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ronanmcd's review
5.0
Astounding book of simple direct language. Now sits next to Barthes' Mythologies on my shelf. The 4 stories combine as a polemic about the power of the choices we make in a changing world. New and flashy trumps long held values, selfish penance ignored others' sacrifices. Every choice we make comes about only because of other factors, yet the decisions are for the here and now.
kathrinellis's review
dark
emotional
funny
3.0
Reading about people in Poland was very interesting and new to me. I also enjoyed some phrases very much. However, I did not really care about the stories.
carysn's review
3.0
Maybe a 3.5? Beautifully written but I didn’t appreciate it and struggled to follow the anecdotes
jozefol's review
5.0
short, easily digestible, intriguing, eye-opening and I wanna read more. I liked the refreshing format of four very short stories put together and I thought it was fascinating to learn about a culture that I'm not as familiar with as I'd like to be through the eyes of not only a native of that culture, but also one who is versed in world culture, as well as being a great journalist and storyteller.