hardly-remember-what-i-have-read

[hardly-remember-what-i-have-read]

What I read in 2024:

1. "The Cathedral" by Jacek Dukaj

2. "Around the Word in Eighty Days" by Julius Verne

3. "Gąsienica" by Ranpo Edogawa

4. "Shattered mask" by Richard Lee Byers

5. "No longer human" by Osamu Dazai (ive read it twice, one time in polish, one time in english to compare translations)

6. "Pyramids" by Terry Pratchett

7. "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" by Taylor Jenkins Reid

8. "Klara and the Sun" by Kazuo Ishiguro

9. "Frankenstein" by Merry Shelley

10. "Nimona" [comic]

11. "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

12. "Clergyman's Daughter" by George Orwell

13. "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

14. "Pamietniki młodej mężatki" (I dont rememeber who wrote this one.)

15. "Opowieści niesamowite" by E. A. Poe

[hardly-remember-what-i-have-read]

Something like 3 days ago i ended reading "Around the World in Eighty Days" written by Julius Verne. Actually, i started it last year, but most of it Ive read in 2024, so it counts.

Its reread, but I didnt remember a single thing from it, ive read it like 10 years ago, as a kid. And my feelings hasnt changed since then. Only thing ive remembered its that it took me definately too long and was tiring.

So, reading this book took me solid month, even its short. I tried reading few pages a day. And that was a mistake; right way to get into this story is to read it at one, max 2 sittings. Im not joking, then it has just right vibe; u can feel rush that characters was in.

The story itself is great, but it wasnt written to read it for so long, so mine experience kinda dropped. Also, i think translation of my edition wasnt the greates. I took it from kids section at library, so who wouldnt guess that langague probably will be less complex (I mean: lot of repetitive words to avoid too many complicated elements, shortened sentences ect.).

It was nice to remind myself this story, i think.

[hardly-remember-what-i-have-read]

First thing i managed to read in this ear was short novel "The Cathedral" by Jacek Dukaj for my polish lesson. I forgot abt it, so Ive done speed run of reading 50 pages just before class.

Its sci-fi, really good i think. I like vibe of it, used langage is kinda typical for this genre (so I enjoyed it, at first u dont understed half of that but after few pages its starting to make sense, actually).

"The main hero comes on a planetoid, where a “cathedral” was built to commemorate a death of a man who sacrificed himself so others would live. He is treated like a saint. The hero, sent by The Church, has to decide if the miracles were real, and if he should be called a saint. The Church is running out of time. The planetoid is on a way to “doom”."- short description that I copied for internet bc im too tired to write this on my own. Oh, and the main character is priest btw, it really makes his point of view somehow deeper.

And in 2000 was created short animation by Tomasz Bagiński inspired by Dukaj's novel, it was fully created with computers technology and also was nominated for Oscar. If someone wants to watch, heres link to animation, just few minuts, but its interesting: https://youtu.be/lrCN2dLFf5Y?si=sYdGVVHyULQyzXTT

[hardly-remember-what-i-have-read]

I realised that i mostly want to do rereads this year

[hardly-remember-what-i-have-read]

I ve seen post where someone asked how many books you read this year and holy shit i had no idea.

for last 4 years im promising to myself that ill count that and guess what; im forgetting in february or march. so this year ill try to do this AGAIN.

so after reading book ill write my thoughts abt it there.