Wintering – why it’s such a letdown (Part One)
Book Review I’ve been reading Wintering slowly, month by month – the December chapter at the start of December, January at the start of January. I’m enjoying it, it’s a calm read….
Remorse, Italian Style
Book Review Let me start with a very personal memory. I first picked up “Il Rimorso” (“Remorse”) over thirty years ago. I was in my teens, and I can still…
Alexandria – An Extraordinary City
Book Review In “Alexandria. The City that Made the Modern World”, Islam Issa breaks away from the typical historian’s obsession with antiquity. Usually, many historians assume that once the Library of…
The Stone God Awakens
Book Review It starts like this: you’re at work, experimenting with technology that “freezes” matter – a potential breakthrough enabling the centuries-long hibernation – and suddenly, something goes sideways. One…
Dream Harbor – but it is just a rooo-maance…
Book Review I’ve checked – I read the first book of the Dream Harbor stories between November and December 2024. Now, I’m starting what is officially the last book in…
The One That Got Away, or “What Am I Reading?”
Book Review First, a little trivia connected with the Polish edition that I’ve read, but probably a meaningful one. The Polish title of this novel is “To jeszcze nie koniec” (It’s Not…