Lukáš Kucharczyk

Even though I've known about Pratchett for years, I had never gotten around to reading any of his books until now and it was delightful. The quirky humour and impeccable writing doesn't sacrifice any of the wonder that I came to expect from a good fantasy, on the contrary.

Well written and tense. “Romance” part was mostly unforced and the very amount I am ok with, more would be awkward given the setting. Felt a bit short although more pages would probably stretch the story unnaturally.

Did you know that in the bombing of Dresden at the end of the Second World War more people were killed (~130k) than during the bombing of Hiroshima by the atomic bomb (~70k)? I didn't and shame on me for that.

Incredible story of a family trying to survive during the Great Depression that is strangely relevant even today. Loved the characters (especially Má and Tom) and the colloquial language.

This book is horrifying and amazing at the same time because unless you're one of the very few people with regular 7—9 hour sleep, you will get to find out exactly how you're literally shortening your lifespan, destroying your immunity, lowering your attention span and forgetting half of the stuff you wanted to learn! On the other hand, it is great motivation to think long and hard about your shitty sleeping habit and finally fix it which is what I did.

There is a lot of worth quoting but I liked this one because it is so unexpected:

“After four hours of sleep for six nights, participants' performance was just as bad as those who had not slept for twenty-four hours straight—that is, a 400% increase in the number of microsleeps.”