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Prawo do seksu. Feminizm w XXI wieku by Amia Srinivasan

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reflective slow-paced

4.0

It was a very interesting collection of essays but the writing was super dense, so it took me ages to get through. The most informative essays for me were about teacher-student relationships and the one about pornography.
Five Survive by Holly Jackson

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adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

It's not a masterpiece by any means but it was an enjoyable reading experience, I wouldn't have figured out the puzzle on my own.
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Pandora's Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong by Paul A. Offit

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informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

I feel I'm not the target audience for this book since I already knew most of the information contained in it. But I appreciated a refresher on trans fats, DDT ban and vitamin C craze. It was interestingly written and I like that it contained some "history lessons" we should finally learn from those scientific mishaps, so I feel it deserves a higher rating than I would normally give a book I didn't learn much from.
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Gdyby wiersze miały drzwi. Antologia młodej poezji czeskiej ostatnich lat by Dalibor Dobiáš

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 63%.
I disliked most poems I read, only a few by Pavel Kolmačka and Bohdan Chlíbec were decent in my opinion. I ended up leading through the rest of the collection and reading a few random poems but I decided it's not worth my time.
Zalecenia na wypadek upałów by Maggie O'Farrell

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emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

It was a bit too melodramatic for me but overall I really liked the story. The family dynamic felt somewhat realistic, at least for the most of the book. And I was really intrigued by the main mystery of the book.
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Żmijowisko by Wojciech Chmielarz

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 35%.
This book reminds me why I'm hesitant to pick books written by white men. The perspectives are just awful, it's full of sexism, racism and fatphobia. Even kids are sexualized. I just can't bear listening to it any longer.
I read the summary online and the plot turns out to be so stupid that I don't even have the motivation to continue to read the solution of the mystery.
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Sąsiadki. 10 poetek niemieckich by Tomasz Ososiński

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reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

The poems didn't wow me but overall it was interesting to read through. My favourites were by Anja Kampmann and Nadja Küchenmeister.
Lato by Ali Smith

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reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I think I won't remember anything about this book in a few weeks but it was a great reading experience. It's very well written and despite talking about hard topics like pandemic, internment camps or dementia has a very fleeting, summery feel to it. I really enjoyed how some tidbits of information reappeared in various parts of the novel, playing a different part.
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Sight by Jessie Greengrass

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.
I tried to get interested in the story, I listened to this initial part twice (since I caught myself drifting off) but I just don't vibe with the narrator.
Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 3%.
I wasn't interested in the story