This is a beautifully written book that takes you through the extreme emotional ups and downs of an unhealthy romance between two mostly detestable people.
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Jánko*a Divotvorná rated Franny and Zooey: 5 stars
Franny and Zooey by J. D. Salinger
Franny and Zooey is a book by American author J. D. Salinger which comprises his short story "Franny" and novella …
Jánko*a Divotvorná rated Možná že odcházíme: 5 stars
Možná že odcházíme by Jan Balabán (Česká próza)
Jánko*a Divotvorná rated Capitalist Realism: 4 stars
Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher
Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? explores Fisher's concept of "capitalist realism," which he takes to describe "the widespread sense …
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume 2: Second Variety by Philip K. Dick
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick is a collection of 118 science fiction stories by American writer Philip K. …
Jánko*a Divotvorná rated Winnie-the-Pooh: 4 stars
Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)
The adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends in which Pooh Bear uses a balloon to get honey, Piglet meets …
Jánko*a Divotvorná rated Tao te ching: 4 stars
Jánko*a Divotvorná rated Ways of Seeing: 4 stars
Ways of Seeing by John Berger
How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers whose …
Jánko*a Divotvorná reviewed Madonna in a Fur Coat by Maureen Freely
Review of 'Nonviolent communication' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
This book seems inflated, but I think it is worth learning about these ideas and viewpoints for anyone who wants to improve themself and their relationships.
Jánko*a Divotvorná reviewed Hagakure by Tsunetomo Yamamoto (Way of the Warrior)
Review of 'Hagakure' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
I became interested in this book when I watched the movie Ghost Dog. When I looked it up, it was presented as a philosophical book with musings that are useful to consider even now. I found that every useful passage in this book is accompanied by two or three useless, confusing, or downright harmful ones. For example: “As for a girl, it is most important to teach her chastity from the time she is a child. She should not be in the company of a man at a distance of less than six feet, nor should she meet them eye to eye, nor should she receive things from them directly from hand to hand. Neither should she go sightseeing or take trips to temples. A woman who has been brought up strictly and has endured suffering at her own borne will suffer no ennui after she is married.”
Perhaps someone …
I became interested in this book when I watched the movie Ghost Dog. When I looked it up, it was presented as a philosophical book with musings that are useful to consider even now. I found that every useful passage in this book is accompanied by two or three useless, confusing, or downright harmful ones. For example: “As for a girl, it is most important to teach her chastity from the time she is a child. She should not be in the company of a man at a distance of less than six feet, nor should she meet them eye to eye, nor should she receive things from them directly from hand to hand. Neither should she go sightseeing or take trips to temples. A woman who has been brought up strictly and has endured suffering at her own borne will suffer no ennui after she is married.”
Perhaps someone interested in this period of history will find this book more useful or enjoyable, but I found that looking up the places or people mentioned provided little context to help me understand their significance. And I do not think it is so useful to know how to pee on someone’s face to remove the skin, or to know that such and such were put to death for adultery because he took his clothes off in front of her when he was going to the toilet.
Jánko*a Divotvorná rated Paris Peasant: 4 stars
Jánko*a Divotvorná rated Frankenstein: 5 stars
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
A smart and driven man discovers nature’s secrets, but isn’t smart or empathetic enough to figure out what happens after …
Jánko*a Divotvorná rated The Secret History: 4 stars
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college …
Jánko*a Divotvorná rated Convenience Store Woman: 5 stars
Convenience Store Woman by Ginny Tapley Takemori, 村田沙耶香
Keiko Furukura had always been considered a strange child, and her parents always worried how she would get on in …