Buch-Haiku

Placet Is A Crazy Place von Fredric Brown

Placet orbits weird
Phil quits and then regrets it
Then he likes Placet

Non farti fottere. Come il supermercato del porno online ti ruba fantasia, desiderio e dati personali von Lilli Gruber

Generazioni
Crescono con il porno, ormai
Realtà distorta

Der beste Hund der Welt. von Sharon Creech

Student finds his voice / Poems bear personal truths / New verse reflects soul. (hiki)

Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters von Charan Ranganath

Dimenticar non è un difetto,
Il cervello è fatto per lasciar andare il superfluo,
Tieni solo ciò che ci guida.

AI 2041: scenari dal futuro dell'intelligenza artificiale von Kai-Fu Li

AI: Futuro incerto
Intelligenza guida,
Destino in mano all'uomo.
Scelte a un bivio.

L'alfabeto di Dio von Gianfranco Ravasi Monsignore

Parola di Dio,
Tradotta con devozione,
Guida per l'anima.

Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters von Charan Ranganath

Forget is not flaw,
Brain designed to let go most,
Keeps what guides us
----
Dimenticar non è un difetto,
Il cervello è fatto per lasciar andare il superfluo,
Tieni solo ciò che ci guida.

Die Hexen von Oz: Die wahre Geschichte der Bösen Hexe des Westens von Gregory Maguire

A witch is a witch
Not evil - not understood
So men will kill her
(Nodosaurus)

Die Hexen von Oz: Die wahre Geschichte der Bösen Hexe des Westens von Gregory Maguire

Not like musical;
Much, much darker, full of sex;
Not fit for children.

Maximum Ride, Volume 9 [Manga] von Narae Lee

Dangerous air shows / Rescue Dr. Martinez / Wings unfold, flock soars. (hiki)

Maximum Ride, Volume 8 [Manga] von Narae Lee

Expedition's guise / Beyond frostbite, danger lies / Betrayal, cold skies. (hiki)

Maximum Ride, Volume 7 [Manga] von Narae Lee

Fang's blog exposes / ITEX fails, research closes / Tiny victories. (hiki)

Maximum Ride, Volume 6 [Manga] von Narae Lee

Rift within the flock / East and west their courses lock / Trouble at each dock. (hiki)

Maximum Ride, Volume 5 [Manga] von Narae Lee

From ITEX, they flee / Bearing heavy destinies / Calm before the storm? (hiki)

Maximum Ride, Volume 4 [Manga] von Narae Lee

Anne softens the Flock / Time to leave, wishing to stay / Danger looms at school. (hiki)

Maximum Ride, Volume 3 [Manga] von Narae Lee

New truths test their trust / As secrets emerge from dust / Flock's bond is a must. (hiki)

Maximum Ride, Volume 2 [Manga] von Narae Lee

Fleeing from shadows / Max Ride's flock faces new woes / Their journey still grows. (hiki)

Maximum Ride, Volume 1 [Manga] von Narae Lee

Avian kids flee / Chased by threats, seeking freedom / Their bond is the key. (hiki)

Wo der Gehweg endet. Gedichte von Shel Silverstein

Sidewalks end, dreams start / Silverstein guides us with art / To where wonders lie. (hiki)

Ein Licht unterm Dach von Shel Silverstein

Attic beams with light / Where tales and poems ignite / minds to dream and flight. (hiki)

The Kitten's Garden of Verses von Oliver Herford

Kittens' verses play / In gardens of whimsy stray / Purred words dance and sway. (hiki)

Mein Bett ist ein Boot. Der Versgarten eines Kindes von Robert Louis Stevenson

In youthful gardens / Verses bloom with wonderment / Dreams beneath the sun. (hiki)

Calvin and Hobbes von Bill Watterson

Boy and tiger roam / Imagined worlds come to life / Laughter, joy, and growth. (hiki)

Detektiv Conan 2 von Gosho Aoyama

Shrunken sleuth strikes back / Hidden clues, masterful mind / Dark crimes brought to light. (hiki)

Detektiv Conan 1 von Gosho Aoyama

Boy detective shrinks / Puzzles of crime he untwines / Justice will prevail. (hiki)

Corduroy von Don Freeman

Lost bear on a quest / Missing button, dreams of home / Love finds, mends, completes. (hiki)

Before they changed the world : pivotal moments that shaped the lives of great leaders before they became famous von edwin kiester jr

Why are they famous?
The reasons may surprise you.
Read it to find out.
(blakelylaw)

Ogatu von J. Barrett

Duncan found green place
He was invited to land
Earth is in danger

Star Born von Andre Norton

Delgard journeyed
Raf from Earth landed on Astre
Raf rescued Delgard

The Brink of Infinity von Stanley Grauman Weinbaum

Mathematician
Was held by a lame madman
He solved the problem

Die Insel des Dr. Moreau von H. G. Wells

Doktor Moreau
macht Tiere zu Menschen.
Doch es geht schief.

Die Insel des Dr. Moreau von H. G. Wells

Doctor Moreau
made animals human
but this goes wrong

Flight Behavior von Barbara Kingsolver

Climate change is bad / But what to do? Kingsolver / has all the answers.
(rosalita)

Das Buch der verlorenen Dinge von John Connolly

Boy who hears books talk
is a jerk to his stepmom,
but he learns better.
(yoyogod)

Das Buch der verlorenen Dinge von John Connolly

Don't bargain with the
Crooked Man, even if he
offers you the crown.
(passion4reading)

4 3 2 1 Paul Auster von Paul Auster

Four lives in one man/ History lurks behind him/ Chance builds character {Helen Gress}

Dunkel von Ragnar Jónasson

Deux émigrées russes,
Hulda qui les cherche, jamais
sera en retraite
(Tiercein)

Country Club: Ladies' Night von Tim Miller

Shadowed mansion walls,
Ladies dine on gruesome fare,
Betrayal's cruel test.

Your Absence Is Darkness von Jon Kalman Stefansson

Qui raconte l'histoire
de 120 ans de passions,
de souffrances, de morts?
(Tiercelin)

Rum Luck (A Bar on a Beach Mystery) von Ryan Aldred

Ben drank all the rum
Now he owns a murder bar
Time to solve the crime
(Ryan_Aldred)

The Dark Flood von Deon Meyer

Policiers ripoux,
mais un hacker les découvre,
il est enlevé
(Tiercelin)

Journal d'un vampire en pyjama von Mathias Malzieu

Quand Dame Oclès hurle,
C'est dans le rêve que je fuis,
Question de sur-vie.

The Puppy Who Went to School von Gail Herman

Puppy goes to school
Lots of knees and shoes to sniff
Finds his boy at last
(Grtlyblesd)

A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age von William Manchester

Intriguing title.
The rest is tabloid fodder;
unsupported tripe.

Solar von Ian McEwan

Homme sans qualité,
il fuit, vole les idées d'autres,
la cata finale!
(Tiercelin)

Faithless von Erica Chilson

Innocence fades fast,
Lost in a cruel world's grasp,
Faith, then Syn, at last

Dexter von Erica Chilson

Secrets unravel fast,
Dexter's world collides, chaos,
Ignorance revealed

Thief von Erica Chilson

Layers peel away,
Familiar saga twists,
Truth's deeper unveil

Les Yeux de Mona von Thomas Schlesser

Mona et Dade,
le coquillage de Mamie,
cinquante-deux oeuvres
(Tiercelin)

Der Wachsblumenstrauss von Agatha Christie

Surprise announcement
followed by brutal murder:
Poirot asks questions.
(passion4reading)

Das Haus an der Düne von Agatha Christie

Hercule Poirot comes
out of retirement to
prevent a murder.
(passion4reading)

Der Herr der Ringe von J. R. R. Tolkien

Halfling bears the Ring
from Bag End womb to Mount Doom,
hence Return of King.
(ed.pendragon)

Der Herr der Ringe von J. R. R. Tolkien

Take ring to Mordor!
Why did they walk all the way?
Should have used eagles.

Die Enkelin: Roman von Bernhard Schlink

Elle cherchait sa fille,
mais c'est Kaspar qui trouvera
la petite-fille.
(Tiercelin)

Der Zauberer von Oz von L. Frank Baum

Headline: Kansas girl
Enters strange new land; at once
Starts a killing spree.
(Carnophile)

Shirley: Roman (insel taschenbuch) von Charlotte Brontë

Shirley: "Pantheress"!
A woman in a man's world
Boldly makes her way
(StevenTX)

Jane Eyre von Charlotte Brontë

She's poor and orphaned
But educated and proud
Boss gets all fired up.
(pickupsticks)

The Warm Hands of Ghosts von Katherine Arden

The fiddler will take
your memories of the war
but will claim your soul.
(passion4reading)

Le chant des innocents von Piergiorgio Pulixi

Le Marionettiste
pousse les ados à tuer.
Mais Vito déprime
(Tiercelin)

Selbstbetrachtungen von Marcus Aurelius

Live life with reason. / The cosmos doesn't need you. / Be still. Watch. Listen. (johnxlibris)

Die Chroniken von Narnia 1. Das Wunder von Narnia von C. S. Lewis

If you ever did
want to know where the White Witch
came from, read this book.
(CathWhitney)

Once Upon a River von Diane Setterfield

A drowned girl who lives
'She's my daughter.' 'No, mine!'
Tale of love and loss
(passion4reading)

Die äußerste Anpassung von Stanley G. Weinbaum

Dying from TB
They gave her fruit fly serum
She became superhuman

Der begrabene Riese von Kazuo Ishiguro

Axl and Beatrice
go on a quest and find the
truth about themselves.
(passion4reading)

Der Krieg der Welten von H. G. Wells

Mars attacks England.
Earth's defenses are no match,
But-- ah, ah, ACHOO!
(MJMunn)

Der Report der Magd von Margaret Atwood

Lirios azules
que se tiñen de sangre;
color robado.

Die Sterne gehören uns von Andre Norton

They left Earth behind
And found a brand new planet
And made mermen friends

Emergent Mars von Russell Klyford

Mars society struggles,
Conflict looms, Ailia fights,
Future's fate in hands.

Die Walküre von Richard Wagner

Twins go for incest.
Valkyrie gets Wotan wrong.
Stuck on fiery rock.

Unendlicher Spass von David Foster Wallace

Tennis and junkies
A polymath's doorstopper
Be kind when you can.
(captainfez)

The Sand People: a collection of magical realism and other stories von J A Croome

Different stories
Various topics to read
Magical and real
(Judy Croome)

Wölfe von Hilary Mantel

How many Thomases?
How many Annes? Enough for
A Reformation?
(thorold)

Wölfe von Hilary Mantel

Hilary Mantel's
character resurrection
of Thomas Cromwell.
(passion4reading)

Wölfe von Hilary Mantel

Fast-paced, well-written
political thriller. Twist?
Set in Tudor times.
(passion4reading)

Wölfe von Hilary Mantel

Thomas Cromwell: from
historical figure to
man of flesh and blood.
(passion4reading)

Wölfe von Hilary Mantel

A court of bared fangs,
Who will survive the scheming,
In this hall of wolves?
(hillaryrose7)

The Lost Angel von Elizabeth Goudge

sense, whimsy, and grace
no mere haiku can capture
light falls in our souls
- Cathery

Curls: Versatile, Wearable Wraps to Knit at Any Gauge von Hunter Hammersen

Neckwear known as “curls” / Lace, cables, no gauge needed / Use up single skeins (glaucous)

Toxic: The Story of Nine Famous Women in the Tabloid 2000s von Sarah Ditum

Are upskirts free speech? / New social experiment / Humans all along (glaucous)

Die Maske des Dimitrios von Eric Ambler

Istanbul, Sofia,
il suit le génial brigand,
"vrai mort" à Paris.
(Tiercelin)

Der Wüstenplanet von Frank Herbert

Foretold one gets dumped
in desert, then goes native.
Returns, beats baddies!
(ed.pendragon)

Der Wüstenplanet von Frank Herbert

Fear the mind killer
Worm vomit expands the mind
Kwisatz Haderach
(amweb)

Die Leiden des jungen Werther von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

An alpine meadow / Sweet scent of grass and flowers / Below - the abyss. (KangarooRat)

Die Leiden des jungen Werther von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

An artist doomed,
Consumed by helpless longing,
He needed Prozac.
(hillaryrose7)

Pompeji von Robert Harris

Honest man observes,
Science-based plans. Acts quickly.
Volcano explodes.

Wienerblut von Frank Tallis

Serial killer
on the loose amid growing
antisemitism.
(passion4reading)

Que le meilleur gagne von Jørn Lier Horst

Quatre, trois, deux ... il veut
tuer que des gens célèbres,
même la fille de Blix.
(Tiercelin)

Opfer 2117 von Jussi Adler-Olsen

Assad à Berlin
Retrouve sa famille ôtage
D'un vil Irakien
(Tiercelin)

Glorious Exploits: A Novel von Ferdia Lennon

'Do you know any
Euripides? Let's stage a
play in the quarry!'
(passion4reading)

The Abyss and a Mustard Seed von Kaeleen Brave

Journey of a soul.
Raw and honest words unfold.
True self-acceptance.

Siegfried. Zweiter Tag. Der Ring des Nibelungen von Richard Wagner

Siegfried mends his sword,
kills dragon then dwarf, gets Ring.
"Das ist kein Mann!" Wow!

Die Auserwählten: Im Labyrinth von James Dashner

Teen must run through maze
To figure out his past and
Survive scary plot.
(legallypuzzled)

Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis von Douglas Adams

Arthur's drab lifestyle
The answer is forty two
What is the question?
(hreilly)

Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis von Douglas Adams

Wet, McKenna muttered
A curse up to God;
The clouds laughed.

Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis von Douglas Adams

Shall we hitchhike space?
Let's, for to stay here on Earth
Is mostly harmless.
(benscripps)

Amsterdam von Ian McEwan

"Nouveau Beethoven",
et "grand éditeur de presse",
se fâchent, s'entre-tuent.
(Tiercelin)

Newcomer von Keigo Higashino

A Nihonbashi,
L'air de rien, son œil voit tout,
Chronique japonaise.

Der Distelfink von Donna Tartt

Liked a goldfinch chained / Booze, drugs can't erase the pain / Of his mother's death (LynnB)

Der Distelfink von Donna Tartt

Blast kills mother.
Painting of a goldfinch
dominates life's remainder.
(Bebedee)

Psycho. von Robert Bloch

Mutter tötet Frau,
ihr Sohn verwischt die Spuren,
sein Geist ist verwirrt.
(ElBarto)