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Hello dear readers and fellow bloggers! How are you doing? Today I'll post a review for one of my summer reads: A Fables for Robots by Stanislaw Lem.  Stanislaw Lem is one of my favourite science fiction writers for sure. It's a real compliment, coming from me, because there are a lot of SF writers I adore. Moreover, I've been reading science fiction since I was a teenager . Stanislaw Lem was a Polish writer, mostly known for his science fiction writing. His works have been translated to 40 languages, so you have a good chance of finding a copy of his in your language. I wrote about Lem a number of times on my blog and I will link it up my older Lem's  blog book reviews in this post.    I have read this book in Croatian translation ( Bajke o robotima ) and  enjoyed the imaginative language and world play so much. I love Croatian translations and editions. The cover art for this book is so pretty, too. Somebody did a great job with the translation. In Croatia, t...

Do you like history? If you do, Ston is a must place to visit. Holding the record for the longest defence walls in all of Europe, Ston is an extremely  attractive destination. It can also boost with thousands of years old salt works that are still operational. If you want to buy some organic and naturally produced salt, this is a place to do it. Speaking of food, did you know Ston is the place to get sea food? Organically harvested sea food is waiting for you in Ston's restaurants. This is just a tip of an iceberg. If you really want to dive into Ston history,  you need to learn about the history of Republic of Dubrovnik. You see, their histories are intervowen. Ston used to belong to the Republic of Dubrovnik. It is a place of unique beauty. Naturally, it attracts many visitors. However, it is still not too crowded. We visit Ston fairly often. Once a year on average. We visited it a few months ago, but also in Autumn 2022. These photos are actually from that Autumn  visi...

Today I shall review Slaughterhouse-five, a semi-autobiographic anti-war novel by Kurt Vonnegut . Published in 1969, the novel has met with largely positive reviews and is widely regarded as a classic (it even made the list of the best one hundred modern novels according to Time magazine).  Slaughterhouse-five  was nominated for Nebula and Hugo award in 1970, but lost to Ursula Le Guin The Left Hand of Darkness.  The novel focuses on Billy Pilgrim, a young American soldier who fought in WW2 and survived the bombing of Dresden. The book follows the story of his life. The novel opens with the famous line: " All of this happened, more or less. " The writing style and the language used is simple ( and in accordance with Vonnegut signature style) but the narrative is not linear and post-modernist. In fact, the novel features many jumps through time. The novel even contains science fiction elements as its protagonist Billy believes he can travel through time and is in communi...