Reviews

The Doll by Stanisław Barańczak, Bolesław Prus, D.J. Welsh

anna3101's review against another edition

3.0

It took me some time to get into the story but it was worth the effort. I liked the author's writing style, the atmosphere of the 19th century Warsaw and the way he described - so precisely! - people's thoughts and feelings.

What I didn't like was that each character was stupid in his/her own way and sometimes I simply wanted to shout at them. Wokulski did not see anything beside his Izabela, Rzecki went on and on about "politics" and "Napoleon heir", Izabela was into her high society status... argh.

I know the book is supposed to be a picture of Poland in the 19th century and author's thoughts about the future of his country, but for me personally it was more about what obsession - of any kind - may lead into.

agatka444's review against another edition

XDDD war is over or smth
Rzecki to najlepsza postac 

10iii_kat's review against another edition

naprawdę chciałam to przeczytać w całości ale moja motywacja upadła po 100 stronach, nie zostawiam oceny bo wbrew pozorom mi się podobała ta część co przeczytałam

osed123's review against another edition

emotional funny sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

avsia's review against another edition

2.0

Też się czuję jak kamień wokulski

martyna22's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

naomi_e_'s review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

vampop's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.25

ta książka miałaby pewnie maks 100 stron, gdyby wokulski potrafił take the hint i zaakceptować „nie” jako odpowiedź 

julx's review against another edition

Rzecki🏳️‍🌈❤️

etoilexlune's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

za długie.
za wolne.
za nudne.
(Rzecki, Szuman i Stawska save it)
każdy tam jest delulu.