Ignacy

I quite enjoyed myself during the listen, but now, after the fact, there is a severe feeling of void. The book was written for children, and it's perceivable (mostly in a bad way). There were some charming elements I enjoyed (e.g. chocolate being the cure for dementor fatigue), but the naivety of the story, especially the finale, was more dull than charming. And yes I've known all the plot twist already, but I feel I wouldn't have been impressed even with zero knowledge, because of the way the plot twists were handled. I feel like I need a break from the series for a while. I can't decide between 3 and 3.5 stars.

Książka do ogwiazdkowania ciężka. Rozpływa się w bliskich mi wartościach. Drwi ze złudnych wartości, do których mi daleko. Lecz miejscami jest do bólu nudna. Gdybym nie słuchał audiobooka, mógłbym nie przebrnąć przez najnudniejsze. Cieszę się, że mi się udało. Było warto.

Krótka i miła lektura. Można się czegoś dowiedzieć o lankijskich zwyczajach i wierzeniach, ale nie za wiele. Zdecydowanie polecam bardziej trzyodcinkową serię podcastów historia Sri Lanki autorstwa Dobra Podróż. Odsłuchanie zajmie może trochę dłużej niż lektura tej książeczki, ale dowiedzieć się można nieporównywalnie więcej ciekawych lankijskich faktów i ciekawostek. Wracając do książki, irytująca jest liczba zapchanych stron, na których nie ma tekstu, tylko całość strony zajmuje bazgrołek podpisany cytatem z sąsiedniej strony. Książka ma 90 stron, lecz 45 stron treści. Gdybym nie wypożyczył książki z biblioteki, czułbym się oszukany.

Certainly a pleasant read, well actually a listen, as I chose the audiobook format. I'd recommend the book to everybody solely to experience the superb narration by Stephen Fry. I doubt I would enjoy the book as much without his input. The story itself was fine but slightly frustrating. I've read the book years ago, and I forgot most details, and I'm afraid, those details bothered me quite considerably. At times, I found it extremely hard to compose my suspension of disbelief. A multitude of described events just didn't make any sense after you thought about them for like a second or two. The Forbidden Forest chapter was insane (in a bad way), and the finale was unbelievable (in a bad way too). But to be honest, there was some charm in the childish naivety of the plot. I simply hope, the next books will be a trifle more reasonable, because I might not endure it. All in all a pleasant, but frustrating read.

I really enjoyed it, but I feel I need to reread it and take extensive notes to fully appreciate the book’s content. It can be quite dense in places, but it's rewarding. It's a strong case for the usefulness of philosophy in improving the coherence of one’s thought process.

Pleasantly wholesome and adorable, but to be honest, that's probably it. I enjoyed most of the read, but after it there is this unpleasant thought that I could have spent the time more productively. Also, now that I think of it, it was very predictable, but it worked quite well -- you just wish all the best for the adorable children.

Zbiór wierszyków o średniej liczbie wersów równej 2,1. Jedne mniej, inne bardziej udane. Dla tych bardziej warto przeczytać -- część rozbawi, część da do myślenia (choć bez przesady). Niektóre z wierszyków równie dobrze mogłyby być starymi polskimi przysłowiami, gdyby ktoś wcześniej wpadł na odpowiednie połączenie słów. Obowiązkowa pozycja dla każdego fascynata zabawy słowem.

Luźna i szybka lektura. Całkiem zabawna — uśmiałem się kilkukrotnie (słyszalnie). Humor raczej groteskowo-absurdalny, ale akurat taki lubię. Jestem fanem Walentego.

Quick and easy read. Quite funny - I laughed out loud several times. The humor is rather absurd or grotesque, which is, just so happen, what I like. I'm a big fan of Valentin.

Zdecydowanie najmniej ciekawa, najmniej zabawna i najmniej cytowalna ze sztuk Gombrowicza.

Tekst szalenie ciekawy nie był, ale obrazki ładne. Nie miałem pojęcia, że Polska tak stała plakatem. Niektóre z nich chętnie powiesiłbym w mieszkaniu. Kawał sztuki.

The book was introduced to me as an example of a setting on a tidally locked planet. Well it was set on a tidally locked planet, but it was utterly incidental, irrelevant to the plot and hardly explored. The book is technically sci-fi, but it could just as well have been written as fantasy, and it wouldn't have changed a thing. And all of it would have been fine if I just could connect with the characters or felt invested in the story.

To be perfectly honest the premise of this book does most of the heavy lifting. There were exciting moments, but there were also less exciting. Some parts were even frustrating. I was unticipating certain description of the resolution and they were completely skipped over. But all in all I enjoyed mostly because the life on a pulsar is an immensly interesting concept to wonder about.

It was all right, but nothing special. The writing style was fine in my opinion; it was easy and quite pleasant to read. The main problem I had with this book was that I wasn't able to suspend my disbelief. I constantly questioned the characters' motivations and the plausibility of the imagined world. If I were physically able to raise my eyebrow, it would have been raised at least a dozen times. I didn't expect the ending as it was, but it wasn't satisfying. At least the characters were mildly interesting. In my mind, the book had the potential to explore more of the psychological side of the story. It did some exploring, but ultimately, it was mostly uninspired and unsatisfying.

It's a good book for somebody who's not well accustomed to the scientific way of thinking. Personally, I didn't find many new concepts in Sagan's work. Also, the debunking of conspiracy theories seemed boring to me after a few chapters, this could have been written in another book.