Great review! I struggled with this book because of the toxicity of the relationship, but I found the details of the collapse of East Germany fascinating.
Thanks for sharing! Agreed, I understand why the relationship made for a good parallel to the historic events but it makes it one of those reads we can appreciate the value of but not necessarily enjoy 😅
I also love your thumbnail! Thank you so much for that review. I love how you present books. Ich spreche ein bischen Deutsche, auch! Ich habe in Reutlingen (ein bischen sudlich von Stuttgart) studieren. But as you can tell it's quite out of practice! Maybe getting an audio book in German is exactly what I need! Thank you for sharing your family history with us. Have a lovely day Katja!🌻💕
Oh, thank you! It's amazing you studied in Germany! What did you study? At 20, I moved to Bremerhaven for a year, but that was a long time ago. I remember being thrilled when I started to dream in German, and now that's all regressed.
@@PageTurnersWithKatja I was studying International business but the courses I specifically took in German were International Finance - what joy that was! Luckily I had made friends with native German speakers who were amazing and helped me so much! Sadly yes....me too!
I love your thumbnail for this video! Very cute! I haven’t read the book, and just from your introduction it doesn’t sound like my kind of story. I was initially drawn to it because of the title - in Greek it means “the appointed time in the purpose of God” or as my prof once said, “it’s the moment you become aware of God at work in the moment you are in.” But it doesn’t sound like it’s about that😂
Oh, that’s a great point! I should have touched on the title and how it fits into the story. I think it’s more connected to the concept of time. I was trying to avoid giving away too much and think I over-censored myself to avoid spoilers. There's a big generational gap - he’s actually a bit older than her father, if I remember right (and I found the reaction of those who know of the affair really odd!). They start their affair when she's 19 and he's 53. They are both quite set in their often different perspectives which eventually leads to their reality crumbling around them, forcing them to confront some profound questions. In that sense, Kairos could reflect how we deceive ourselves and that things become clear at the right time? Although not mentioning God or a higher power, perhaps the focus is that 'crucial time' when we perceive/see without getting in our own way.
Thank you! I had this picture uploaded to Canva and didn't use it for the video I meant it for and then thought - oh it could look like I'm looking at the box on this cover :)
Hi Katja, I love how you talk about books. You are very eloquent and clear. I don’t know if I’ll pick up this book but you certainly made it tempting. Aloha friend.
So cool that you read Kairos in German! I haven't read this but I'm interested. I tried reading Visitation in German before but I was like "nope" - I was (and still am) out of practice with my German. 😂
@@PageTurnersWithKatja How cool would that be. You could casually surprise native speakers with witty one-liners while wearing that cool smirk face "😏"... I mean, not that I would do it 🙈
Great review! I struggled with this book because of the toxicity of the relationship, but I found the details of the collapse of East Germany fascinating.
Thanks for sharing! Agreed, I understand why the relationship made for a good parallel to the historic events but it makes it one of those reads we can appreciate the value of but not necessarily enjoy 😅
@@PageTurnersWithKatja Exactly!
I also love your thumbnail! Thank you so much for that review. I love how you present books. Ich spreche ein bischen Deutsche, auch! Ich habe in Reutlingen (ein bischen sudlich von Stuttgart) studieren. But as you can tell it's quite out of practice! Maybe getting an audio book in German is exactly what I need! Thank you for sharing your family history with us. Have a lovely day Katja!🌻💕
Oh, thank you! It's amazing you studied in Germany! What did you study? At 20, I moved to Bremerhaven for a year, but that was a long time ago. I remember being thrilled when I started to dream in German, and now that's all regressed.
@@PageTurnersWithKatja I was studying International business but the courses I specifically took in German were International Finance - what joy that was! Luckily I had made friends with native German speakers who were amazing and helped me so much! Sadly yes....me too!
I love your thumbnail for this video! Very cute!
I haven’t read the book, and just from your introduction it doesn’t sound like my kind of story. I was initially drawn to it because of the title - in Greek it means “the appointed time in the purpose of God” or as my prof once said, “it’s the moment you become aware of God at work in the moment you are in.” But it doesn’t sound like it’s about that😂
Oh, that’s a great point! I should have touched on the title and how it fits into the story. I think it’s more connected to the concept of time. I was trying to avoid giving away too much and think I over-censored myself to avoid spoilers. There's a big generational gap - he’s actually a bit older than her father, if I remember right (and I found the reaction of those who know of the affair really odd!). They start their affair when she's 19 and he's 53. They are both quite set in their often different perspectives which eventually leads to their reality crumbling around them, forcing them to confront some profound questions. In that sense, Kairos could reflect how we deceive ourselves and that things become clear at the right time? Although not mentioning God or a higher power, perhaps the focus is that 'crucial time' when we perceive/see without getting in our own way.
Thank you! I had this picture uploaded to Canva and didn't use it for the video I meant it for and then thought - oh it could look like I'm looking at the box on this cover :)
Hi Katja, I love how you talk about books. You are very eloquent and clear. I don’t know if I’ll pick up this book but you certainly made it tempting. Aloha friend.
Thanks, Marilyn 💛✨️
So cool that you read Kairos in German! I haven't read this but I'm interested. I tried reading Visitation in German before but I was like "nope" - I was (and still am) out of practice with my German. 😂
Maybe we can set up a booktuber German language practice group 😂
@@PageTurnersWithKatja Oooh that's sounds interesting..!
@@SluggishReader and exhausting 😆I really wish I were a polyglot and could just collect languages
@@PageTurnersWithKatja How cool would that be. You could casually surprise native speakers with witty one-liners while wearing that cool smirk face "😏"... I mean, not that I would do it 🙈
@SluggishReader 😆