Прочитала When the Ashes Fall by Jacqueline Druga. Сначала было очень интересно, но потом интерес начал угасать и дочитывала до конца уже без особого энтузиазма. Хорошая книга, но я ожидала бОльшего.
Выписала только две фразы:
T-bone = broadside (collision) = врезаться в бок автомобиля;
jack = самая малость, чуточка (You know jack…).
3 interesting books I’m reading this October:
When the Ashes Fall by Jacqueline Druga (in English) 🇺🇲
Profesor Wilczur by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz (in Polish) 🇵🇱
Сталин. Жизнь и смерть by Edvard Radzinsky (in Russian) 🇷🇺
Впервые в жизни прочитала “Собачье сердце” Михаила Булгакова. Много раз смотрела фильм, но до книги добралась только сейчас.
Замечательная повесть! Вроде небольшая, а с разбегу не проглотишь. Переворачиваешь последнюю страницу и хочется просто посидеть тихонечко, помолчать…
Цитата из книги:
“Never commit a crime against anybody whatsoever. Live to old age with clean hands.“
– Mikhail Bulgakov, Heart of a Dog
I’ve just finished reading Znachor (Znachor #1) by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz (in Polish).
I really loved this book! Actually, it’s one of the best classic books I’ve ever read! Well-written, deep and very emotional story that gripped me from the very first page and didn’t let go until the end. Amazing, absolutely amazing! Highly recommended! ❤️
Started Reading – 25 August 2021
Finished Reading – 25 September 2021
My Rating: 5 Stars ★★★★★
I’ve finished reading the seventh and final Harry Potter book in Polish 🇵🇱 ❤️ – Harry Potter i Insygnia Śmierci (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows).
The Polish version was really good! I thoroughly enjoyed the story and I learned a lot from the book. 👍
Barbara Cartland pure romance novels. I love reading them from time to time in Russian. 🇷🇺 This was the first novel by Barbara Cartland that I’ve read in English 🇬🇧 and I liked the book!
The Marquis Who Hated Women by Barbara Cartland. In Russian it would be called “Маркиз, который ненавидел женщин”. :)
Some interesting words and expressions from this book:
🇬🇧 (En) 👉👉👉 🇷🇺 (Ru)
🔹 hansom = hansom cab = двухколесный экипаж (кучер сзади)
🔹 hamper = корзина с продуктами (с крышкой)
🔹 by hook or by crook = by any means = всеми правдами и неправдами, во что бы то ни стало (“… find her father by hook or by crook.“)
🔹 cock-a-hoop = в восторге, ликующий, бурно радующийся (“I am cock-a-hoop only because I am so grateful!”)
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Started Reading – 18 August 2021
Finished Reading – 24 August 2021
Замечательное произведение! Глубокое, напряженное и удивительно современное. Книга, после которой ходишь под впечатлением еще несколько дней!
Очень рада. что в школьные годы я ее не читала. В то время многого не смогла бы понять и прочувствовать так, как сейчас.
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The Duel by Aleksandr Kuprin. 🇷🇺❤️ I really loved this book! Actually, it was one of the best Russian classic books I’ve read this year!
The V Girl by Mya Robarts. I’ve wanted to read this book for a long time after reading the description and all the amazing reviews on Goodreads but it was not at all what I had expected. It was very uncomfortable to read at times…
What I’m currently reading? Two great books in different languages! 
(En) How to Develop Self-Confidence and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.
(Pl) Harry Potter i Insygnia Śmierci (Harry Potter #7) by J.K. Rowling, (Translator Andrzej Polkowski).
Just finished The Tall Stanger by D. E. Stevenson (in English). 🇬🇧 ❤️ I really enjoyed this novel. It was well written, fast paced and very romantic! 🤗
I liked the plot. But the most important thing is the language of the book. The richest English language, which is rarely seen today!
Some interesting phrases from this book:
🇬🇧 (En) 👉👉👉 🇷🇺 (Ru)
🔹 come weal come woe = в горе и в радости;
🔹 making a mountain out of a molehill = делать из мухи слона (“You think I’m making a mountain out of a molehill?”)
🔹 be someone’s pigeon = be someone’s concern (“… declaring that it was her pigeon…” = “… это было ее дело”)
🔹 straight as a die = прямой, честный, такой не подведет (… Ned was the soul of honour – straight as a die!)
Started Reading – 28 May 2021
Finished Reading – 23 July 2021
My Rating: 4 Stars ★★★★
