I am in a bit of a pickle about this book. I am definitely not an expert in self-help books, I maybe read one or two others during my reading career, so I cannot compare it to its peers. While I liked some things about it I really found many other things annoying. It was …
Continue reading The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k – Sarah Knight
This is one of the super-overpriced books I acquired in Livraria Lello during my vacation in Portugal. It was described as one of must-see things in Porto and granted there was a queue, but with it being a bookstore there's no queue long enough... I'm sure it would be a lovely experience to browse the …
I saw the movie when it was in the cinemas and I remember I liked it, despite thinking at the same time it was a bit boring. I remember it was extremely well acted and I liked the way it was shot a lot, a lot of the scenes stayed with me. Probably not long …
Continue reading Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy – John le Carré
Let me first translate the title, it is important (as it usually happens with titles) How I Stopped Loving Design, now let me also add that Wicha is a graphic designer. You get the picture now, or a beginning of one. In the first chapter Wicha describes how he struggled to find aesthetically acceptable urn …
Continue reading Jak Przestałem Kochać Design – Marcin Wicha
I saw the movie probably six years ago and it left me speechless. It does not happen very often, probably happened less than ten times in my entire life, but I was speechless, there was nothing more to say, nothing to add, it was shattering. No surprise then that I dreaded the book, it's been …
Continue reading We Need to Talk About Kevin – Lionel Shriver
I bought this book in my favorite second-hand bookstore, where every book is made equal and every book costs just 1GBP. What's not to love? It is a weird book, I think I liked it, but I'm not sure, just as nothing is certain in the book, all is a bit fuzzy around the edges. …
The first book I read in German! I am very proud of myself! I have been studying German for years now, I needed it in my art history studies and for a year I even studied applied linguistics with English and German as my main languages, but somehow I have never read a single fiction …
I am making slow progress on my outstanding Netgalley books, but so far I managed not to request any more. This is one of my outstanding books, I've had it since January and finally I got around to reading it. I haven't read any other of Nicholson's books, so wasn't sure what to expect. What …
Continue reading Adventures in Modern Marriage – William Nicholson
I tried to read N-W few months ago and failed miserably, I just couldn't get into the rhythm of this book, which surprised me because I remembered reading On Beauty years ago and loving it. That is why during one of my visits home I decided to take On Beauty with me to see if my reaction will …
I don't even know why I requested this book on Netgalley, maybe because I saw the title a lot when it received the Man Booked International Prize and it felt familiar, like something I should read. Irrespective of the reason, I did request it and during my vacation in Portugal in the effort to try …
