The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 馃槍
stellimicans's review against another edition
1.0
Rozpisz臋 si臋, bo czytanie tego by艂o drog膮 przez m臋k臋.
Osoby, kt贸re daj膮 tej ksi膮偶ce wi臋cej gwiazdek ni偶 dwie albo nie czyta艂y lepszej ksi膮偶ki (niska poprzeczka), albo s膮 ofiarami gaslightu nauczycieli polskiego.
Postacie? Bez charakteru, nikomu nie mia艂am ochoty jakkolwiek kibicowa膰.
Skrzetuski? Niby g艂贸wna posta膰, ale nie umiem wymieni膰 jego cech charakteru poza byciem szlachetnym, co jest nasuni臋te przez autora. Autor najwidoczniej mia艂 go do艣膰, bo przez 3/4 ksi膮偶ki go nie ma, a jak ju偶 si臋 pojawia jest albo umieraj膮cy, albo chory XD Ot, taki g艂贸wny bohater.
Helena? Uwi臋ziona w syndromie damy w opresji. Ca艂a powie艣膰 jest w艂a艣ciwie o ratowaniu jej. Zawsze jest pi臋kna i 艣liczniutka, nawet je艣li z Zag艂ob膮 ucieka przez pola i stepy w przebraniu parobka. Poza tym, zawsze si臋 modli i w sumie nic wi臋cej nie robi.
O reszcie kr贸tko. Sienkiewicz najwidoczniej zapomina艂, 偶e Bohun jest z艂y i np. podczas s艂odkich wyzna艅 do Heleny nagle musia艂 wtr膮ci膰, 偶e jak go zdenerwuje to j膮 zgw*艂ci. Tf? Zag艂oba na pocz膮tku 艣mieszy艂, ale im dalej w las tym bardziej dra偶ni艂 swoim byciem cwaniakiem tylko w g臋bie. Tak, Henryk, za艂apa艂am 偶e Wo艂odyjowski jest niski - nie musisz tego powtarza膰.
Ca艂y w膮tek romantyczny jest bez sensu. Skrzetuski nagle trafia na Helen臋. Ooo ptak na jej r臋ce przyci膮ga go do niej, 艂olaboga co za znak wspania艂y. No i tego samego dnia, kniazi贸wna decyduje, 偶e to za niego wyjdzie. Zamienili ze sob膮 tylko par臋 zda艅. No, tak robi膮 ludzie, chc膮 wyj艣膰 za siebie po jednej rozmowie i ta艅cu. Zupe艂nie normalne.
Og贸艂em? U Sienkiewicza wszystko jest czarne i bia艂e. Polacy s膮 dobrzy, wszyscy inni 藕li. Ka偶da posta膰 jest tylko dobra albo tylko z艂a. Kozacy pope艂niaj膮 zbrodnie wojenne? Na pohybel im, hatfu! Polacy pope艂niaj膮 zbrodnie wojenne? Ale to przecie偶 wspaniali chrze艣cijanie, to nic takiego
Osoby, kt贸re daj膮 tej ksi膮偶ce wi臋cej gwiazdek ni偶 dwie albo nie czyta艂y lepszej ksi膮偶ki (niska poprzeczka), albo s膮 ofiarami gaslightu nauczycieli polskiego.
Postacie? Bez charakteru, nikomu nie mia艂am ochoty jakkolwiek kibicowa膰.
Skrzetuski? Niby g艂贸wna posta膰, ale nie umiem wymieni膰 jego cech charakteru poza byciem szlachetnym, co jest nasuni臋te przez autora. Autor najwidoczniej mia艂 go do艣膰, bo przez 3/4 ksi膮偶ki go nie ma, a jak ju偶 si臋 pojawia jest albo umieraj膮cy, albo chory XD Ot, taki g艂贸wny bohater.
Helena? Uwi臋ziona w syndromie damy w opresji. Ca艂a powie艣膰 jest w艂a艣ciwie o ratowaniu jej. Zawsze jest pi臋kna i 艣liczniutka, nawet je艣li z Zag艂ob膮 ucieka przez pola i stepy w przebraniu parobka. Poza tym, zawsze si臋 modli i w sumie nic wi臋cej nie robi.
O reszcie kr贸tko. Sienkiewicz najwidoczniej zapomina艂, 偶e Bohun jest z艂y i np. podczas s艂odkich wyzna艅 do Heleny nagle musia艂 wtr膮ci膰, 偶e jak go zdenerwuje to j膮 zgw*艂ci. Tf? Zag艂oba na pocz膮tku 艣mieszy艂, ale im dalej w las tym bardziej dra偶ni艂 swoim byciem cwaniakiem tylko w g臋bie. Tak, Henryk, za艂apa艂am 偶e Wo艂odyjowski jest niski - nie musisz tego powtarza膰.
Ca艂y w膮tek romantyczny jest bez sensu. Skrzetuski nagle trafia na Helen臋. Ooo ptak na jej r臋ce przyci膮ga go do niej, 艂olaboga co za znak wspania艂y. No i tego samego dnia, kniazi贸wna decyduje, 偶e to za niego wyjdzie. Zamienili ze sob膮 tylko par臋 zda艅. No, tak robi膮 ludzie, chc膮 wyj艣膰 za siebie po jednej rozmowie i ta艅cu. Zupe艂nie normalne.
Og贸艂em? U Sienkiewicza wszystko jest czarne i bia艂e. Polacy s膮 dobrzy, wszyscy inni 藕li. Ka偶da posta膰 jest tylko dobra albo tylko z艂a. Kozacy pope艂niaj膮 zbrodnie wojenne? Na pohybel im, hatfu! Polacy pope艂niaj膮 zbrodnie wojenne? Ale to przecie偶 wspaniali chrze艣cijanie, to nic takiego
blok_sera_szwajcarskiego's review against another edition
4.0
bohun and skrzetuski deserved to be gay, happy couple. screw you, pozytywizm
literackafirma's review against another edition
4.0
cztery gwiazdki jako karniaczek za to, 偶e to najgorsza cz臋艣膰 trylogii (ale wo艂odyjowski jest silly)
aniagajecka's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
5.0
A slightly slow-paced historical novel, in which the battle and historical threads interferes with the love triangle of two tough guys and the girl whose main role in the whole story is to be rescued. 聽
reeb's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
denadero's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
airamainefats's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
ekogekko's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
llythia's review
5.0
I first picked this book up nearly 20 years ago, for the sole reason of it was one of the fattest books I could find in the library. I did not expect to find a beautifully written sweeping epic, that would open my eyes to the broader history of the world and change the direction of my life.
When I read this book the first time, it was as if I was reading a fantasy novel - I didn't understand the italicized snippets of Polish or Ukranian. I had no idea that the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth had really existed, nor that the Hmyelnitzki Rebellion was an actual historical event. When I looked it up on the internet and discovered that the book was based on actual historical events, it blew my mind. I realized that my "Western Civ" history class was really just the history of France and England - and only a very small piece of their history at that. I realized there was a whole universe of major historical events that I knew nothing about, so I started trying to learn on my own.
Eventually this book inspired me to take an entire course on Polish literature, and set me on the path that would lead to me learning Russian, and spending a year in Siberia. When I had the chance to visit Warsaw I was beyond excited to see the statue of Sienkiewicz and heartbroken that the Polish Literature Museum was closed while I was there.
But after nearly 20 years would the book hold up?
Yes.
It was definitely a different experience this time around, being able to understand the snippets of Ukranian, knowing the larger history of the region, and just being able to better understand what was going on. The book is certainly told from the perspective of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and it's obvious which side the reader is meant to cheer for, but at the same time, it also does spend a significant amount of time humanizing the enemies, so that the complexities of the rebellion are clear.
If you're going to read this book, it's critical that you read Kuniczak's translation - it's beautifully and poetically written - the settings are vivid, and it's not difficult to follow what is happening in the battles. It's a major investment of time. You're not going to finish it in a weekend. But it's still definitely worth the time, effort, and tired wrists from holding up a 1000+ page book. And when you finish, you'll be left wanting more. Which is why we're lucky that Sienkiewicz wrote a trilogy!
When I read this book the first time, it was as if I was reading a fantasy novel - I didn't understand the italicized snippets of Polish or Ukranian. I had no idea that the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth had really existed, nor that the Hmyelnitzki Rebellion was an actual historical event. When I looked it up on the internet and discovered that the book was based on actual historical events, it blew my mind. I realized that my "Western Civ" history class was really just the history of France and England - and only a very small piece of their history at that. I realized there was a whole universe of major historical events that I knew nothing about, so I started trying to learn on my own.
Eventually this book inspired me to take an entire course on Polish literature, and set me on the path that would lead to me learning Russian, and spending a year in Siberia. When I had the chance to visit Warsaw I was beyond excited to see the statue of Sienkiewicz and heartbroken that the Polish Literature Museum was closed while I was there.
But after nearly 20 years would the book hold up?
Yes.
It was definitely a different experience this time around, being able to understand the snippets of Ukranian, knowing the larger history of the region, and just being able to better understand what was going on. The book is certainly told from the perspective of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and it's obvious which side the reader is meant to cheer for, but at the same time, it also does spend a significant amount of time humanizing the enemies, so that the complexities of the rebellion are clear.
If you're going to read this book, it's critical that you read Kuniczak's translation - it's beautifully and poetically written - the settings are vivid, and it's not difficult to follow what is happening in the battles. It's a major investment of time. You're not going to finish it in a weekend. But it's still definitely worth the time, effort, and tired wrists from holding up a 1000+ page book. And when you finish, you'll be left wanting more. Which is why we're lucky that Sienkiewicz wrote a trilogy!
squashyana's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't like how they killed off Pan Longinus only to make his death a way to amplify Pan Yan's success and admirability.