I decided to reread this book after a friend recommended reading Królestwo, which is a sequel. As I read Król a few years ago I remembered only the broad strokes of the plot and the general mood of the book, so a refresh was needed. The story is told by Mojżesz Bernsztajn (I retained Polish …
Another one of my 2020 Christmas gifts. It has a lovely cover and is illustrated throughout, but it is not a children’s book. Hanna Krall is a Polish writer and journalist. In her work, she often focused on Jewish-Polish history during the Holocaust. One of her most famous books is the long interview with Marek …
It is the first of my Christmas 2020 gifts I’m reviewing, even though I already read a few. And I must say 2020 has been awful in most respects, but I could not be happier about all the bookish gifts I got this year! Let’s start with the title, as always a rough translation is …
Fates and Furies has been recommended to me by my mum (funnily enough, as I read it I discovered she did not, so it was all a hearsay recommendation), back when it was published in 2015. It was lingering on my Kindle for a while despite, or maybe because the book caused so much noise. …
I got this book when one of my friends was going through a decluttering phase in preparation for moving to a new flat. To be honest French and Saunders never fully grabbed my heart or other body parts. I like bits and pieces but have never watched all episodes. Still, I very much have a …
As you may know from my previous post I had some adventures getting to read The Queen’s Gambit. But I finally got there, and decided to follow my mum’s footsteps in reading the book before watching the series. Which, having now done both, I still think was sound advice. Now, you either already know what …
I’m sure you know that a few months ago the whole world went bonkers for the Netflix series Queen’s Gambit. In the first weeks, I missed the hype and only found out about it from my mum. She told me she is reading the book before she’ll watch the series because she would be too …
This was one of my lovely birthday gifts from my mum. The title can be roughly translated as Shamanic Disease. Jacek Hugo-Bader is a Polish reporter focusing mostly on Russia and former Soviet Republics. He traveled extensively in this area, including a car journey from Moscow to Vladivostok, a canoe trip through Lake Baikal and …
Yet another one of the subscription boxes books. But this time for the life of me I cannot remember if it came from How Novel of The Willoughby Book Club. This may not have been my favorite book, but I still enjoy the subscriptions immensely. The Burning Girl focuses on the friendship of Julia and …
Another book from my subscription box, I think this time it was How Novel. And another one that I would not probably buy myself, but was happy for someone to pick for me. It certainly is a page-turner. Ruth is a psychotherapist specializing in trauma, with years of experience. She helps her patients process their …
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