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Antigone in New York by Janusz Glowacki

It was horrible and great at the same time, I both hated and loved it, so I guess it did exactly what it was supposed to do. I didn't give it five stars, because, you know, I hated it - but it was really deeply moving. Classical "Antigone" is generally a story of a girl, who is trying to bury her dead brother. This book tells a similar story: there is a group of homeless people in the park, a crazy woman and two men. One morning they find out, that their friend John died, so the woman decides that he should be buried in the park, next to his friends.  I didn't like any of the characters in this play, I didn't like the story, I hated the ending - and still, I think it was a very good book, moving and thought-provoking, and I'm very happy that I decided to read it.

25 and 26 - a book you can finish in a day and a play

It was a busy, busy week for me! Not only didn't I finish reading my last challenge book (and I'm loving it!), but also I forgot to choose the next one. So, there are going to be two challenges this week, but one very easy: a book I can finish in a day. It's going to be Zwierzeca zajadlosc by Stanislaw Baranczak It's a collection of short poems, so I should finish it by tomorrow :)  My second challenge this week is a play - I'm very happy, it's also very easy and, to tell you the truth, I already have my play ready. It's  Antigone in New York by Janusz Glowacki I'm actually quite ashamed that I've never found time to read this play before.  So, these two books this week plus finishing Brave New World and my reading challenge should get back to normal :)