Tag Archives: Book Reviews

Book Review: “A Journal of the Plague Year” by Daniel Defoe

Posted on 03/31/2026 by Ingrid Haunold

My rating: 3 (of 5) “stars” Last year, I read three books written by Daniel Defoe: “Robinson Crusoe,” which was first published in 1719, and “Moll Flanders” and “A Journal of the Plague Year,” which were both published in 1722. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Treasure Island” by Robert Louis Stevenson

Posted on 03/31/2026 by Ingrid Haunold

My rating: 5 (of 5) “stars” I bought a copy of this book a few years ago at my local bookstore, Stöger-Leporello, in Vienna’s 19th district, but only got around to reading it last year. It’s wonderful! The story was … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “David Copperfield” by Charles Dickens

Posted on 03/31/2026 by Ingrid Haunold

My rating: 4 (of 5) “stars” I own a Penguin Popular Classics edition, which was published in 1994. I can’t remember when or where I bought it, but only got around to reading it last year. Penguin no longer publishes … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery, and Horror,” edited by Dorothy L. Sayers

Posted on 03/30/2026 by Ingrid Haunold

My rating: 3 (of 5) “stars” I bought a copy of this book online, I use AbeBooks and zvab.com to buy used/rare books. I bought the seventh impression of the book’s first (1928) edition, which was printed in June of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Erzählungen” by Peter Rosegger

Posted on 11/06/2025 by Ingrid Haunold

My rating: 5 (of 5) “stars” I own a copy of this book which was published in 1947 by the Austrian publishing house Verlag für Jugend und Volk. It is a German-language edition with selected stories by Peter Rosegger (1843-1918) … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Vegan One Pot” von Sabrina Fauda-Rôte

Posted on 09/27/2025 by Ingrid Haunold

Meine Bewertung: 5 (von 5) “Sternen” Die Originalausgabe dieses Buches wurde im Jahr 2021 in französischer Sprache veröffentlicht, die deutsche Ausgabe erschien im selben Jahr im Dorling Kindersley (DK) Verlag. Ich erhielt das Buch vor ein paar Jahren als Weihnachtsgeschenk. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “The Cherry Tent” by the Hon. Mrs. Greene

Posted on 08/10/2025 by Ingrid Haunold

The Cherry Tent was written by Louisa Lilias (Lelias) Plunket Greene (7 November 1833 – 30 March 1891) who is listed as “Hon. Mrs. Greene” on the book’s cover. She wrote children’s literature in the Victorian era. I became interested … Continue reading →

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My Experiences with Threats and Extortion Attempts on the “Goodreads” website

Posted on 03/15/2024 by Ingrid Haunold

Over the course of the last three months (January – March 2024), I published 86 book reviews on this website which I’d previously posted on the “Goodreads” website from 2016–2023. This accounts for the majority of the book reviews written … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Coloured Stars: Versions of Fifty Asiatic Love Poems” by Edward Powys Mathers

Posted on 03/15/2024 by Ingrid Haunold

Please note: I first published this book review on the “Goodreads”-website in 2023. My rating: 3 (of 5) “stars I bought a copy of this book online, I use AbeBooks and zvab.com to buy used/rare books. I recently (note: March … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Biography for Beginners” by E. C. Bentley

Posted on 03/14/2024 by Ingrid Haunold

Please note: I first published this book review on the “Goodreads”-website in 2023. My rating: 5 (of 5) “stars” I bought a used copy online, at AbeBooks or zvab.com. It was first published in 1930 by T. Werner Laurie Ltd. … Continue reading →

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