Please note: I first published this book review on the “Goodreads”-website in 2019.

Meine Bewertung: 3 (of 5) “stars”

Ich habe eine im Jahr 1977 veröffentlichte Taschenbuch-Ausgabe des Scherz-Verlags gelesen, die ich mir vor vielen Jahren irgendwann einmal gekauft hatte. Diese Ausgabe des Buches kann man heute nur noch antiquarisch kaufen, aber es gibt viele andere Editionen.

Great title, and a nice solution to the crime, but the story’s fairly thin. There’s a lot of talk about people’s memories, and there are many conversations about past events – but that’s about it. I liked the book when I was younger, but when I re-read it recently, I was utterly bored and almost didn’t finish it. Some of Agatha Christie’s books hold up well, but others don’t. This book (first published in 1972) ended up on my trash pile (donated to a retirement home).

Please note: I first published this book review on the “Goodreads”-website in 2018.

My rating: 5 (of 5) “stars”

I borrowed a copy of this book years ago from a family member….and never returned it. It still sits on my bookshelf :). Here’s a link to the author’s website.

I re-read this book slowly (note: in 2018), which is an early edition from 2009 (available in an updated edition). Some chapters are a bit outdated, but it’s still very relevant. I intend to read an updated edition next year. David Meerman Scott has a common sense approach to marketing and public relations, which I love.

Please note: I first published this book review on the “Goodreads”-website in 2016. (I can’t remember why I wrote the review in English – I read a German-language edition of the book.)

My rating: 3 (of 5) “stars”

Ich habe eine Hardcover-Kopie dieses Buches des Limes Verlags vor ein paar Jahren als Geburtstagsgeschenk bekommen, das Buch wird auf der Verlagsseite nicht mehr geführt. Es ist aber antiquarisch noch erhältlich, z. B. von zvab.com.

Miranda Richmond Mouillot is a good writer. She draws you into the story, and you just don’t want to put the book down. The book is part autobiography, and part biography, which works very well. Miranda tries to investigate the story behind her grandparents’ marriage and acrimonious divorce. Her own life is influenced by this investigation. Unfortunately, the book’s ending is anticlimactic. There’s such a huge build-up throughout the book in regards to her grandparents’ story that you expect…more. I enjoyed reading the book, but it’s one of those books that you read only once.