italy in the 1930s. You get to escape your boring life at Langton Hall, a gothic castle and your family's ancestral home. You get to escape your parent's expectation to behave accordingly and to marry a respectable man they pick out for you. … Continue reading Under a Dancing Star by Laura Wood