Pawel's 2015 Reading Challenge

[Paweł]

This year I planned to read 52 books. I will not count IT books. So this topic will keep me with correct amount of books I still have to read in 2015. :)

1. South of No North, by Charles Bukowski ****
Read in Polish. Finished on 1 January.

[Cassandra]

Good luck with your reading goals, Pawel! Welcome to the group.

[Paweł]

Thank you Cassandra. :)

[Paweł]

1. South of No North, by Charles Bukowski ****
Read in Polish. Finished on 1st January.
2. Za pięć rewolta, by Dawid Kain *
Read in Polish. Finished on 6th January.

I found this book disturbing. I understand that author wanted to mark some problems of society by exaggeration of violence, sex and other disgusting things mentioned in book, but in my opinion it was to much. I doubt it will ever be translated to other languages. ;)

[Paweł]

1. South of No North, by Charles Bukowski ****
Read in Polish. Finished on 1st January.
2. Za pięć rewolta, by Dawid Kain *
Read in Polish. Finished on 6th January.
3. Dziewczyny z Powstania, by Anna Herbich ****
Read in Polish. Finished on 12th January.

Warsaw Uprising had fatal consequences for people living in Warsaw. 10,000 Polish Soldiers and 150,000-200,000 civilians died during fights and German "clean-up" of the city.

Anna Herbich presents eleven stories of women which were living during Warsaw Uprising in the city. Some of them were taking part in uprising and some of them were just living there. In my opinion such book is really important, because in many conflicts(also during Warsaw Uprising) story and life of women is hidden behind fights and big politics.

[Paweł]

1. South of No North, by Charles Bukowski ****
Read in Polish. Finished on 1st January.
2. Za pięć rewolta, by Dawid Kain *
Read in Polish. Finished on 6th January.
3. Dziewczyny z Powstania, by Anna Herbich ****
Read in Polish. Finished on 12th January.
4. Calico Joe, by John Grisham ****
Read in English. Finished on 16th January.

I really enjoyed this novel. Thanks to preface with baseball rules and slang it wasn't hard for me to understand technical stuff connected to sport I have not played or watched in my life.

Everything is understandable, for person out of baseball world. This was nice reading. I especially enjoyed it that there were no lawyers in John Grisham book. ;)

[Paweł]

I finished two more books. I didn't have time to update list after reading No Country For Old Men

1. South of No North, by Charles Bukowski ****
Read in Polish. Finished on 1st January.
2. Za pięć rewolta, by Dawid Kain *
Read in Polish. Finished on 6th January.
3. Dziewczyny z Powstania, by Anna Herbich ****
Read in Polish. Finished on 12th January.
4. Calico Joe, by John Grisham ****
Read in English. Finished on 16th January.
5. No Country For Old Men, by Cormac McCarthy ****
Read in English. Finished on 23rd January.

In my opinion it is really good novel. I enjoyed it very much. It also made me to think about world and places that exists only in our memories. I definitely must get back to Cormac McCarthy in future.

6. Wyspa klucz, by Małgorzata Szejnert *****
Read in Polish. Finished on 1st February.

Małgorzata Szejnert made great work here. She researched and described topic which in Poland is unknown. This topic is Ellis Island. Really good reading with memories of immigrants to US and people who worked on this island.

[Paweł]

1. South of No North, by Charles Bukowski ****
Read in Polish. Finished on 1st January.
2. Za pięć rewolta, by Dawid Kain *
Read in Polish. Finished on 6th January.
3. Dziewczyny z Powstania, by Anna Herbich ****
Read in Polish. Finished on 12th January.
4. Calico Joe, by John Grisham ****
Read in English. Finished on 16th January.
5. No Country For Old Men, by Cormac McCarthy ****
Read in English. Finished on 23rd January.
6. Wyspa klucz, by Małgorzata Szejnert *****
Read in Polish. Finished on 1st February.

7. Station Eleven: A Novel, by Emily St. John Mandel **
Read in English. Finished on 14th February.

I must say that I've had big expectations about this book. Unfortunately I'm highly disappointed. For example The Stand was much better book. I will probably write more disappointing details in our group place for reading of this book.

[Paweł]

1. South of No North, by Charles Bukowski ****
Read in Polish. Finished on 1st January.
2. Za pięć rewolta, by Dawid Kain *
Read in Polish. Finished on 6th January.
3. Dziewczyny z Powstania, by Anna Herbich ****
Read in Polish. Finished on 12th January.
4. Calico Joe, by John Grisham ****
Read in English. Finished on 16th January.
5. No Country For Old Men, by Cormac McCarthy ****
Read in English. Finished on 23rd January.
6. Wyspa klucz, by Małgorzata Szejnert *****
Read in Polish. Finished on 1st February.
7. Station Eleven: A Novel, by Emily St. John Mandel **
Read in English. Finished on 14th February.

8. Niesamowita opowieść, by Stefan Grabiński ***
Read in Polish. Finished on 19th February.

I enjoy Grabiński books written in archaic polish. Most of them are mix of dark climate, paranormal activities, horrors and nightmares. This book with short stories was also good reading. :)

[Paweł]

1. South of No North, by Charles Bukowski ****
Read in Polish. Finished on 1st January.
2. Za pięć rewolta, by Dawid Kain *
Read in Polish. Finished on 6th January.
3. Dziewczyny z Powstania, by Anna Herbich ****
Read in Polish. Finished on 12th January.
4. Calico Joe, by John Grisham ****
Read in English. Finished on 16th January.
5. No Country For Old Men, by Cormac McCarthy ****
Read in English. Finished on 23rd January.
6. Wyspa klucz, by Małgorzata Szejnert *****
Read in Polish. Finished on 1st February.
7. Station Eleven: A Novel, by Emily St. John Mandel **
Read in English. Finished on 14th February.
8. Niesamowita opowieść, by Stefan Grabiński ***
Read in Polish. Finished on 19th February.

9. Zrób sobie raj, by Mariusz Szczygieł *****
Read in Polish. Finished on 23rd February.

Great book about Czechs. Mariusz Szczygieł shows how much Czechs differ from Poles, although we live so close to each other. Book consists of couple essays about different topics. For example Czechs atheism, humour, irony and other Czech society characteristics. Great reading! :)

[Paweł]

1. South of No North, by Charles Bukowski ****
Read in Polish. Finished on 1st January.
2. Za pięć rewolta, by Dawid Kain *
Read in Polish. Finished on 6th January.
3. Dziewczyny z Powstania, by Anna Herbich ****
Read in Polish. Finished on 12th January.
4. Calico Joe, by John Grisham ****
Read in English. Finished on 16th January.
5. No Country For Old Men, by Cormac McCarthy ****
Read in English. Finished on 23rd January.
6. Wyspa klucz, by Małgorzata Szejnert *****
Read in Polish. Finished on 1st February.
7. Station Eleven: A Novel, by Emily St. John Mandel **
Read in English. Finished on 14th February.
8. Niesamowita opowieść, by Stefan Grabiński ***
Read in Polish. Finished on 19th February.
9. Zrób sobie raj, by Mariusz Szczygieł *****
Read in Polish. Finished on 23rd February.

10. Bukareszt. Kurz i krew, by Małgorzata Rejmer *****
Read in Polish. Finished on 28th February.

I will add description later on, because I'm in a rush. :)

[Paweł]

It has been long time since I was here, so bulk update is needed. :)

11. Bolszewicy i Apostołowie, by Sylwia Frołow ****
12. Pirat stepowy, by Stanisław Łubieński ***
13. Droga królów, by Branond Sanders ****
14. Słowa światłości, by Branond Sanders ****
15. Skażone krajobrazy, by Martin Pollack ***
16. Most, by Geert Mak *****
17. Gdzieś dalej, gdzie indziej, by Dariusz Czaja *****
18. Kolos, by Finn Alnæs *****
19. Uśpione archiwum, by Wawrzyniec Podrzucki ***
20. Kosmiczne ziarna, by Wawrzyniec Podrzucki **
21. Mosty wszechzieleni, by Wawrzyniec Podrzucki ****
22. Nocni wędrowcy, by Wojciech Jagielski *****
23. Toast za przodków, by Wojciech Górecki ****
24. Wielka odmowa, by Dariusz Rosiak ****