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Post by Jaga on Oct 17, 2007 22:14:11 GMT -7
Holly wrote a review of the book she offered us to send for reading. I guess, Holly liked the book, but she is also quite critical towards it, you can see some fragments of the book online also in Amazon. Here it is: culture.polishsite.us/articles/art442.htmlThe Last Mazurka: A Family's Tale of War, Passion, and Loss - Book Review by the way, what is "pigeonholing"? |
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Post by jeanne on Oct 18, 2007 3:31:35 GMT -7
Jaga,
"Pigeonholing" is labeling something, or putting it in a specific category.
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Post by hollister on Oct 18, 2007 7:37:50 GMT -7
I guess, Holly liked the book, ...... This made me smile  I was afraid I may have come across as too critical. I have to say I liked the first 3/4 of the book - but then it fell apart for me. However, I do think it is worth reading and overall I do give it a recommend. The inside look at how individuals who fled Poland during WWII attempted to find a place to fit for Poland among the Allies is interesting and an illuminating story. H |
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Post by jeanne on Oct 19, 2007 3:09:50 GMT -7
Holly,
You have definitely piqued my interest and hopefully I'll be reading it soon. I have very little time to read and am currently reading "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" by Barbara Kingsolver. It's a borrowed book so I have to get through that first. But having read most of the books about Poland recommended by the members of this forum, I've been looking for another. Sounds like my search is ended!
Jeanne
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Post by rdywenur on Oct 19, 2007 5:28:04 GMT -7
And you have peaked mine also. I'm still not done with the book I am reading now but maybe it will be the next one after this if I can hunt it down at our local library.
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Post by leslie on Oct 19, 2007 7:55:30 GMT -7
Jeanne
Here are 4 books that I have enjoyed, found informative, interesting and very readable.
The Polish Way: A 1000 year history of the Poles and their Culture. Adam Zamoyski. Hippocrene Books, 2004
And the Violins Stopped Playing: a Story of the Gypsy Holocaust. Alexander Ramati. The Leisure Circle (Hodder and Stoughton) 1985
Rising '44: The Battle for Warsaw. Norman Davies. Pan 2004
Death in the Forest: The Story of the KatynForest Massacre. J K Zawodny. University of Notre Dame Press, 1962.
Leslie
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Post by kaima on Oct 19, 2007 8:36:20 GMT -7
And you have peaked mine also. Rdy, Normally I would skip over a usageproblem, but since this is a forum with many readers with English as a second language, I will say that we don't say "peak interest" in something, but rather "piqued interest". The sound of the two is quite similar. TRANSITIVE VERB: Inflected forms: piqued, piqu·ing, piques 1. To cause to feel resentment or indignation. 2. To provoke; arouse: The portrait piqued her curiosity. 3. To pride (oneself): He piqued himself on his stylish attire. ETYMOLOGY: French, a prick, irritation, from Old French, from piquer, to prick, from Vulgar Latin *piccre, ultimately of imitative origin. from www.bartleby.com/61/62/P0326200.htmlwhich also offers a spoken example. To confuse things farther, it is quite different from piqué defined at www.bartleby.com/61/63/P0326300.htmlJust for fun I will say I am no maven of English; I only wish I were! I make many more than my fair share of mistakes. Kai maven - www.bartleby.com/61/3/M0160300.html |
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Post by rdywenur on Oct 19, 2007 11:23:45 GMT -7
Excuse me for not using my spell check again. (slapping my hands as it is so readily available so no excuses) are you sure it isn't "peek" ;D ;D picky, picky picky. Are you taking long distance online English classes from that guy across the pond?
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Post by hollister on Oct 19, 2007 11:45:45 GMT -7
Jeanne and Chris
Don't forget my offer! I would be happy to send you the book if you want to read it. Just PM me with an address.
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Post by jeanne on Oct 20, 2007 3:44:28 GMT -7
Jeanne Here are 4 books that I have enjoyed, found informative, interesting and very readable. The Polish Way: A 1000 year history of the Poles and their Culture. Adam Zamoyski. Hippocrene Books, 2004 And the Violins Stopped Playing: a Story of the Gypsy Holocaust. Alexander Ramati. The Leisure Circle (Hodder and Stoughton) 1985 Rising '44: The Battle for Warsaw. Norman Davies. Pan 2004 Death in the Forest: The Story of the KatynForest Massacre. J K Zawodny. University of Notre Dame Press, 1962. Leslie Leslie, Thanks for the input. Due to our previous discussion of Polish books on this forum and my own research, I have read all of these except "The Polish Way" which I will put on my "to read" list. By the way, I think I was the one who told you about "And the Violins Stopped Playing" - one of my very favorites! Jeanne |
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Post by jeanne on Oct 20, 2007 17:08:10 GMT -7
Jeanne and Chris Don't forget my offer! I would be happy to send you the book if you want to read it. Just PM me with an address. H Holly, Thanks for the offer; I didn't forget about it. My local library is in a consortium of 29 libraries, so I can get just about any book out there. Besides, I'd rather read it and give it back rather than accumulate any more books. My house is full of books! Can I ask why you have free books to give away? Do you work for a publisher or do you know the author? I'm very curious. Jeanne |
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Post by hollister on Oct 20, 2007 17:51:40 GMT -7
Jeanne,
No, I don't work for the publisher - It is just that Wayne and I are in Florida in temp quarters - and when I think about moving home soon I get distressed thinking about all the stuff we need to move! So I just thought that this offer was my way of de-stressing!
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Post by jeanne on Oct 21, 2007 3:51:55 GMT -7
Holly,
Oh....I had visions of you with a tall stack of "The Last Mazurka", handing them out to all interested parties! Good luck with your move; it can be stressful, I know!
Jeanne
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I was afraid I may have come across as too critical.
