piabo's Reviews (301)

A book I should probably re-read every time I feel insecure about some part of my body. Just to feel empowered that all is alright and there is no need to feel ashamed or to try to hide anything.

Girls, women, gender non-conforming pals, and even boys and men: I am sorry this world tells us something is wrong with the way we look.
There is really nothing wrong. We are all beyond beautiful.

I am glad I read it. The general idea of living in the now is very powerful. I agree to the fact that everything that happens, happens in the now. I also think being present is better than living in the past and future. And I really likes some parts of advice about how to realize being present and what kind of benefits it can lead to.

However, when it comes to the words that are used to "explain" different concepts, I am out: What tf should a "painbody" be? Or what does it mean if there are "different frequencies" of being? Or the existence of "polar opposite female and male energy"? Sorry, but no!
When you don't write a science book, please stick to words that don't sound as if you do. The confidence that the author puts into his concepts is scary to me. You might be a spiritual leader, but please don't act as if you can explain how the human body and psychology work.
Your advice is appreciated. Maybe stick to personal or second hand experiences instead?

Throughout the book, I had problems with the tone. It might not have been the right moment for me to read it. I might one day re-read it and get way more out of it.
For now, I will give my best to live every moment presently and keep meditating regularly.

If anyone has recommendations of books that are about similar concepts but written in a more down-to-earth style, please let me know. I would like to give this topic another chance.

It started slow, but I was hooked after the first part. I also don't know what to make about the ending.
Overall, a wonderful book!

Voll das gute Buch. Irgendwie wie ein Krimi nur viel realer und cool.
Hengameh Yaghoobifarah hat einen sehr klaren und lockeren Schreibstil. Die Träume und Realität gehen fließend ineinander über aber sind irgendwie auch klar getrennt, die genutzte Sprache/Wörter die klingen natürlich, der Fluss der Handlung passt gut. Ich lieb's so sehr wie diese Geschichte schonunglos richtige Menschen darstellt.

Ich fand mega cool, dass Schleswig-Holstein und Berlin Teil des Buches waren. Meine bisherigen deutschen Zuhause-Orte.
Sogar Bad Segeberg würde erwähnt. Hätte nicht erwartet, wie cool sich das anfühlt was von einem Ort zu hören, den ich so gut kenne.
Und über Schleswig Holstein generell. Auch mega toll.


(An meine Bad Segeberger Freund*innen: Haben wir einen Ort wo Musikschule und Sporthalle auf einem Gelände sind?

I expected more and something different. The story was slow and boring unfortunately :(
The prequel of this was one of my favorite books as a teenager, so sad.

Obwohl ich nicht viel dazugelernt habe, ist dieses Buch trotzdem klasse.
Wenn ich "Sprache und Sein" direkt als es herausgekommen ist, gelesen hätte, wäre das ganz anders. Mittlerweile sind mir zum Glück viele der genannten Konzepte bereits ein Begriff. Ein bisschen ist im gesellschaftlichen Prozess also schon richtig gelaufen.

Kübra Gümüşay hat einfach alles zum Thema Sprache und Identität zusammengefasst. Sie erläutert, wie "mitmeinen" oder "benannt" und "unbenannt" problematische Phänomene sind.
Ihr Buch geht nicht nur ums Gendern oder um Rassismus, sondern auch um Ethik und Philosophie und darum, wie wir unser Miteinander gestalten wollen.
(und mehr, aber ich kann Sprache nicht so gut, und hatte noch nie den Anspruch krasse Rezensionen zu schreiben)
Es sollte definitiv ein Klassiker in jedem Bücherregal sein.

I enjoyed the audiobook version of this with the different accents of the characters a lot. I also like how deeply the different characters are getting explored.
But I did not like the length (I know depth of characters needs long books, but it could have been a little shorter maybe?)

I read this for my semester in London, and I think it gives a good context for its diversity. Especially for the time before 2000.

Overall, the book felt like the author was mostly trying to write a story around the Rwandan 1994 genocide and the AIDS epidemic before and during it. The only interesting story he could think of was that of a white dude that fell in love with a Rwandan waitress, and the only thing everyone had on their mind ever is sex.

I like that the book is about Kigali and I could recognize places. I also think it is good to get some perspective on how things might have felt like and some key events of the genocide.
I disliked that most interactions were about sex. Yes, culture might have been different. But I don't believe people can ever be reduced to their lust and interests. I felt that especially women were reduced to objects.

Rape and killing scenes are described in detail. I hate that stuff like that happened, and I would rather block myself from learning about it. But I am glad this book does not spare the reader on it. Genocide is horrible, and that is obvious from the book.

Now I finally know what people mean when they talk about Big Brother (I guess?)
I enjoyed the read. Glad I read it on my own and not for school.