Nonrequired Reading: Prose Pieces by Wislawa Szymborska (PDF)

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Wislawa Szymborska’s poems are admired around the world, and her unsparing vision, tireless wit, and deep sense of humanity are cherished by countless readers. Unknown to most of them, however, Szymborska also worked for several decades as a columnist, reviewing a wide variety of books under the unassuming title “Nonrequired Reading.”As readers of her poems would expect, the short prose pieces collected here are anything but ordinary. Reflecting the author’s own eclectic tastes and interests, the pretexts for these ruminations range from books on wallpapering, cooking, gardening, and yoga, to more lofty volumes on opera and world literature. Unpretentious yet incisive, these charming pieces are on a par with Szymborska’s finest lyrics, tackling the same large and small questions with a wonderful curiosity.

User’s Reviews

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐One of the most inspiring, quirky, iconoclastic and witty books I have read in a long time – every two-page essay (actually non-commissioned and unexpected reviews of non-fiction books the author picked up in bookstores because she was intrigued by their title or subject matter) is a polished gem of acute observations and incessant wonder about the curious strangeness of the people we all live with, and the weirdness of our social and natural laws. Required reading for all those who sometimes are bogged down by the standardized bulls***-newspeak of our journalists and intellectuals – and who need their brain aired and leavened with some beautiful and irreverent thoughts…non-recommended reading for fundamentalists and people who think eternal seriousness is some kind of virtue and indicates their moral superiority…this is an anti-catechism par excellence.

⭐How does one review a book that the author herself doesn’t think should be reviewed? Or, for that matter, a book composed entirely of book reviews? The title refers mainly to the books reviewed in this collection, but could also apply to the collection itself. The titles cover a wide range of subjects (some interesting, some not), but all of the short prose pieces accompanying them were fascinating and contained much humor. I would say that this book isn’t necessary, but you won’t be disappointed in it either should you choose to read it.

⭐A poet who pays attention to little nothings , and holds them up and we bow to her and to them.

⭐Wislawa Szymborska was an incredibly insightful and amusing writer. Her prose pieces are witty and fun to read. These short little pieces make this a great bathroom book! Seriously, there is a reason she was awarded the Noble Prize in Literature!

⭐The author reveals her subjects with a heartbeat if as though they are transcending time. It’s like I can almost feel them.

⭐Used this book as a reference to quote the author on certain topics that she so eloquently covers.

⭐My favorite poet–a friend and a mentor.

⭐A collection of reviews of books that wouldn’t be considered serious reading in the literary world. At the same time, these articles are more about Szymborska’s witty perspectives on everything under the sun. But surprisingly, the very well read Szymborska shows a remarkable lack of understanding of the principles behind conscientious vegetarianism attacking it on the familiar but ignorant grounds of “Don’t plants and vegetables have lives?”

⭐This is not a collection of book reviews in any conventional sense. This brilliant and unique writer uses the book she is reviewing – whether it be a large historical survey or a book about DIY – to gather and shape her own thoughts about a broad range of fundamental questions, ranging from the nature of character in fiction through to the value of poetry in an age in which scientific enquiry appears to have the edge. It is, in its quirky and characteristically modest way, one of the finest and most thought-provoking books I’ve ever read.

⭐I prefer her poetry to be honest, but this is a sort of alternative to book reviews, and is, as always, very clear and readable.I still enjoyed it, but it is her poems that I keep returning to.

⭐Read a few reviews every night. It was good reading. I love her poetry and it was interesting to hear her thoughts on different books.

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