I tu je kraj (ogled knjige)....And Here It Ends (book review)

This book is actually a collection of essays written by Croatian writer Ivan Aralica. I picked up this book by chance and I'm happy I did. I always find good book deals at Mostar annual fair. Holding a book in my hand is still a pleasure for me and it is a pleasure I'm not ready to part with. Althought I do read ebooks as well, this kind of reading is my favourite kind. I'm very reasonable when it comes to purchasing just about anything but  books are my great weakness. I always find excuses for buying new ones.  Moreover, I think it is important to support writers by buying their books.  

Ova knjiga je zapravo skup eseja Ivana Aralice. Knjigu sam pokupila sasvim slučajno i drago mi je što jesam.  Uvijek pronađem povoljne knjige na mostarskom sajmu. Držati knjigu u ruci za mene je još uvijek zadovoljstvo i nisam se spremna odreći toga zadovoljstva. Čitam ja i eknjige, ali ovaj način čitanja mi je najdraži.  Jako sam razumna kada je kupnja bilo čega u pitanju, ali knjige su moja velika slabost. Uvijek nalazim izlike za kupnju novih.  Osim toga mislim da je važno kupovati knjige i tako dati potporu piscima.

Now, I will say a few words about this book. It shed a new light on this writer, whom prior to reading this book, I have known only as a novelist. This book consists of two parts. The first part of this book consists of political essays and the second part consists of  writer's comments on his own literary work. It is well written and it is very interesting. I enjoyed reading it, so I do recommend it. I'm pretty sure it hasn't been translated to English (and other languages), but I'm sure some of his novels were, so if you happen to see his name in your local library, don't forget to take the book and thank me later. 

Sada ću reći par riječi o ovoj knjizi. Otkrila mi je ovog pisca (kojeg sam dosada poznavala samo kao romanopisca) u novom svijetlu. Ova knjiga se sastoji  od dva dijela. Prvi dio knjige su politički eseji, a drugi dio su komentari samog pisca na njegov literarni rad.  Dobro je napisana i jako je zanimljiva. Uživala sam čitajući je i zato sam je uvrstila u svoje preporuke. Prilično sam sigurna da nije prevedena na engleski (ili druge jezike), ali sam sigurna da neki od njegov romana jesu, tako da bi preporučila onima koji ne čitaju na hrvatskom (mada oni vjerojatno i ne čitaju ovaj dio teksta) da ga potraže u svojoj knjižnici.

There is no particular reason for including this cat in this post, other than the fact I love him ( I will have to use  a 'he' pronoun despite the fact that it is against the rules of the English grammar). While I was taking a close up of the book cover, he decided to photobomb, so I had to snap a few photographs of him. I know I'm not the only cat lover, so I'm sure you won't mind. He is not my cat but he is not exactly a stray cat either. There is a family in my neighbourhood that takes care of him but he also likes to hang out around my house and eat my Italian food. God knows I always wanted a cat that resembles Garfield and this one eats my lasagne like his life depends on it. He is also a suprisignly good hunter for his size. I actually saw him catch a mice and it is remarkable how quick he is, it is like all that additional weight doesn't bother him at all. I found out that he has his own facebook page but I forgot what this cat's name is...If anyone is wondering, I call him monster.

Nema neki poseban razlog za uključivanje ovog mačka u ovu objavu, osim toga što ga volim. Dok sam slikala naslovnicu knjige, odlučio je uskočiti u pozadinu, pa sam morala uslikati par njegovih slika. Znam da nisam jedini ljubitelj mačaka, pa znam da vam neće smetati. Nije moj mačak, ali nije baš ni lutalica. U mom susjedstvu postoji obitelj koja se brine za njega, ali on voli provoditi vrijeme i oko moje kuće i jesti moje talijanske specijalitete. Bog zna da sam uvijek željela mačka koji sliči Garfieldu, a ovaj jede moje lazanje kao da mu život ovisi o time. Također je i iznenađujuće dobar lovac za svoju veličinu. Vidjela sam ga kako hvata miša i nevjerojatno je kako je brz, kao da mu dodatna kilaža uopće ne smeta. Saznala sam da ima i svoju facebook stranicu, ali zaboravila sam kako mu je ime...ako ikoga zanima, ja ga zovem čudovište.

Time to end this long cat digression and conclude this post. This book review ended up being pretty short. I do like everything about this book even the cover. Somehow this cover seems perfect for this book. It was a great read and I'm happy it is a part of my library collection.  It is amazing how some writers are good at everything. I used to think every writer must have a strong point, but it isn't so. George Orwell was both a brilliant novelist and a brilliant essayist and so is Aralica.

Dobro, došao je i kraj toj dugoj digresiji o mačku i vrijeme da zaključim ovu objavu. Ovaj ogled knjige je ispao dosta kratak. Zaista mi se sviđa sve u vezi ove knjige, pa čak i korice. Nekako su ove korice idealne za ovu knjigu. Bila je odlična za čitanje i sretna sam što je imam u svojoj kolekciji knjiga. Stvarno je zapanjujuće kako su neki pisci dobri u svemu. Nekada sam vjerovala da svaki pisac ima nešto u čemu je najbolji, ali nije tako. George Orwell je bio i fantastičan pisac i esejist, a to  je slučaj i Aralicom.

beanie/ kapa: gift, poklon
turtleneck/ dolčevita: no name, nije markirana
long cardigan/ dugi karigan: no name, nije markiran
faux leather coat/ kaput od eko kože: vintage
leggings/ tajice: New Yorker
booties/ čizmice: Peko
bag/torba: no name, nije markirana
knjiga/ book: publisher, nakladik: Znanje, Zagreb; 1999.