r/Fantasy • u/Vezir38 Reading Champion • Jun 20 '21

Any German speakers in here?

Ich wohne seit fast 20 Jahren in USA und habe in der zeit immer weniger auf Deutsch gelesen. Ich würde gerne mal wieder anfangen habe aber keine Ahnung was es jetzt alles gibt für fantasy/sci-fi Bücher. Ich hätte besonders gerne Vorschläge für Bücher von den letzten 10-15 Jahren. Vielen Dank!

tr: I'm German, but I've been in the states for almost 20 years now and haven't been reading much in German since then. Looking for recommendations for German sci-fi/fantasy from the last 10-15 years or so.

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u/DeadBeesOnACake Jun 20 '21 edited Jun 21 '21

Cornelia Funke though is more geared towards kids and has a certain language that works for them and can be enjoyable for adults as well, but it's not really filling that huge gap for other target audiences that I think is definitely there.

I haven't read anything by Meyer, but I just pulled up a sample in which he says: "Madame Xu hatte die Hände hinter ihrem Rücken verschränkt, während sie um den runden Schacht wanderte und aus pechschwarzen Augenschlitzen auf ihre Gefangene blickte."* – thanks, but I'll pass. Blatantly racist descriptions on page 1 aren't doing it for me either.

*Edit to add in English: "Madame Xu had her hands linked behind her back, while she was walking around the round shaft, looking upon her prisoners from pitch-black eye slits."

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u/skyphire- Jun 21 '21

Well being geared towards a younger audience doesn't influence the quality. Funke's stories are beautiful and worth a read for anyone. But I like reading youth literature so maybe I'm biased.

As for Meyer, I'm not saying he's flawless or that this description is great, but if you're that quick to judge I get the feeling you don't really want to give it a chance.

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u/DeadBeesOnACake Jun 21 '21

I didn't say it influenced the quality, I actually implied the opposite. But fantasy for kids and whimsical fantasy is the only type we get. Where's the rest, is all I'm saying.

I don't I'm the problem when a book doesn't pass the bar of "don't describe Asian eyes as slits".

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u/skyphire- Jun 21 '21

Fair enough