I am definitely not reviewing my 20 Books of Summer in order of reading, in some cases I need more time to digest the book, in others I really have no idea how to review them. In this case it was pretty clear cut. I bought this book last year during my book buying ban, that was …
Continue reading In Her Absence – Antonio Munoz Melina
The synthetic power of the novel is capable of combining everything into a unified whole like the voices of polyphonic music. The unity of a book need not stem from the plot, but can be provided by the theme. This is not an easy book to review, so please forgive me if this will feel …
Continue reading The Book of Laughter and Forgetting – Milan Kundera
I am still very diligently preparing for my vacation in Spain in September, you will notice that over the last few weeks books based in Spain or about Spain seem to be a bit of a theme. This book is yet another step on my journey to understand the complex country that Spain is. Jan …
This was one of the gifts my dear mum got me when she came to visit coincidentally close to International Children's Day, the funny thing was that she bought it at the airport because she actually wants to read it herself. No pressure... but read and review faster, dear child 😉 It will be a …
Continue reading A Ja Żem Jej Powiedziała – Katarzyna Nosowska
Finally a book that I did not buy in Stanford's! This one I bought when my mum visited me in London and we went for The Great British Seaside photography exhibition in the Maritime Museum in Greenwich. It was really great fun, with photographs by Tony Ray-Jones, David Hurn and Simon Roberts and Martin Parr, it …
Continue reading Wish You Were Here: England on Sea – Travis Elborough
Another one from the Stanford's book haul, out of eight I already read six books (two more review will be coming up), so I promise not much more left. It is also another book I bought in preparation for my Spanish vacation in September, as is quite obvious from the title one of the cities …
It is yet another book that I bought on my crazy shopping spree at Stanford's, one thing I must say I am making my way though this book haul, slowly but surely. The reason I bought this book is that I am going to Valencia in September for the first time. Spain for few years …
