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minden

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My Taste
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
Thief of Time (Discworld, #26; Death, #5)
The Power of Strangers: The Benefits of Connecting in a Suspicious World
Akuszerki
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
Reading...
Nie ma tego Złego (Drużyna do zadań specjalnych, #1)
10%
A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)
50%
China: A History
55%

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  • A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)
    Thoughts from 50%

    I am getting more and more disappointed with this book. The first paragraph really grabbed my attention, I thought: finally a really well written fantasy book, the prose seemed so promising. But it just got worse... Not to say it's bad, I'd say it's decent, but the dialogues just are just so flat and lifeless. Also, I was lead to believe this was the first book in a series, but there are soooo many references to stuff happening before the plot of this book I feel like I started reading the series in the middle. Aside from the plot itself, there don't seem to be any established rules about how magic works in this world? And if there are no rules, then EVERYTHING is possible, yet Fatma seems to be surprised by some things, so I guess not everything is possible? Lastly, Fatma must be just the worst detective (sorry, agent), in the history of crime fighting, just jumping to conclusions every chance she gets. I'm really struggling to keep reading but I am determined to finish.

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  • A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)
    Thoughts from 50%

    I am getting more and more disappointed with this book. The first paragraph really grabbed my attention, I thought: finally a really well written fantasy book, the prose seemed so promising. But it just got worse... Not to say it's bad, I'd say it's decent, but the dialogues just are just so flat and lifeless. Also, I was lead to believe this was the first book in a series, but there are soooo many references to stuff happening before the plot of this book I feel like I started reading the series in the middle. Aside from the plot itself, there don't seem to be any established rules about how magic works in this world? And if there are no rules, then EVERYTHING is possible, yet Fatma seems to be surprised by some things, so I guess not everything is possible? Lastly, Fatma must be just the worst detective (sorry, agent), in the history of crime fighting, just jumping to conclusions every chance she gets. I'm really struggling to keep reading but I am determined to finish.

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    A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

    A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

    P. Djèlí Clark

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    A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

    A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

    P. Djèlí Clark

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    Nie ma tego Złego (Drużyna do zadań specjalnych, #1)

    Nie ma tego Złego (Drużyna do zadań specjalnych, #1)

    Marcin Mortka

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  • minden
    Feb 16, 2026
    2.0
    Enjoyment: Quality: Characters: Plot:

    "...chciałam zaraz usiąść do pisania tekstu, który byłby jak worek" - ten cytat najlepiej podsumowuje książkę. Worek pełen upchanych bez składu i ładu anegdot, faktów naukowych i pseudofilozoficzych przemyśleń.

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  • The Housekeeper and the Professor
    minden
    Feb 15, 2026
    3.5
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    Pleasant and heartwarming. Reminds me of Lessons in Chemistry.

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  • Czternaście nocy
    minden
    Feb 15, 2026
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    “Fourteen Days” is an orgy of representation - says the review in NY Times and I think it sums up the book pretty well. This 'novellus' written by 36 authors reads reasonably well and is certainly an interesting experiment, but not much more than that.

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    Czternaście nocy

    Czternaście nocy

    Margaret Atwood

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    The Housekeeper and the Professor

    The Housekeeper and the Professor

    Yōko Ogawa

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    Czternaście nocy

    Czternaście nocy

    Margaret Atwood

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    The Housekeeper and the Professor

    The Housekeeper and the Professor

    Yōko Ogawa

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    Czternaście nocy

    Czternaście nocy

    Margaret Atwood

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