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Alemina. Nieustraszona by Carole Trebor

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

3.0

It was ok but I liked it less than the first part. Although it was nice to finally understand where the enemies came from.
Outbreaks and Epidemics: Battling Infection from Measles to Coronavirus by Meera Senthilingam

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informative slow-paced

3.0

It wasn't a bad book but I learned surprisingly little from it, the only new piece of information for me was existence and spread of yaws.
I also feel it lacked nuance in presenting some information - ebola topic wasn't presented well in my opinion, I much prefer the broader view on it presented in Paul Farmer's books.
But overall might be a good intro position for people who don't know much about infectious diseases.
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Alemina. Ścigana by Carole Trebor

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

4.0

So far I like the story and the characters are very cutely drawn. And a cobra talking in hieroglyphs is a very fun idea.
Poznaj moich rodziców by Bartosz Brzeziński

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hopeful slow-paced
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

It was so badly written. The language is super unrealistic and cringe, the characters are super unbelievable and the story itself is boring. What a waste of time
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Odwrócone niebo by Chulud Szaraf

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emotional

3.0

Sadly this poetry collection was butchered by the translation to Polish. It was interesting, emotional and beautiful in English - the Polish version is mostly awful. The choices translator made change the meaning of almost every poem and their word choices are terrible in multiple places.
I'm very sad to see it ruined in such a way.
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Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head by Warsan Shire

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dark emotional sad slow-paced

5.0

I was a bit torn how to rate it since even with a glossary some of the poems were a bit hard to understand. BUT any collection that makes me cry deserves 5 star. There were so many excellent heart wrenching poems here.
My favourite remains the one I bought the collection for - Home.
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Rozmowy telefoniczne. Opowiadania by Roberto Bolaño

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 40%.
Sadly it was very boring and the writing wasn't anything special, so no point in continuing.
Głupie ptaki Polski. Przewodnik świadomego obserwatora by Marek Maruszczak

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funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

It would be 5 stars but the humour didn't land in many places. I did love the illustrations though and sprinkled facts about the birds.
I'm definitely thinking of getting my own copy because the birds in it are just gorgeous.
Upór. Potęga pasji i wytrwałości by Angela Duckworth

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 36%.
I was very excited about this book but once I got to the praise of people like Bezos, I knew it wasn't for me.
The Orange and other poems by Wendy Cope

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emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

5.0

This collection is brilliant, it's hard to find a mediocre poem within and there are too many good ones to pick a favourite.
I loved Being Boring, After the Lunch, Seeing You, Dutch Portraits, Evidence, A Vow, Some More Light Verse, Absent Friends.

And I found He Tells Her and Men Talking so wonderfully cheeky