So here’s my list of the most influential books in my life so far (in no particular order).
I was raised on them and I have reread (or relisten to) some of them so many times that these books had become like old friends and teachers to me. (And parents, the very ones I’d never had…)

Books in English:

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
One word: great

Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
One word: epochal

The Diddakoi by Rumer Godden
One word: brilliant

The Mother-Earth Series by Alan Tucker
One word: imagination

The Linguist: A personal guide to language learning by Steve Kaufmann (audiobook)
One word: inspirational

Books in Russian:

Волшебник изумрудного города (цикл из 6 книг). А.М. Волков (Magic Land series by A. Volkov)
One word: amazing

Горе от ума. А.С. Грибоедов (Woe from Wit or The Woes of Wit by A. Griboyedov)
One word: excellent

Барышня-крестьянка. А.С. Пушкин (Baryshnya-krestyanka or The Squire’s Daughter by A. Pushkin)
One word: genius

Пылающий остров. А.П. Казанцев (Burning Island by A. Kazantsev)
One word:  history

Фаэты. А.П. Казанцев (The Destruction of Faena by A. Kazantsev)
One word: future

Клокочущая пустота. А.П. Казанцев
One word: ancestry

Поселок. Кир Булычев (Village or Those Who Survive by Kir Bulychov)
One word: truth

Любимец. Кир Булычев (A Pet by Kir Bulychov)
One word: thought-provoking

Анжелика (серия из 13-и книг). Анн и Серж Голон (The Angélique Series of 13 books by Anne and Serge Golon)
One word: fantastic

Королева Марго. А. Дюма (Queen Margot by Alexandre Dumas)
One word: courage

Браслет 2. Лев Брандт
One word: spirit

Самый красивый конь. Б. Алмазов (The Most Beautiful Horse by В. Almazov)
One word: childhood

Седлайте коней! П.В. Боярский
One word: start

Книга о кактусах. И.А. Залетаева (A book of cacti by I. Zaletaeva)
One word: wonderful

Как я изучаю языки. Като Ломб (Polyglot: How I Learn Languages by Kato Lomb)
One word: respect

Books in Spanish:

Color de Fuego by Carmen Kurtz
One word: tear-stained

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