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 caught up with all my reviews! This has never happened before. I'm reading now White Teeth by Zadie Smith, so it will probably take a while and all of the past reviews have been written and scheduled to be published over the coming week, so unless suddenly I somehow make more time for reading there …
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 …
My last, long overdue review from #20booksofsummer. It is an interview with the author of Snow White and Russian Red, Dorota Masłowska. I bought it out of curiosity, Masłowska is my age, she had her breakthrough as a writer quite early on and I was curious how she felt ten years later (the interview was …
Continue reading Dusza Światowa – Dorota Masłowska, Agnieszka Drotkiewicz
September is gone and all pretending that it is still summer has to end. As much as I love summer, part of me is ready for autumn, for the smell of fallen leaves, a bit shorter days, more excuses to stay in and read. What I am dreading is winter, with its completely dark days, …
It seems I am a bit of a mean person recently, this will be yet another review of a book that seems to be loved by many people and I was not completely satisfied about it. I had Could Atlas on my shelf for probably around 2-3 years and I was always a bit intimidated by …
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