booksandpajamas's review against another edition
3.0
Maik Klingenberg is fourteen years old and has no friends at school. Then he meets Tschick. Tschick's from Russia and has a drinking problem, just like Maik's mom. When his mom goes to rehab and his dad on a business-trip, he's left alone at home.
Tschick decides to steal a car and together they make a road-trip through Germany.
I need to read three books for my German class and stumbled across this one. I couldn't get through it first. It was a little boring and I didn't like the way it was written.
Later on it became more fun and I actually started to like it. That's why I gave it three stars: the message behind.
Tschick decides to steal a car and together they make a road-trip through Germany.
I need to read three books for my German class and stumbled across this one. I couldn't get through it first. It was a little boring and I didn't like the way it was written.
Later on it became more fun and I actually started to like it. That's why I gave it three stars: the message behind.
chickenlegninjaattack's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Sehr schönes coming of age Buch.
Frag mich wirklich warum ich das nicht früher gelesen hab. Blame meine deutsch und Ethik Lehrer wäre ne super Lektüre gewesen.
Freundschaften, alleine deswegen 3 Sterne. Dann den 4 wegen dem lässigem Schreibstil.
Frag mich wirklich warum ich das nicht früher gelesen hab. Blame meine deutsch und Ethik Lehrer wäre ne super Lektüre gewesen.
Freundschaften, alleine deswegen 3 Sterne. Dann den 4 wegen dem lässigem Schreibstil.
amyx's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
kurtie's review against another edition
4.0
Fun coming of age, on the road story set in a diverse Germany.
ali_20's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
juliahoermayer's review against another edition
3.0
Zugegeben, das Buch war ganz amüsant, ich musste an manchen Teilen sogar laut lachen. Aber das war es auch schon mit dem Lob. Die Charaktere benehmen sich nicht einmal ansatzweise ihrem Alter entsprechend, Maik ist STROHdumm und hat anscheinend nicht die LEISESTE Ahnung, wie die Welt funktioniert. Seine Gedankengänge könnte man wohl eher einem 6-Jährigen zuordnen. Sowas regt mich so auf bei Büchern. Dieser Charakter war einfach so vom Denken befreit und eigenartig und vollkommen unauthentisch und unrelatable. Die Geschichte war auch nichts Besonderes oder besonders Geniales.
weltlage's review against another edition
5.0
Sehe ich ein Jugendbuch als Jugendbuch, so sehe ich ein Jugendbuch. (Frei nach Goethe)
fantine's review against another edition
4.0
Mike has been taught by his disgraced businessman father and alcoholic mother that the world is a bad place full of bad people, and after spending hours on a photorealistic portrait of Beyoncé for his crush to not invite him to her party, he has to agree.
Until the weird new Russian kid (who reminded me of my all time favourite fictional teen Boris from [b:The Goldfinch|17333223|The Goldfinch|Donna Tartt|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1378710146l/17333223._SY75_.jpg|24065147] <3) proposes they crash the party - in a stolen car. Suddenly free from militant teachers, judgemental classmates and societal pressures, our juvenile delinquents embark on a road trip to nowhere via the lawless autobahns and unpaved village roads of outer Berlin, no map or compass necessary.
Along the way they meet a cultishly cheerful family obsessed with Harry Potter, a trigger-happy old man outcast by the country he once served who reminisces on his lost love, and a peculiar girl who calls a rubbish tip home. As tumultuous and messy as teenagerhood itself, the story twists through moments of tranquil self-discovery and heart-pounding heartbreak never relinquishing wit and always hurtling onward.
Darkly funny and surprisingly moving it was such a joy to follow these boys, abandoned by adults, navigate change and connection together. An underrated gem of a coming of age road trip novel.
Until the weird new Russian kid (who reminded me of my all time favourite fictional teen Boris from [b:The Goldfinch|17333223|The Goldfinch|Donna Tartt|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1378710146l/17333223._SY75_.jpg|24065147] <3) proposes they crash the party - in a stolen car. Suddenly free from militant teachers, judgemental classmates and societal pressures, our juvenile delinquents embark on a road trip to nowhere via the lawless autobahns and unpaved village roads of outer Berlin, no map or compass necessary.
Along the way they meet a cultishly cheerful family obsessed with Harry Potter, a trigger-happy old man outcast by the country he once served who reminisces on his lost love, and a peculiar girl who calls a rubbish tip home. As tumultuous and messy as teenagerhood itself, the story twists through moments of tranquil self-discovery and heart-pounding heartbreak never relinquishing wit and always hurtling onward.
Darkly funny and surprisingly moving it was such a joy to follow these boys, abandoned by adults, navigate change and connection together. An underrated gem of a coming of age road trip novel.
herlifewithbooks's review against another edition
3.0
YA realism from Germany. Two unpopular teen boys steal a car and drive away from their problems. Really funny with excellent translation.