Wojna polsko-ruska pod flagą biało-czerwoną
It was a long time ago. I enjoyed this book early in my reading career, and Im not sure it holds up, but the memory of it sits nicely. After finally forgetting that Dorota Masłowska was an author I looked forward to reading more of, now a new work finally presents itself to remind me.So, yeah, thats why I catalogued this today.
Snow White and Russian Red by Dorota Maslowska is the first and award-winning novel by this young Polish author. It is tersely written, stylish and darkly humorous, about troubled, drug-addled, marginalized post-Communist Polish youths. The story starts out with the main character being dumped by his girlfriend and his search for the next girl, next hit of speed and his continued commentary about the state of Poland. The book is well written, but the characters were so unlikeable and their lives
I liked it and I didn't. I like the story at times but I get lost too. The writer is really talented, that's for sure, very rich vocabulary, very clever and since to know about a lot, which is impressing, especially considering her age when she wrote the book. However, to me sometimes it feels as if she was writing nonsense to fill pages and show her opinion about different issues and show richness of vocabulary. This was probably the most difficult book I ever read, which explains why I took me
I can count on the fingers of a hand the books I started but didn't finish because somehow I do always think that every book deserves the change to be read until the end before being judged and I pushed myself until half of the book but I really can't go on.. The writing style reminds me of Joyce's stream of consciousness which is not easy to follow ..some parts of the book are just revolting and this comes from someone who loves some gorey authors like PZ Brite but in this case I just can't see
The first half to two-thirds is a sloppy mess. Perhaps that's the translator's error, but the English edition is rather crude, and not just in subject matter. The first analogy that comes to mind is that Dorota is a second or third tier Hunter Thompson. The subject of this book: Speed. Amphetamines. The last third, however, is more placid and gathered. Gathered and coherent and just good overall. You still might not really like any of the characters, but at least that straight-edge girl bursts
I really liked the idea and her way of writing BUT it's such a difficult and tiring read.
Dorota Masłowska
Paperback | Pages: 206 pages Rating: 3.28 | 1827 Users | 89 Reviews
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Original Title: | Wojna polsko-ruska pod flagą biało-czerwoną |
ISBN: | 8386735872 (ISBN13: 9788386735877) |
Edition Language: | Polish |
Literary Awards: | Nike Literary Award (Nagroda Literacka Nike) for Audience (2003), Paszporty Polityki (2002), Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Jugendbuch (2005) |
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... ta metrykalnie młodziutka dziewczyna ma w sobie tak niesłychaną dojrzałość pisarską i taki dar władania polszczyzną, dar rozpruwania, nicowania, rozbijania na miazgę języka i tworzenia z tej miazgi języka swoistego, nieraz makabrycznego i karkołomnego, zawsze osobliwie poetyckiego, że możliwości dalszego rozwoju wydają się tu nie do zmierzenia - o autorce - Jerzy Pilch.Present Of Books Wojna polsko-ruska pod flagą biało-czerwoną
Title | : | Wojna polsko-ruska pod flagą biało-czerwoną |
Author | : | Dorota Masłowska |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 206 pages |
Published | : | 2003 by Lampa i Iskra Boża (first published 2002) |
Categories | : | European Literature. Polish Literature. Fiction. Cultural. Poland. Contemporary |
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Ratings: 3.28 From 1827 Users | 89 ReviewsCritique Of Books Wojna polsko-ruska pod flagą biało-czerwoną
This book made me want to do more drugs.The narration reads tight, just behind your sternum, right behind your eyes and in front of your brain. Its a fast, bloody picaresque that follows the narrator Nails through a few brutal days, its narration style slipping between persons and time and people addressed. Most characters are treated as isolated, unpredictable, each action interpreted as hostile or overlaid with excess layers of meaning by the leaping associations of the narrator. TheIt was a long time ago. I enjoyed this book early in my reading career, and Im not sure it holds up, but the memory of it sits nicely. After finally forgetting that Dorota Masłowska was an author I looked forward to reading more of, now a new work finally presents itself to remind me.So, yeah, thats why I catalogued this today.
Snow White and Russian Red by Dorota Maslowska is the first and award-winning novel by this young Polish author. It is tersely written, stylish and darkly humorous, about troubled, drug-addled, marginalized post-Communist Polish youths. The story starts out with the main character being dumped by his girlfriend and his search for the next girl, next hit of speed and his continued commentary about the state of Poland. The book is well written, but the characters were so unlikeable and their lives
I liked it and I didn't. I like the story at times but I get lost too. The writer is really talented, that's for sure, very rich vocabulary, very clever and since to know about a lot, which is impressing, especially considering her age when she wrote the book. However, to me sometimes it feels as if she was writing nonsense to fill pages and show her opinion about different issues and show richness of vocabulary. This was probably the most difficult book I ever read, which explains why I took me
I can count on the fingers of a hand the books I started but didn't finish because somehow I do always think that every book deserves the change to be read until the end before being judged and I pushed myself until half of the book but I really can't go on.. The writing style reminds me of Joyce's stream of consciousness which is not easy to follow ..some parts of the book are just revolting and this comes from someone who loves some gorey authors like PZ Brite but in this case I just can't see
The first half to two-thirds is a sloppy mess. Perhaps that's the translator's error, but the English edition is rather crude, and not just in subject matter. The first analogy that comes to mind is that Dorota is a second or third tier Hunter Thompson. The subject of this book: Speed. Amphetamines. The last third, however, is more placid and gathered. Gathered and coherent and just good overall. You still might not really like any of the characters, but at least that straight-edge girl bursts
I really liked the idea and her way of writing BUT it's such a difficult and tiring read.
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