Rina's bookshelf: read en-US Thu, 15 May 2025 23:05:16 -0700 60 Rina's bookshelf: read 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Хронический пессимизм. Почему мы застреваем на негативе и что с этим делать (Хиты саморазвития) (Russian Edition)]]> 231811393
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]]> The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 284066
In a Tokyo suburb a young man named Toru Okada searches for his wife's missing cat. Soon he finds himself looking for his wife as well in a netherworld that lies beneath the placid surface of Tokyo. As these searches intersect, Okada encounters a bizarre group of allies and antagonists: a psychic prostitute; a malevolent yet mediagenic politician; a cheerfully morbid sixteen-year-old-girl; and an aging war veteran who has been permanently changed by the hideous things he witnessed during Japan's forgotten campaign in Manchuria.

Gripping, prophetic, suffused with comedy and menace, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is a tour de force equal in scope to the masterpieces of Mishima and Pynchon.]]> 607 Haruki Murakami Rina 4 from-asia, weirdly-awesome 4.14 1994 The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
author: Haruki Murakami
name: Rina
average rating: 4.14
book published: 1994
rating: 4
read at: 2025/05/14
date added: 2025/05/14
shelves: from-asia, weirdly-awesome
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]]> Сын негодяя 139854339 304 Sorj Chalandon 5890594982 Rina 0 to-read 4.00 2021 Сын негодяя
author: Sorj Chalandon
name: Rina
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> The Bell Jar 56616095 (back cover)]]> 288 Sylvia Plath 0060837020 Rina 4 from-usa, in-english 4.10 1963 The Bell Jar
author: Sylvia Plath
name: Rina
average rating: 4.10
book published: 1963
rating: 4
read at: 2025/04/30
date added: 2025/04/30
shelves: from-usa, in-english
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]]> Zuzanin dych 60850523
Sú traja. Spočiatku deti. Svet je v rovnováhe. Neskôr sa všetko zmení. Ona miluje jedného z nich, ju milujú obaja. Zuzana Liebeskindová je dcéra cukrovarníka. Nič jej nechýba, životom kráča ľahko, obklopená láskou. Vo vzduchu sa vznášajú vlákna prepáleného cukru. Tridsiate roky dvadsiateho storočia v malom českom mestečku Holašovice sú sladké.
Zuzana začne dospievať až počas nemeckej okupácie. Bolestne vrastá do dejín a dejiny do nej. Keďže má židovský pôvod, jej osud je predurčený. Transport. Koncentrák. Zuzanini priatelia Hanuš a Jan zostávajú v Holašoviciach. Ich cesty sa však rozchádzajú. Po vojne sa Zuzana vracia z koncentračného tábora, ale straty sú väčšie, než čakala.
Dokáže po tom všetkom, čo prežila, ešte milovať? A má vôbec na výber?]]> 320 Jakuba Katalpa 8055179689 Rina 4 holocaust, in-slovak, from-cz 4.53 2020 Zuzanin dych
author: Jakuba Katalpa
name: Rina
average rating: 4.53
book published: 2020
rating: 4
read at: 2025/04/28
date added: 2025/04/28
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]]> Невидимый Саратов 228826051
«Невидимый Саратов» — дебютный роман автора.

Восьмиклассница Катя получает заколдованный подарок. В это же время ее родители переживают сложное время, не разговаривая друг с другом. Один обычный день в небольшом городке превращается в сказку для взрослых. Реальность здесь неизбежна, хотя и граничит с невозможным, молчание прерывается любовными письмами, а вещи умеют разговаривать.]]> 256 Михаил Левантовский 5171676089 Rina 4 from-ru, weirdly-awesome 4.25 Невидимый Саратов
author: Михаил Левантовский
name: Rina
average rating: 4.25
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rating: 4
read at: 2025/04/22
date added: 2025/04/22
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]]> Small Things Like These 59733531
The long-awaited new work from the author of Foster, Small Things Like These is an unforgettable story of hope, quiet heroism and tenderness.]]> 116 Claire Keegan 0571368700 Rina 3 4.21 2021 Small Things Like These
author: Claire Keegan
name: Rina
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2021
rating: 3
read at: 2025/04/19
date added: 2025/04/20
shelves: from-uk, for-book-club, in-english
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]]> Norwegian Wood 17308035
A magnificent blending of the music, the mood, and the ethos that was the sixties with the story of one college student's romantic coming of age, Norwegian Wood brilliantly recaptures a young man's first, hopeless, and heroic love.]]> 388 Haruki Murakami 0099584352 Rina 5 3.89 1987 Norwegian Wood
author: Haruki Murakami
name: Rina
average rating: 3.89
book published: 1987
rating: 5
read at: 2024/07/24
date added: 2025/04/19
shelves: from-asia, beautiful-language, for-book-club, in-english
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]]> Yellowface 62047984
So what if June edits Athena’s novel and sends it to her agent as her own work? So what if she lets her new publisher rebrand her as Juniper Song—complete with an ambiguously ethnic author photo? This piece of history deserve to be told, whoever the teller. That is what June believes, and The New York Times bestseller list agrees.

But June cannot escape Athena’s shadow, and emerging evidence threatens her stolen success. As she races to protect her secret she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.]]> 319 R.F. Kuang 000853277X Rina 3 from-usa, in-english 3.69 2023 Yellowface
author: R.F. Kuang
name: Rina
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2023
rating: 3
read at: 2024/12/15
date added: 2025/04/19
shelves: from-usa, in-english
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)]]> 2
Harry has had enough. He is beginning to think he must do something, anything, to change his situation, when the summer holidays come to an end in a very dramatic fashion. What Harry is about to discover in his new year at Hogwarts will turn his world upside down...]]> 912 J.K. Rowling Rina 4 from-uk, in-english 4.50 2003 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Rina
average rating: 4.50
book published: 2003
rating: 4
read at: 2025/02/19
date added: 2025/04/19
shelves: from-uk, in-english
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]]> The Island of Sea Women 40538657 9781501154850

Set on the Korean island of Jeju, The Island of Sea Women follows Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls from very different backgrounds, as they begin working in the sea with their village’s all-female diving collective. Over many decades—through the Japanese colonialism of the 1930s and 1940s, World War II, the Korean War, and the era of cellphones and wet suits for the women divers—Mi-ja and Young-sook develop the closest of bonds. Nevertheless, their differences are impossible to ignore: Mi-ja is the daughter of a Japanese collaborator, forever marking her, and Young-sook was born into a long line of haenyeo and will inherit her mother’s position leading the divers. After hundreds of dives and years of friendship, forces outside their control will push their relationship to the breaking point.

This beautiful, thoughtful novel illuminates a unique and unforgettable culture, one where the women are in charge, engaging in dangerous physical work, and the men take care of the children. A classic Lisa See story—one of women’s friendships and the larger forces that shape them—The Island of Sea Women introduces readers to the fierce female divers of Jeju Island and the dramatic history that shaped their lives.]]> 374 Lisa See Rina 3 for-book-club, in-english 4.29 2019 The Island of Sea Women
author: Lisa See
name: Rina
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2025/03/17
date added: 2025/04/19
shelves: for-book-club, in-english
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]]> Москва-Петушки 24820043 192 Venedikt Erofeev 5389031199 Rina 2 from-ru 4.04 1969 Москва-Петушки
author: Venedikt Erofeev
name: Rina
average rating: 4.04
book published: 1969
rating: 2
read at: 2025/04/17
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]]> Promise at Dawn 58174

A romantic, thrilling memoir that has become a French classic.]]> 348 Romain Gary 0811210162 Rina 0 to-read 4.36 1960 Promise at Dawn
author: Romain Gary
name: Rina
average rating: 4.36
book published: 1960
rating: 0
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]]> The Black Prince 120182 408 Iris Murdoch 0142180114 Rina 0 to-read 3.96 1973 The Black Prince
author: Iris Murdoch
name: Rina
average rating: 3.96
book published: 1973
rating: 0
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]]> Wellness 65650229 A witty and poignant novel about marriage, middle age, tech-obsessed health culture and the bonds that keep people together

When Jack and Elizabeth meet as college students in the '90s, the two quickly join forces and hold on tight, each eager to claim a place in Chicago's thriving underground art scene with an appreciative kindred spirit. Fast-forward twenty years to married life, and alongside the challenges of parenting, they encounter cults disguised as mindfulness support groups, polyamorous would-be suitors, Facebook wars, and something called Love Potion Number Nine. For the first time Jack and Elizabeth struggle to recognize one another, and the no-longer-youthful dreamers are forced to face their demons, from unfulfilled career ambitions to painful childhood memories of their own dysfunctional families. In the process Jack and Elizabeth must undertake separate, personal excavations, or risk losing the best thing in their lives: each other. ]]> 611 Nathan Hill 0593536118 Rina 5 3.97 2023 Wellness
author: Nathan Hill
name: Rina
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2025/04/12
date added: 2025/04/12
shelves: from-usa, affected-me, must-reread
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]]> The Granddaughter 199340852 'Anyone who wants to understand contemporary Germany must read The Granddaughter now' Le Monde
'The great novel of German reunification' Le Figaro
'A masterpiece' Maurice Szafran

May, 1964. At a youth festival in East Berlin, an unlikely young couple fall in love. In the bright spring days, anything seems possible for them - it is only many years later, after her death, that Kaspar discovers the price his wife paid to get to him in West Berlin.

Shattered by grief, Kaspar sets off to uncover Birgit's secrets in the East. His search leads him to a rural community of neo-Nazis, and to a young girl who accepts him as her grandfather. Their worlds could not be more different - but he is determined to fight for her.

From the author of the no.1 international bestseller The Reader, The Granddaughter is a gripping novel that transports us from the divided Germany of the 1960s to contemporary Australia, asking what might be found when it seems like all is lost.

Translated from the German by Charlotte Collins ]]> 324 Bernhard Schlink 1399614886 Rina 5 from-central-eu, in-english 4.33 2021 The Granddaughter
author: Bernhard Schlink
name: Rina
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2021
rating: 5
read at: 2025/04/03
date added: 2025/04/03
shelves: from-central-eu, in-english
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]]> All Fours 197798168
A semifamous artist announces her plan to drive cross-country, from LA to New York. Twenty minutes after leaving her husband and child at home, she spontaneously exits the freeway, beds down in a nondescript motel, and immerses herself in a temporary reinvention that turns out to be the start of an entirely different journey.

Miranda July’s second novel confirms the brilliance of her unique approach to fiction. With July’s wry voice, perfect comic timing, unabashed curiosity about human intimacy, and palpable delight in pushing boundaries, All Fours tells the story of one woman’s quest for a new kind of freedom. Part absurd entertainment, part tender reinvention of the sexual, romantic, and domestic life of a forty-five-year-old female artist, All Fours transcends expectation while excavating our beliefs about life lived as a woman. Once again, July hijacks the familiar and turns it into something new and thrillingly, profoundly alive.]]> 336 Miranda July 0593190262 Rina 0 to-read 3.51 2024 All Fours
author: Miranda July
name: Rina
average rating: 3.51
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> The Cockroach 53021592 That morning, Jim Sams, clever but by no means profound, woke from uneasy dreams to find himself transformed into a gigantic creature.

Jim Sams has undergone a metamorphosis. In his previous life he was ignored or loathed, but in his new incarnation he is the most powerful man in Britain – and it is his mission to carry out the will of the people. Nothing must get in his way: not the opposition, nor the dissenters within his own party. Not even the rules of parliamentary democracy.

With trademark intelligence, insight and scabrous humour, Ian McEwan pays tribute to Franz Kafka’s most famous work to engage with a world turned on its head.

]]> 109 Ian McEwan Rina 3 from-uk 3.27 2019 The Cockroach
author: Ian McEwan
name: Rina
average rating: 3.27
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2025/03/29
date added: 2025/03/29
shelves: from-uk
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]]> <![CDATA[Ты можешь: Книга о том, как найти контакт с собой и реальностью (Russian Edition)]]> 208244053 - Алина Адлер — психолог с 20-летним стажем
- Книга основана на реальных историях людей, которые смогли изменить свою жизнь
- С профессиональными комментариями автора-психолога

О чем

Алина Адлер, практикующий психолог с двадцатилетним стажем и автор бестселлера «Ты в порядке», в своей новой книге вдохновляет читателей на перемены. С этой книгой не страшно быть собой. Она проявит вашу внутреннюю силу и поддержит: «Ты уже справляешься. Осознай, почувствуй это. Без надрыва, осознанно, рискуя, но оставаясь собой, ты можешь легко двигаться сквозь трудности, создавая комфортные отношения с миром.]]> 286 Алина Адлер 5961492931 Rina 4 self-development 3.91 Ты можешь: Книга о том, как найти контакт с собой и реальностью (Russian Edition)
author: Алина Адлер
name: Rina
average rating: 3.91
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2025/03/27
date added: 2025/03/27
shelves: self-development
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]]> The Children Act 21965107
Fiona Maye is a High Court judge in London presiding over cases in family court. She is fiercely intelligent, well respected, and deeply immersed in the nuances of her particular field of law. Often the outcome of a case seems simple from the outside, the course of action to ensure a child's welfare obvious. But the law requires more rigor than mere pragmatism, and Fiona is an expert in considering the sensitivities of culture and religion when handing down her verdicts.

But Fiona's professional success belies domestic strife. Her husband, Jack, asks her to consider an open marriage and, after an argument, moves out of their house. His departure leaves her adrift, wondering whether it was not love she had lost so much as a modern form of respectability; whether it was not contempt and ostracism she really fears. She decides to throw herself into her work, especially a complex case involving a seventeen-year-old boy whose parents will not permit a lifesaving blood transfusion because it conflicts with their beliefs as Jehovah's Witnesses. But Jack doesn't leave her thoughts, and the pressure to resolve the case - as well as her crumbling marriage - tests Fiona in ways that will keep readers thoroughly enthralled until the last stunning page.]]> 221 Ian McEwan 0385539703 Rina 5 3.69 2014 The Children Act
author: Ian McEwan
name: Rina
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2025/03/23
date added: 2025/03/23
shelves: from-uk, in-english, must-reread, beautiful-language
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]]> The Lost Daughter 1058564
But she soon finds herself intrigued by Nina, a young mother on the beach, eventually striking up a conversation with her. After Nina confides a dark secret, one seemingly trivial occurrence leads to events that could destroy Nina’s family.]]> 140 Elena Ferrante 1933372427 Rina 3 from-italy 3.70 2006 The Lost Daughter
author: Elena Ferrante
name: Rina
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2006
rating: 3
read at: 2025/03/20
date added: 2025/03/20
shelves: from-italy
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]]> Notes from Underground 49455 Notes from Underground marks the dividing line between nineteenth- and twentieth-century fiction, and between the visions of self each century embodied. One of the most remarkable characters in literature, the unnamed narrator is a former official who has defiantly withdrawn into an underground existence. In complete retreat from society, he scrawls a passionate, obsessive, self-contradictory narrative that serves as a devastating attack on social utopianism and an assertion of man’s essentially irrational nature.

Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, whose Dostoevsky translations have become the standard, give us a brilliantly faithful edition of this classic novel, conveying all the tragedy and tormented comedy of the original.]]> 136 Fyodor Dostoevsky 067973452X Rina 5 4.21 1864 Notes from Underground
author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
name: Rina
average rating: 4.21
book published: 1864
rating: 5
read at: 2025/03/10
date added: 2025/03/10
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]]> Prophet Song 158875813
On a dark, wet evening in Dublin, scientist and mother-of-four Eilish Stack answers her front door to find the GNSB on her step. Two officers from Ireland’s newly formed secret police are here to interrogate her husband, a trade unionist.

Ireland is falling apart. The country is in the grip of a government turning towards tyranny and Eilish can only watch helplessly as the world she knew disappears. When first her husband and then her eldest son vanish, Eilish finds herself caught within the nightmare logic of a collapsing society.

How far will she go to save her family? And what – or who – is she willing to leave behind?

Exhilarating, terrifying and propulsive, Prophet Song is a work of breathtaking originality, offering a devastating vision of a country at war and a deeply human portrait of a mother’s fight to hold her family together.]]> 259 Paul Lynch Rina 1 from-uk, disappointing 4.03 2023 Prophet Song
author: Paul Lynch
name: Rina
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2023
rating: 1
read at: 2025/03/05
date added: 2025/03/05
shelves: from-uk, disappointing
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]]> The Magician 56897459
The Magician is an intimate, astonishingly complex portrait of Mann, his magnificent and complex wife Katia, and the times in which they lived—the first world war, the rise of Hitler, World War II, the Cold War, and exile.]]> 498 Colm Tóibín 1476785082 Rina 2 from-uk, history 3.90 2021 The Magician
author: Colm Tóibín
name: Rina
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2021
rating: 2
read at: 2025/03/03
date added: 2025/03/03
shelves: from-uk, history
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]]> Дети в гараже моего папы 204979287 «Дети в гараже моего папы» — история взросления и тревоги. Анастасия Максимова пишет стремительно и жестко, но это честная проза о том, как примириться с самим с собой, когда в сердце нет мира.]]> 248 Анастасия Максимова Rina 5 3.88 Дети в гараже моего папы
author: Анастасия Максимова
name: Rina
average rating: 3.88
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2025/02/24
date added: 2025/02/24
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]]> I Who Have Never Known Men 43208407 ‘For a very long time, the days went by, each just like the day before, then I began to think, and everything changed’

Deep underground, thirty-nine women live imprisoned in a cage. Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only vague recollection of their lives before.

As the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl - the fortieth prisoner - sits alone and outcast in the corner. Soon she will show herself to be the key to the others' escape and survival in the strange world that awaits them above ground.]]> 188 Jacqueline Harpman 152911179X Rina 4 from-central-eu, in-english 4.23 1995 I Who Have Never Known Men
author: Jacqueline Harpman
name: Rina
average rating: 4.23
book published: 1995
rating: 4
read at: 2025/02/23
date added: 2025/02/23
shelves: from-central-eu, in-english
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]]> Земли обетованные 61227082
Париж, 1960-е. Мишель Марини, подросток из «Клуба неисправимых оптимистов», стал старше и уже учится в университете. В его жизни и во всем мире наступил романтический период, невинное время любви и надежды. В воздухе витает обещание свободы — тот самый «оптимизм». Клуб неисправимых оптимистов, впрочем, разметало по всему миру — и Мишелю тоже предстоят странствия в поисках своих личных грез и утопий всего XX века. Алжир и Морокко, Италия, Израиль и Россия, пересечение жизней, утраченные и вновь обретенные идеалы, мечты, любовь и прощение: в новом романе Жан-Мишеля Генассии, продолжении «Клуба неисправимых оптимистов», герои вечно ищут свою землю обетованную, в которой самое главное — не земля, а обет.]]> 576 Жан-Мишель Генассия 5389208420 Rina 0 to-read 4.13 2021 Земли обетованные
author: Жан-Мишель Генассия
name: Rina
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> The Magic Mountain 116884 The Magic Mountain takes place in an exclusive tuberculosis sanatorium in the Swiss Alps–a community devoted to sickness that serves as a fictional microcosm for Europe in the days before the First World War. To this hermetic and otherworldly realm comes Hans Castorp, an “ordinary young man” who arrives for a short visit and ends up staying for seven years, during which he succumbs both to the lure of eros and to the intoxication of ideas.

 Acclaimed translator John E. Woods has given us the definitive English version of Mann’s masterpiece. A monumental work of erudition and irony, sexual tension and intellectual ferment, The Magic Mountain is an enduring classic.

(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)

]]> 854 Thomas Mann 1400044219 Rina 0 4.21 1924 The Magic Mountain
author: Thomas Mann
name: Rina
average rating: 4.21
book published: 1924
rating: 0
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]]> Клуб неисправимых оптимистов 22351946 Герою романа двенадцать лет. Это Париж начала шестидесятых. И это пресловутый переходный возраст, когда все: школа, общение с родителями и вообще жизнь — дается трудно. Мишель Марини ничем не отличается от сверстников, кроме увлечения фотографией и самозабвенной любви к чтению. А еще у него есть тайное убежище — это задняя комнатка парижского бистро. Там странные люди, бежавшие из стран, отделенных от свободного мира железным занавесом, спорят, тоскуют, играют в шахматы в ожидании, когда решится их судьба. Удивительно, но именно здесь, в этой комнатке, прозванной Клубом неисправимых оптимистов, скрещиваются силовые линии эпохи.]]> 603 Jean-Michel Guenassia 5389055411 Rina 4 4.61 2009 Клуб неисправимых оптимистов
author: Jean-Michel Guenassia
name: Rina
average rating: 4.61
book published: 2009
rating: 4
read at: 2025/02/21
date added: 2025/02/21
shelves: from-france, history, affected-me
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]]> Кысь 35519700 Роман "Кысь" был удостоен премии "Триумф" и вошел в шорт-лист премии "Русский Букер".]]> 384 Tatyana Tolstaya 5170867085 Rina 5 3.89 1999 Кысь
author: Tatyana Tolstaya
name: Rina
average rating: 3.89
book published: 1999
rating: 5
read at: 2022/08/22
date added: 2025/01/23
shelves: from-ru, must-reread, affected-me, beautiful-language, culture, unreliable-narrator, weirdly-awesome
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]]> Madame Bovary 2175 329 Gustave Flaubert 0192840398 Rina 5 3.70 1856 Madame Bovary
author: Gustave Flaubert
name: Rina
average rating: 3.70
book published: 1856
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/21
date added: 2025/01/21
shelves: from-france, beautiful-language
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]]> How to Read a Book 62365896 A charming, deeply moving novel about second chances, unlikely friendships, and the life-changing power of sharing stories.

Our Reasons meet us in the morning and whisper to us at night. Mine is an innocent, unsuspecting, eternally sixty-one-year-old woman named Lorraine Daigle…

Violet Powell, a twenty-two-year-old from rural Abbott Falls, Maine, is being released from prison after serving twenty-two months for a drunk-driving crash that killed a local kindergarten teacher. Harriet Larson, a retired English teacher who runs the prison book club, is facing the unsettling prospect of an empty nest. Frank Daigle, a retired machinist, hasn’t yet come to grips with the complications of his marriage to the woman Violet killed.

When the three encounter each other one morning in a bookstore in Portland—Violet to buy the novel she was reading in the prison book club before her release, Harriet to choose the next title for the women who remain, and Frank to dispatch his duties as the store handyman—their lives begin to intersect in transformative ways.

How to Read a Book  is an unsparingly honest and profoundly hopeful story about letting go of guilt, seizing second chances, and the power of books to change our lives. With the heart, wit, grace, and depth of understanding that has characterized her work, Monica Wood illuminates the decisions that define a life and the kindnesses that make life worth living.  . ]]> 288 Monica Wood 0063243679 Rina 0 to-read 4.21 2024 How to Read a Book
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]]> <![CDATA[The Little Lady of the Big House]]> 19012234 376 Jack London Rina 1 from-usa, disappointing 3.24 1916 The Little Lady of the Big House
author: Jack London
name: Rina
average rating: 3.24
book published: 1916
rating: 1
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]]> <![CDATA[К себе нежно. Книга о том, как ценить и беречь себя]]> 55887517 Автор книги Ольга Примаченко - журналист, экс-главный редактор LADY.TUT BY и автор блога Gnezdo by - говорит с читателем о важном: о принятии своих чувств, желаний и тела, о расставлении приоритетов и границ, о создании питательного пространства вокруг себя, а также об экологичном взаимодействии с миром и людьми. В конце книги читателя ждет 31-дневная практика нежности к себе.]]> 336 Ольга Примаченко 5041173699 Rina 4 self-development 4.12 2020 К себе нежно. Книга о том, как ценить и беречь себя
author: Ольга Примаченко
name: Rina
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2020
rating: 4
read at: 2024/12/29
date added: 2024/12/29
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]]> Вафельное сердце 11308551 В год из жизни двух маленьких жителей бухты Щепки-Матильды - девятилетнего Трилле, от лица которого ведется повествование, и его соседки и одноклассницы Лены - вмещается немыслимо много событий и приключений - забавных, трогательных, опасных... Идиллическое житье-бытье на норвежском хуторе нарушается - но не разрушается - драматическими обстоятельствами. Но дружба, конечно же, оказывается сильнее!]]> 208 Maria Parr 5902326788 Rina 0 to-read 4.52 2005 Вафельное сердце
author: Maria Parr
name: Rina
average rating: 4.52
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]]> <![CDATA[Life After Life (Todd Family, #1)]]> 15790842
On a cold and snowy night in 1910, Ursula Todd is born to an English banker and his wife. She dies before she can draw her first breath. On that same cold and snowy night, Ursula Todd is born, lets out a lusty wail, and embarks upon a life that will be, to say the least, unusual. For as she grows, she also dies, repeatedly, in a variety of ways, while the young century marches on towards its second cataclysmic world war.

Does Ursula's apparently infinite number of lives give her the power to save the world from its inevitable destiny? And if she can - will she?]]> 544 Kate Atkinson 0316176486 Rina 0 to-read 3.76 2013 Life After Life (Todd Family, #1)
author: Kate Atkinson
name: Rina
average rating: 3.76
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]]> Итальянские сказки и истории 22033969 192 Илья Франк Rina 0 from-italy 3.67 2013 Итальянские сказки и истории
author: Илья Франк
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average rating: 3.67
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]]> Кадавры 209288912
События нового романа Алексея Поляринова разворачиваются в мире, где тридцать лет назад произошла катастрофа и по всей стране возникли кадавры — застывшие фигуры мертвых детей. Главные герои Матвей и Даша отправляются в экспедицию по югу страны, чтобы изучить загадочные аномалии. Во время путешествия они обнаруживают, как присутствие мертвых изменило быт живых и как живые привыкли делить пространство с мертвыми.

«Я хотел написать книгу про конец света. Но не такой стремительный, каким его обычно изображают в поп-культуре. Мне хотелось показать долгий и мучительный конец света, когда люди живут внутри апокалипсиса много лет и в конце концов привыкают к нему». — Алексей Поляринов

«Читая роман Алексея, ощущаешь, что оказался в пыльной бесплодной степи, но вместе с тем полной жизни. С собственными правилами и особенностями существования, которые заставляют выбрать — на какой стороне тебе находиться. Чем дальше ты погружаешься в происходящее, тем чаще прокручиваешь в голове образы произошедшего. Словно диафильмы, появляются картинки, которые рисуют историю, от которой сложно оторваться». — Миша Никатин, художник]]> 288 Alexey Polyarinov 504195870X Rina 4 from-ru 4.05 2024 Кадавры
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]]> The Propagandist 204237184 —Cara Black, author of Three Hours in Paris

In a grand Paris apartment, a young girl attends gatherings regularly organized by her mother. The women talk about beauty secrets and gossip, but the mood grows dark when the past, notably World War Two, comes under coded discussion in hushed tones. Years later, the silent witness to these sessions has become a prominent historian, and with this chilling autobiographical novel she sets out to unmask enigmatic figures in and around her family. Why, she seeks to understand, did they betray their Jewish neighbors and zealously collaborate with the Nazi occupation of France, remaining for decades hence obsessive devotees of that evil lost cause.]]> 208 Cécile Desprairies 1954404263 Rina 0 to-read 3.50 The Propagandist
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]]> Earthlings 50269327
Now Natsuki is grown. She lives a quiet life with her asexual husband, surviving as best she can by pretending to be normal. But the demands of Natsuki's family are increasing, her friends wonder why she's still not pregnant, and dark shadows from Natsuki's childhood are pursuing her. Fleeing the suburbs for the mountains of her childhood, Natsuki prepares herself with a reunion with Yuu. Will he still remember their promise? And will he help her keep it?]]> 247 Sayaka Murata 1783785675 Rina 3 from-asia, weirdly-awesome 3.59 2018 Earthlings
author: Sayaka Murata
name: Rina
average rating: 3.59
book published: 2018
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Slová môjho otca: Láska a bolesť v Palestíne]]> 55891295 Júsuf Bašír vo svojej strhujúcej autobiografii spomína, ako ho previezli do izraelskej nemocnice, kde ho vyliečili a znova naučili chodiť. Opisuje zmätok, keď bol konfrontovaný so svetom nepriateľa. Táto skúsenosť bola preňho zlomovým momentom, keď sa rozhodol ísť v otcových šľapajach, prijať jeho slová za svoje a vybrať sa cestou nádeje, odpustenia a zmierenia.]]> 237 Júsuf Chalíl Bašír 8099941187 Rina 0 to-read 4.52 Slová môjho otca: Láska a bolesť v Palestíne
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]]> Human Acts 30091914 A riveting, poetic, and fearless portrait of political unrest and the universal struggle for justice by the acclaimed author of The Vegetarian.

In the midst of a violent student uprising in South Korea, a young boy named Dong-ho is shockingly killed.

The story of this tragic episode unfolds in a sequence of interconnected chapters as the victims and the bereaved encounter suppression, denial, and the echoing agony of the massacre. From Dong-ho’s best friend, who meets his own fateful end, to an editor struggling against censorship; to a prisoner and a factory worker, both suffering from traumatic memories; and to Dong-ho's own grief-stricken mother, their collective heartbreak and acts of hope tell the tale of a brutalized people in search of a voice.

An award-winning, controversial bestseller, Human Acts is a timeless, pointillist portrait of a historic event with reverberations still being felt today, by turns tracing the harsh reality of oppression and the resounding, extraordinary poetry of humanity.]]> 218 Han Kang 1101906723 Rina 0 to-read, to-read-like-now 4.26 2014 Human Acts
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]]> איך לאהוב את בתך 57165449
במרכז הרומן המבריק הזה ניצבת משפחה קטנה — אימא ואבא ובת; ובעצם, אימא ובת ואבא, בסדר הזה, משפחה שטעויות האהבה שנעשות בה מצטברות אט־אט לדרמה פסיכולוגית שקשה להניח מהיד.
בבהירות ובחדות בוחנת הילה בלום את הקפלים העדינים ביותר של אהבת אם לבתה, אלה שאנחנו רוצים לראות ואלה שנוח לנו להתכחש להם, ופורשת אותם לעינינו כמפת דרכים אינטימית המשרטטת את גבולות יכולתנו לכוון ולשלוט בגורל ילדינו.

זהו ספרה השני של הילה בלום, עורכת ספרות בעלת מוניטין רב. ספרה הראשון, הביקור, זכה לשבחים, היה לרב־מכר ותורגם לשפות זרות. באיך לאהוב את בתך היא מתכתבת עם סופרות גדולות של דורנו, שיצירותיהן צפות שוב ושוב בחיי הנפש של הגיבורה שלה, וטווה סיפור רב־רבדים, מורכב וחכם להפליא.]]> 238 Hila Blum Rina 4 4.00 2021 איך לאהוב את בתך
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average rating: 4.00
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Подлинная история Анны Карениной]]> 60384370
Павел Басинский — писатель, журналист, литературовед. Его увлекательные документальные книги о жизни и творчестве Льва Толстого подняли в обществе новую волну интереса к феномену «яснополянского апостола» («Лев Толстой: Бегство из рая», «Святой против Льва», «Лев в тени Льва»). Лауреат премии «Большая книга».]]> 384 Pavel Basinsky 5171362394 Rina 3 4.23 2022 Подлинная история Анны Карениной
author: Pavel Basinsky
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]]> Lying on the Couch 21030 Exposing the many lies that are told on and off the psychoanalyst's couch, Lying on the Couch gives readers a tantalizing, almost illicit, glimpse at what their therapists might really be thinking during their sessions. Fascinating, engrossing and relentlessly intelligent, it ultimately moves readers with a denouncment of surprising humanity and redemptive faith.]]> 384 Irvin D. Yalom 0060928514 Rina 4 for-book-club 4.05 1996 Lying on the Couch
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name: Rina
average rating: 4.05
book published: 1996
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Конец режима: Как закончились три европейские диктатуры (Russian Edition)]]> 90273987 - Александр Баунов — известный журналист, политический исследователь, главный редактор сайтов carnegie.ru и carnegie.politika, бывший дипломат. В 2022 году стал гостем канала «вДудь»
- В книге — варианты перехода от режима диктатуры к демократии
- Захватывающее чтение — читается как документальный политический роман

О чем

Во второй половине ХХ века закончились три последние диктатуры Западной Европы — режимы Франко в Испании, Салазара в Португалии и «черных полковников» в Греции.]]> 606 Александр Баунов 5961485498 Rina 3 4.55 2023 Конец режима: Как закончились три европейские диктатуры (Russian Edition)
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average rating: 4.55
book published: 2023
rating: 3
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]]> The Covenant of Water 180357146 From the New York Times-bestselling author of Cutting for Stone comes a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith, and medicine, set in Kerala, South India, following three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secret

Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water is set in Kerala, on India’s Malabar Coast, and follows three generations of a family that suffers a peculiar affliction: in every generation, at least one person dies by drowning—and in Kerala, water is everywhere. At the turn of the century, a twelve-year-old girl from Kerala's Christian community, grieving the death of her father, is sent by boat to her wedding, where she will meet her forty-year-old husband for the first time. From this unforgettable new beginning, the young girl—and future matriarch, Big Ammachi—will witness unthinkable changes over the span of her extraordinary life, full of joy and triumph as well as hardship and loss, her faith and love the only constants.

A shimmering evocation of a bygone India and of the passage of time itself, The Covenant of Water is a hymn to progress in medicine and to human understanding, and a humbling testament to the hardships undergone by past generations for the sake of those alive today. Imbued with humor, deep emotion, and the essence of life, it is one of the most masterful literary novels published in recent years.]]> 715 Abraham Verghese 0802162177 Rina 0 currently-reading, from-uk 4.34 2023 The Covenant of Water
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]]> <![CDATA[Центр тяжести (Russian Edition)]]> 145092772
Дебютный роман Алексея Поляринова, писателя, переводчика Д. Ф. Уоллеса, специалиста по американскому постмодернизму. Это роман об актуальном — о развитии IT-технологий и непредсказуемых последствиях этого, о современном искусстве и противостоянии человека и системы. Его герои выросли в 90‑е. Книга открывается повестью, написанной от лица мальчика Петро: первая дружба и симпатия, проблемы в школе, детективная история с поисками таинственного озера, — органичной частью повествования становятся волшебные сказки его матери. Однако затем вступают новые рассказчики — его брат Егор, их сводная сестра Марина, друг Грек — каждый из которых обладает собственной, отличной точкой зрения на события. В текст вторгаются фрагменты рукописей и интервью. История стремительно превращается из семейной саги в антиутопию с элементами киберпанка. Экспериментируя с формой и структурой, создавая роман в романе, в финале автор сводит все линии воедино, и мозаичное полотно становится цельной картиной.

Об авторе

Алексей Поляринов — писатель, переводчик, литературный критик и журналист. Его первый опубликованный роман «Центр тяжести» (2018) вошел в длинный список премии «Национальный бестселлер» и получил приз читательских симпатий премии «НОС». Второй роман — «Риф» (2020) — вошел в список финалистов национальной литературной премии «Большая книга» и список финалистов премии «НОС». Поляринов писал критические эссе для «Горького», «Афиши Daily», Pollen fanzine. Впоследствии эти эссе были объединены в сборник и вышли в книге «Почти два килограмма слов» (2019). Алексей Поляринов также известен тем, что совместно с Сергеем Карповым перевел на русский язык знаковый для американской литературы роман «Бесконечная шутка» Дэвида Фостера Уоллеса, а также романы Чарли Кауфмана «Муравечество» и «Однажды в Голливуде» Квентина Тарантино.]]> 580 Alexey Polyarinov 5001399610 Rina 0 to-read, to-read-like-now 4.52 Центр тяжести (Russian Edition)
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]]> Patriot: A Memoir 210943348
Alexei Navalny began writing Patriot shortly after his near-fatal poisoning in 2020. It is the full story of his life: his youth, his call to activism, his marriage and family, his commitment to challenging a world super-power determined to silence him, and his total conviction that change cannot be resisted—and will come.

In vivid, page-turning detail, including never-before-seen correspondence from prison, Navalny recounts, among other things, his political career, the many attempts on his life, and the lives of the people closest to him, and the relentless campaign he and his team waged against an increasingly dictatorial regime.

Written with the passion, wit, candor, and bravery for which he was justly acclaimed, Patriot is Navalny’s final letter to the world: a moving account of his last years spent in the most brutal prison on earth; a reminder of why the principles of individual freedom matter so deeply; and a rousing call to continue the work for which he sacrificed his life.

“This book is a testament not only to Alexei’s life, but to his unwavering commitment to the fight against dictatorship—a fight he gave everything for, including his life. Through its pages, readers will come to know the man I loved deeply—a man of profound integrity and unyielding courage. Sharing his story will not only honor his memory but also inspire others to stand up for what is right and to never lose sight of the values that truly matter.” —Yulia Navalnaya]]> 496 Alexei Navalny 0593320964 Rina 0 to-read, to-read-like-now 4.52 2024 Patriot: A Memoir
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]]> The Road 4770168 307 Cormac McCarthy 0330468464 Rina 5 from-usa 3.86 2006 The Road
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average rating: 3.86
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]]> Мы. Дневник падения 210995298 368 Dmitry Glukhovsky 8097468301 Rina 5 from-ru, history, nonfiction 4.37 Мы. Дневник падения
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]]> Собрать по кусочкам 181864541
Почему вы страдаете, зачем общаетесь с неприятными людьми, сохраняете травмирующие отношения, а в минуты отчаянья хватаетесь за негативные привычки? Все просто - вы потеряли себя. Это не вы, а некий образцовый гражданин, которого хотят видеть родители, супруги, работодатели, друзья.

Марта Бек поможет вам стать более целостным, начать жить своей жизнью и перестать предавать себя.

Упражнения, которые она предлагает, просты только на первый взгляд. Чтобы выполнить их, вам придется отправиться в настоящее духовное приключение. Будет нелегко, иногда страшно, а иногда больно. Но в итоге вы научитесь читать внутренние сигналы, будете меньше обманывать, в том числе и себя, увидите, чего на самом деле жаждете, а что культура продает вам.]]> 352 Марта Бек Rina 2 3.11 2021 Собрать по кусочкам
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name: Rina
average rating: 3.11
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rating: 2
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]]> Gargantua and Pantagruel 18266 Pantagruel, a tale of comic chivalry, satirizes lawyers, theologians and academic buffoons, while Gargantua mocks rash generals, idiotic monarchs and uncouth professors. It champions freedom and laughs at a dirty young giant before he turns into a splendid prince. Sequels lead into more complex and daring laughter and high mythology, often at the expense of Panurge — the mad, word-spinning companion of Pantagruel (who becomes a giant in wisdom, a Renaissance Socrates).

M.A. Screech's translation captures Rabelais' ingenious wordplay and mastery of language. The introduction explores his individuality while comparing him to Shakespeare, and presents each book to open up the new horizons of Renaissance Europe. This edition also includes a chronology and notes.]]> 1041 François Rabelais 0140445501 Rina 0 to-read 3.66 1532 Gargantua and Pantagruel
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]]> The Noise of Time 25912206 The Sense of an Ending.

In 1936, Shostakovitch, just thirty, fears for his livelihood and his life. Stalin, hitherto a distant figure, has taken a sudden interest in his work and denounced his latest opera. Now, certain he will be exiled to Siberia (or, more likely, executed on the spot), Shostakovitch reflects on his predicament, his personal history, his parents, various women and wives, his children—and all who are still alive themselves hang in the balance of his fate. And though a stroke of luck prevents him from becoming yet another casualty of the Great Terror, for decades to come he will be held fast under the thumb of despotism: made to represent Soviet values at a cultural conference in New York City, forced into joining the Party and compelled, constantly, to weigh appeasing those in power against the integrity of his music.

Barnes elegantly guides us through the trajectory of Shostakovitch's career, at the same time illuminating the tumultuous evolution of the Soviet Union. The result is both a stunning portrait of a relentlessly fascinating man and a brilliant exploration of the meaning of art and its place in society.]]> 184 Julian Barnes 1910702609 Rina 0 to-read 3.72 2016 The Noise of Time
author: Julian Barnes
name: Rina
average rating: 3.72
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> Lost on Me 65502618 In this irreverent and hilariously inverted bildungsroman, award-winning and bestselling Italian author Veronica Raimo transforms neurosis, sex and family disaster into brilliant comedy reminiscent of Fleabag and Natalia Ginzburg’s Family Lexicon

Already a bestseller and award winner in Italy, Lost on Me is a burningly witty novel of a young woman’s coming of age in a neurotic family from one of Italy’s most celebrated young writers working today.

Born into a family with an omnipresent mother who is devoted to her own anxiety, a father ruled by hygienic and architectural obsessions, and a precocious genius brother at the center of their attention, our heroine Vero languishes in boredom in her childhood home. Peering through tiny windows at children in the streets below while cramped in her family coven, Vero periodically attempts to strike out but is no match for her mother’s relentless tracking methods and guilt-tripping mastery. Vero’s every venture outside their Rome apartment ends in her being unceremoniously returned home. It’s no wonder then that she becomes a writer - and a liar – inventing stories in a bid for her own sanity.

Spikey and clever, Vero delights in her own devious schemes. As she guides us through her failed attempts at emancipation, her discovery of sex and fixations with unwitting men, and ultimately her contentious relationship with reality, she also brings alive Rome from the 1980s through the early 2000’s. With restless intelligence and covert tenderness Veronica Raimo takes the traditional family novel tropes and flips them inside out. Pointed, feisty, and pulsing with energy, Lost on Me takes on the uncertain enterprise of becoming a woman.]]> 224 Veronica Raimo 0802162045 Rina 4 3.55 2022 Lost on Me
author: Veronica Raimo
name: Rina
average rating: 3.55
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2024/10/13
date added: 2024/10/13
shelves: from-italy, for-book-club, in-english
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]]> <![CDATA[Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed]]> 37570546 From a psychotherapist, and national advice columnist comes a thought-provoking new book that takes us behind the scenes of a therapist's world -- where her patients are looking for answers (and so is she).

One day, Lori Gottlieb is a therapist who helps patients in her Los Angeles practice. The next, a crisis causes her world to come crashing down. Enter Wendell, the quirky but seasoned therapist in whose office she suddenly lands. With his balding head, cardigan, and khakis, he seems to have come straight from Therapist Central Casting. Yet he will turn out to be anything but.

As Gottlieb explores the inner chambers of her patients' lives -- a self-absorbed Hollywood producer, a young newlywed diagnosed with a terminal illness, a senior citizen threatening to end her life on her birthday if nothing gets better, and a twenty-something who can't stop hooking up with the wrong guys -- she finds that the questions they are struggling with are the very ones she is now bringing to Wendell.

With startling wisdom and humor, Gottlieb invites us into her world as both clinician and patient, examining the truths and fictions we tell ourselves and others as we teeter on the tightrope between love and desire, meaning and mortality, guilt and redemption, terror and courage, hope and change.

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone is revolutionary in its candor, offering a deeply personal yet universal tour of our hearts and minds and providing the rarest of gifts: a boldly revealing portrait of what it means to be human, and a disarmingly funny and illuminating account of our own mysterious lives and our power to transform them.]]> 415 Lori Gottlieb 1328662055 Rina 3 from-usa, for-book-club 4.36 2019 Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
author: Lori Gottlieb
name: Rina
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2024/03/03
date added: 2024/10/11
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]]> Brooklyn (Eilis Lacey, #1) 23492483
Eilis finds work in a department store on Fulton Street, and when she least expects it, finds love. Tony, who loves the Dodgers and his big Italian family, slowly wins her over with patient charm. But just as Eilis begins to fall in love, devastating news from Ireland threatens the promise of her future.]]> 288 Colm Tóibín 1501106473 Rina 3 affected-me, from-uk 3.73 2009 Brooklyn (Eilis Lacey, #1)
author: Colm Tóibín
name: Rina
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2009
rating: 3
read at: 2024/04/30
date added: 2024/10/11
shelves: affected-me, from-uk
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]]> <![CDATA["Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character]]> 35167685 A New York Times bestseller—the outrageous exploits of one of this century's greatest scientific minds and a legendary American original.


Richard Feynman, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, thrived on outrageous adventures. Here he recounts in his inimitable voice his experience trading ideas on atomic physics with Einstein and Bohr and ideas on gambling with Nick the Greek; cracking the uncrackable safes guarding the most deeply held nuclear secrets; accompanying a ballet on his bongo drums; painting a naked female toreador. In short, here is Feynman's life in all its eccentric—a combustible mixture of high intelligence, unlimited curiosity, and raging chutzpah.]]> 400 Richard P. Feynman 0393355624 Rina 1 4.26 1985 "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
author: Richard P. Feynman
name: Rina
average rating: 4.26
book published: 1985
rating: 1
read at: 2024/08/02
date added: 2024/10/11
shelves: nonfiction, from-usa, in-english, disappointing, for-book-club
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]]> Cleopatra and Frankenstein 60784819
Cleo and Frank run head-first into a romance that neither of them can quite keep up with. It reshapes their lives and the lives of those around them, whether that’s Cleo's best friend struggling to embrace his gender identity in the wake of her marriage, or Frank's financially dependent sister arranging sugar daddy dates after being cut off. Ultimately, this chance meeting between two strangers outside of a New Year’s Eve party changes everything, for better or worse.

Cleopatra and Frankenstein is an astounding and painfully relatable debut novel about the spontaneous decisions that shape our entire lives and those imperfect relationships born of unexpectedly perfect evenings.]]> 384 Coco Mellors 1639730702 Rina 2 3.67 2022 Cleopatra and Frankenstein
author: Coco Mellors
name: Rina
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2022
rating: 2
read at: 2024/09/21
date added: 2024/10/11
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]]> Elena Knows 56802275 A unique tale that interweaves crime fiction with intimate tales of morality and search for individual freedom.

After Rita is found dead in the bell tower of the church she used to attend, the official investigation into the incident is quickly closed. Her sickly mother is the only person still determined to find the culprit. Chronicling a difficult journey across the suburbs of the city, an old debt and a revealing conversation, Elena Knows unravels the secrets of its characters and the hidden facets of authoritarianism and hypocrisy in our society.]]> 143 Claudia Piñeiro Rina 3 4.09 2007 Elena Knows
author: Claudia Piñeiro
name: Rina
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2007
rating: 3
read at: 2024/10/07
date added: 2024/10/07
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]]> <![CDATA[The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey to Mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition]]> 52715562 The Pragmatic Programmer, Andrew Hunt and David Thomas codify many of the truths they've discovered during their respective careers as designers of software and writers of code.

Some of the authors' nuggets of pragmatism are concrete, and the path to their implementation is clear. They advise readers to learn one text editor, for example, and use it for everything. They also recommend the use of version-tracking software for even the smallest projects, and promote the merits of learning regular expression syntax and a text-manipulation language. Other (perhaps more valuable) advice is more light-hearted. In the debugging section, it is noted that, "if you see hoof prints think horses, not zebras." That is, suspect everything, but start looking for problems in the most obvious places. There are recommendations for making estimates of time and expense, and for integrating testing into the development process. You'll want a copy of The Pragmatic Programmer for two reasons: it displays your own accumulated wisdom more cleanly than you ever bothered to state it, and it introduces you to methods of work that you may not yet have considered. Working programmers will enjoy this book. --David Wall

Topics covered: A useful approach to software design and construction that allows for efficient, profitable development of high-quality products. Elements of the approach include specification development, customer relations, team management, design practices, development tools, and testing procedures. This approach is presented with the help of anecdotes and technical problems.]]> 352 Dave Thomas 0135956919 Rina 4 4.49 1999 The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey to Mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition
author: Dave Thomas
name: Rina
average rating: 4.49
book published: 1999
rating: 4
read at: 2023/05/29
date added: 2024/10/02
shelves: self-development, in-english, work
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]]> Anna Karenina 15823480 Anna Karenina provides a vast panorama of contemporary life in Russia and of humanity in general. In it Tolstoy uses his intense imaginative insight to create some of the most memorable characters in all of literature. Anna is a sophisticated woman who abandons her empty existence as the wife of Karenin and turns to Count Vronsky to fulfil her passionate nature - with tragic consequences. Levin is a reflection of Tolstoy himself, often expressing the author's own views and convictions.

Throughout, Tolstoy points no moral, merely inviting us not to judge but to watch. As Rosemary Edmonds comments, 'He leaves the shifting patterns of the kaleidoscope to bring home the meaning of the brooding words following the title, 'Vengeance is mine, and I will repay.]]> 964 Leo Tolstoy 0345803922 Rina 5 4.11 1878 Anna Karenina
author: Leo Tolstoy
name: Rina
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1878
rating: 5
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]]> Modernism: The Lure of Heresy 159170 640 Peter Gay 0393052052 Rina 0 currently-reading, art 3.90 2007 Modernism: The Lure of Heresy
author: Peter Gay
name: Rina
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Theory and History of Folklore]]> 59632 Book by Propp, Vladimir 252 Vladimir Propp 0816611823 Rina 3 4.20 1946 Theory and History of Folklore
author: Vladimir Propp
name: Rina
average rating: 4.20
book published: 1946
rating: 3
read at: 2024/06/12
date added: 2024/09/15
shelves: nonfiction, from-ru, history, for-book-club
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]]> The Comfort of Strangers 6872 128 Ian McEwan 0679749845 Rina 3 3.44 1981 The Comfort of Strangers
author: Ian McEwan
name: Rina
average rating: 3.44
book published: 1981
rating: 3
read at: 2024/08/19
date added: 2024/09/15
shelves: must-reread, beautiful-language, from-uk, for-book-club
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]]> Ubik 13053326 226 Philip K. Dick 0547728247 Rina 3 from-usa, for-book-club 4.08 1969 Ubik
author: Philip K. Dick
name: Rina
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1969
rating: 3
read at: 2023/04/25
date added: 2024/09/15
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]]> Дневник обольстителя 15764991 240 Søren Kierkegaard 5352015963 Rina 1 3.62 1843 Дневник обольстителя
author: Søren Kierkegaard
name: Rina
average rating: 3.62
book published: 1843
rating: 1
read at: 2024/02/16
date added: 2024/09/15
shelves: from-scandinavia, philosophy, for-book-club
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]]> Zlomená žena 58444364
V zbierke Zlomená žena sa vydáva na pôsobivú cestu k pôvodu našej zraniteľnosti prostredníctvom osudov troch žien, ktoré uviazli v konkrétnych situáciách a usilujú sa vytvoriť si život nanovo.

V príbehu, podľa ktorého sa kniha volá, sa Monique snaží poskladať úlomky svojho niekdajšieho života po tom, čo sa jej manžel prizná k nevere s mladšou ženou. V Monológu bohatú ženu zžiera zatrpknutosť a osamelosť po manželovom a synovom odchode. Vo Veku diskrétnosti čelí úspešná a šťastne vydatá profesorka drsnému odmietnutiu svojej najnovšej práce a nezáujmu syna, posadnutého svojou manželkou a jej svetskými hodnotami.

Bolesti starnutia, blížiaca sa samota, desivá ľahostajnosť milovaného človeka a vyhasnutie vášne. Analýza Simone de Beauvoir je neprekonateľná. Literárne pútavé príbehy sú zároveň ponorom do komplexnosti ženského života.]]> 200 Simone de Beauvoir 8082071214 Rina 5 4.34 1967 Zlomená žena
author: Simone de Beauvoir
name: Rina
average rating: 4.34
book published: 1967
rating: 5
read at: 2024/03/13
date added: 2024/09/15
shelves: from-france, in-slovak, affected-me, for-book-club
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]]> <![CDATA[Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20)]]> 16349 335 Agatha Christie 0007120699 Rina 2 3.96 1938 Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20)
author: Agatha Christie
name: Rina
average rating: 3.96
book published: 1938
rating: 2
read at: 2023/12/16
date added: 2024/09/15
shelves: in-english, from-uk, for-book-club
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]]> A Little Life 29408433 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century.

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE •

A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves.]]> 723 Hanya Yanagihara 1447294831 Rina 4 from-usa, for-book-club 4.36 2015 A Little Life
author: Hanya Yanagihara
name: Rina
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2023/11/09
date added: 2024/09/15
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]]> <![CDATA[CORDYCEPS: Too clever for their own good]]> 29638714 142 BenedictSC Rina 3 for-book-club 3.95 CORDYCEPS: Too clever for their own good
author: BenedictSC
name: Rina
average rating: 3.95
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2023/06/19
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]]> Увидимся в августе 212795502 Головокружительный, радостно чувственный роман «Увидимся в августе» – нежданный подарок от одного из величайших писателей, которых когда-либо знал мир.]]> 3 Gabriel García Márquez Rina 3 for-book-club 3.75 2024 Увидимся в августе
author: Gabriel García Márquez
name: Rina
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2024
rating: 3
read at: 2024/05/10
date added: 2024/09/15
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]]> День триффидов 8070245 В сборник вошло лучшее из созданного писателем.

Содержание:
День триффидов
Кукушки Мидвича
Кракен пробуждается
Куколки
Чоккиձ> 928 John Wyndham 5699351485 Rina 4 from-uk, for-book-club 4.33 День триффидов
author: John Wyndham
name: Rina
average rating: 4.33
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2023/02/14
date added: 2024/09/15
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]]> Когда Ницше плакал 10504440 Незаурядный пациент… Талантливый лекарь, терзаемый мучениями… Тайный договор. Соединение этих элементов порождает незабываемую сагу будто бы имевших место взаимоотношений величайшего философа Европы (Ф.Ницше) и одного из отцов-основателей психоанализа (И.Брейера).
Ялом втягивает в действие не только Ницше и Брейера, но и Лу Саломе, "Анну О." и молодого медика-интерна Зигмунда Фрейда.]]> 496 Irvin D. Yalom 5699403744 Rina 4 from-usa, for-book-club 4.40 1992 Когда Ницше плакал
author: Irvin D. Yalom
name: Rina
average rating: 4.40
book published: 1992
rating: 4
read at: 2022/12/03
date added: 2024/09/15
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]]> <![CDATA[Если однажды зимней ночью путник]]> 6139603 320 Italo Calvino 5936360148 Rina 2 from-italy, for-book-club 3.86 1979 Если однажды зимней ночью путник
author: Italo Calvino
name: Rina
average rating: 3.86
book published: 1979
rating: 2
read at: 2022/12/30
date added: 2024/09/15
shelves: from-italy, for-book-club
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]]> Муми-тролль и комета 13568343 В Долине муми-троллей все время что-нибудь происходит. Иногда забавное, иногда очень опасное. Вот и сейчас, когда, казалось бы, ничто не предвещало беды, на землю движется Комета из космоса. Что же будет с Долиной, уютным домиком муми-троллей и всей Землей? Еще есть время и можно успеть найти далекую обсерваторию и профессора, который подскажет, как всех спасти.]]> 208 Tove Jansson Rina 5 4.46 1946 Муми-тролль и комета
author: Tove Jansson
name: Rina
average rating: 4.46
book published: 1946
rating: 5
read at: 2022/07/07
date added: 2024/09/15
shelves: from-scandinavia, cozy, for-book-club
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]]> Дверь в лето 35497648
They never imagine that the future time in which Dan, a modern-day and future-time, Rip Van Winkle, will awaken has mastered time travel, giving him a way to get back to them, and at them, and get his revenge!.]]> 320 Robert A. Heinlein 5389130170 Rina 4 from-usa, cozy, for-book-club 4.03 1957 Дверь в лето
author: Robert A. Heinlein
name: Rina
average rating: 4.03
book published: 1957
rating: 4
read at: 2021/08/13
date added: 2024/09/15
shelves: from-usa, cozy, for-book-club
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]]> The Plague 11989
It tells the story from the point of view of a narrator of a plague sweeping the French Algerian city of Oran. The narrator remains unknown until the start of the last chapter, chapter 5 of part 5. The novel presents a snapshot of life in Oran as seen through the author's distinctive absurdist point of view.

The book tells a gripping tale of human unrelieved horror, of survival and resilience, and of the ways in which humankind confronts death, The Plague is at once a masterfully crafted novel, eloquently understated and epic in scope, and a parable of ageless moral resonance, profoundly relevant to our times. In Oran, a coastal town in North Africa, the plague begins as a series of portents, unheeded by the people. It gradually becomes an omnipresent reality, obliterating all traces of the past and driving its victims to almost unearthly extremes of suffering, madness, and compassion.

The Plague is considered an existentialist classic despite Camus' objection to the label. The novel stresses the powerlessness of the individual characters to affect their destinies. The narrative tone is similar to Kafka's, especially in The Trial, whose individual sentences potentially have multiple meanings; the material often pointedly resonating as stark allegory of phenomenal consciousness and the human condition.]]> 308 Albert Camus Rina 5 4.05 1947 The Plague
author: Albert Camus
name: Rina
average rating: 4.05
book published: 1947
rating: 5
read at: 2019/03/16
date added: 2024/09/15
shelves: from-france, philosophy, omg-omg-omg, must-reread, affected-me, beautiful-language, for-book-club
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]]> Игрок 15940933 224 Fyodor Dostoevsky 5389014650 Rina 4 4.07 1866 Игрок
author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
name: Rina
average rating: 4.07
book published: 1866
rating: 4
read at: 2021/11/17
date added: 2024/09/15
shelves: from-ru, unreliable-narrator, for-book-club
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]]> The Signature of All Things 17465453 A glorious, sweeping novel of desire, ambition, and the thirst for knowledge, from the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love and Committed.

In The Signature of All Things, Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction, inserting her inimitable voice into an enthralling story of love, adventure and discovery. Spanning much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the novel follows the fortunes of the extraordinary Whittaker family as led by the enterprising Henry Whittaker—a poor-born Englishman who makes a great fortune in the South American quinine trade, eventually becoming the richest man in Philadelphia. Born in 1800, Henry's brilliant daughter, Alma (who inherits both her father's money and his mind), ultimately becomes a botanist of considerable gifts herself. As Alma's research takes her deeper into the mysteries of evolution, she falls in love with a man named Ambrose Pike who makes incomparable paintings of orchids and who draws her in the exact opposite direction — into the realm of the spiritual, the divine, and the magical. Alma is a clear-minded scientist; Ambrose a utopian artist — but what unites this unlikely couple is a desperate need to understand the workings of this world and the mechanisms behind all life.

Exquisitely researched and told at a galloping pace, The Signature of All Things soars across the globe—from London to Peru to Philadelphia to Tahiti to Amsterdam, and beyond. Along the way, the story is peopled with unforgettable characters: missionaries, abolitionists, adventurers, astronomers, sea captains, geniuses, and the quite mad. But most memorable of all, it is the story of Alma Whittaker, who — born in the Age of Enlightenment, but living well into the Industrial Revolution — bears witness to that extraordinary moment in human history when all the old assumptions about science, religion, commerce, and class were exploding into dangerous new ideas. Written in the bold, questing spirit of that singular time, Gilbert's wise, deep, and spellbinding tale is certain to capture the hearts and minds of readers.]]> 512 Elizabeth Gilbert 0670024856 Rina 4 from-usa, for-book-club 3.84 2013 The Signature of All Things
author: Elizabeth Gilbert
name: Rina
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2022/09/29
date added: 2024/09/15
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]]> Klara and the Sun 54120408
In Klara and the Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro looks at our rapidly changing modern world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator to explore a fundamental question: what does it mean to love?]]> 303 Kazuo Ishiguro 059331817X Rina 3 3.71 2021 Klara and the Sun
author: Kazuo Ishiguro
name: Rina
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2021
rating: 3
read at: 2021/06/10
date added: 2024/09/15
shelves: from-uk, unreliable-narrator, for-book-club
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]]> Transhuman Inc. 58751026
Но в банку пустят не каждого. На земле останется зеленая посткарбоновая цивилизация, уменьшенная до размеров обслуживающего персонала, и слуги-биороботы.

Кто и как будет бороться за власть в этом архаично-футуристическом мире победившего матриархата? К чему будут стремиться очипованные люди? Какими станут межпоколенческие проблемы, когда для поколений перестанет хватать букв? И, самое главное, какой будет любовь?

В связи с нравственным возрождением нашего общества в книге нет мата, но автору все равно удается сказать правду о самом главном.]]> 608 Victor Pelevin Rina 2 from-ru, for-book-club 3.97 2021 Transhuman Inc.
author: Victor Pelevin
name: Rina
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2021
rating: 2
read at: 2021/11/03
date added: 2024/09/15
shelves: from-ru, for-book-club
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Умный чувак. Но уж очень противный. И я сомневаюсь насчет его особой продвинутости: можно отлично разбираться в современных трендах, и при этом оставаться частью вчерашнего мира. Может, поэтому он так сильно и бесится) А миру пофиг - он движется вперед, оставляя недовольных позади, и лично я предпочитаю двигаться с ним.
]]> Naivne. Super. 24841726 240 Erlend Loe 8081591141 Rina 3 Я обязательно перечитаю ее, когда начну погрязать в депрессии, но ИМХО, людям в хорошем психологическом состоянии нет особого смысла ее читать. Разве что любителям интересных литературных извращений))]]> 3.93 1996 Naivne. Super.
author: Erlend Loe
name: Rina
average rating: 3.93
book published: 1996
rating: 3
read at: 2020/02/09
date added: 2024/09/15
shelves: from-scandinavia, cozy, for-book-club
review:
Эта книга должна помогать больным депрессией. Я не о нормальной грусти, а именно о диагнозе: когда человека засосал водоворот тревожности и безысходности. Не потому, что она какая-то очень позитивная или жизнеутверждающая: просто это самая тактильная книга из всех, что я читала. Она вся об ощущениях, о повседневных мелочах, которых мы не замечаем, о детском восприятии мира и всем том, о чем человек забывает думать, когда он сосредоточен на плохом. Все передано в настоящем времени и от первого лица, у главного героя нет имени (или я пропустила?), и рассказчик полностью с ним сливается. Интересный эффект: чтение становится максимально "тактильным".
Я обязательно перечитаю ее, когда начну погрязать в депрессии, но ИМХО, людям в хорошем психологическом состоянии нет особого смысла ее читать. Разве что любителям интересных литературных извращений))
]]> <![CDATA[Любовница французского лейтенанта]]> 12875101 608 John Fowles 5699310266 Rina 3 from-uk, for-book-club Для меня удовольствие испортили персонажи. Фаулз как-то всегда умудряется сделать их сложными и многогранными, но неприятными. Я за них совсем не переживала, все эти драмы и решающие сцены меня не трогали, и с кем будет в итоге Чарльз мне было совершенно все равно. ]]> 4.12 1969 Любовница французского лейтенанта
author: John Fowles
name: Rina
average rating: 4.12
book published: 1969
rating: 3
read at: 2020/01/06
date added: 2024/09/15
shelves: from-uk, for-book-club
review:
Описания и рассуждения было интересно читать, иногда хотелось аплодировать стоя) Очень красиво и поэтично, оригинальный диалог с читателем, тонкая ирония, юмор и все то, за что мы любим английскую литературу.
Для меня удовольствие испортили персонажи. Фаулз как-то всегда умудряется сделать их сложными и многогранными, но неприятными. Я за них совсем не переживала, все эти драмы и решающие сцены меня не трогали, и с кем будет в итоге Чарльз мне было совершенно все равно.
]]> Над пропастью во ржи 12376343 332 J.D. Salinger 5699305343 Rina 5 3.75 1951 Над пропастью во ржи
author: J.D. Salinger
name: Rina
average rating: 3.75
book published: 1951
rating: 5
read at: 2019/02/15
date added: 2024/09/15
shelves: favorites, from-usa, affected-me, unreliable-narrator, for-book-club
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Ящик для письменных принадлежностей]]> 8725080 176 M. Pavich Rina 1 wtf, for-book-club 3.91 1999 Ящик для письменных принадлежностей
author: M. Pavich
name: Rina
average rating: 3.91
book published: 1999
rating: 1
read at: 2020/03/28
date added: 2024/09/15
shelves: wtf, for-book-club
review:
Не вкурила) Всегда трудно говорить о сюре, потому что он воспринимается очень индивидуально. Не могу сказать точно почему, например, Виан вызывает у меня бешеный восторг, а Павич - только недоумение. Возможно, эта история - аллегория на что-то политическое, о чем я не в курсе?..
]]> Погребенный великан 29483032
«Погребенный великан» — роман необычный, завораживающий. Автор переносит нас в Средневековую Англию, когда бритты воевали с саксами, а землю окутывала хмарь, заставляющая забывать только что прожитый час так же быстро, как утро, прожитое много лет назад. Пожилая пара, Аксель и Беатриса, покидают свою деревушку и отправляются в полное опасностей путешествие — они хотят найти сына, которого не видели уже много лет. Исигуро рассказывает историю о памяти и забвении, о мести и войне, о любви и прощении. Но главное — о людях, о том, как все мы по большому счету одиноки.]]> 416 Kazuo Ishiguro 5699857397 Rina 5 4.04 2015 Погребенный великан
author: Kazuo Ishiguro
name: Rina
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2021/03/02
date added: 2024/09/15
shelves: from-uk, weirdly-awesome, omg-omg-omg, for-book-club
review:
A beautiful fairytale where nothing is what it is, but every emotion is sincere and genuine. This book deeply touched my soul. And yet... As for my humble opinion, if we want to deserve piece, then before burying the giant we must fight it and we must defeat it. Otherwise, the flowers can never grow on the poisoned ground. And stuff. :D
]]> Шестой сон 34321752
В самом глубоком из всех сновидений двадцативосьмилетний Жак Кляйн встречает удивительно похожего на себя мужчину, который утверждает, что он - Жак Кляйн в сорок восемь лет. Оказывается, он открыл способность перемещаться во времени и посещать сны самого себя. Молодой Кляйн не хочет отпускать будущего себя, ведь у него столько вопросов, и есть вещи, которые он бы не прочь изменить...]]> 328 Bernard Werber Rina 2 from-france, for-book-club 3.86 2015 Шестой сон
author: Bernard Werber
name: Rina
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2015
rating: 2
read at: 2019/09/17
date added: 2024/09/15
shelves: from-france, for-book-club
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Саморазвитие по Толстому. Жизненные уроки из 11 произведений русских классиков]]> 49696798 "Саморазвитие по Толстому" - занимательная попытка посмотреть со стороны на сюжеты, знакомые каждому русскоязычному читателю со школьной скамьи, и понять, почему мы так любим слова "душа" и "судьба"]]> 248 Viv Groskop 5604219681 Rina 5 4.01 2019 Саморазвитие по Толстому. Жизненные уроки из 11 произведений русских классиков
author: Viv Groskop
name: Rina
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2019
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/15
date added: 2024/09/15
shelves: from-uk, nonfiction, affected-me, must-reread, cozy, culture, for-book-club
review:
Книга, хотя и не без недостатков, вдохновила меня искренней любовью к русской классике. Мне захотелось срочно прочитать/перечитать эти книги, причём все одновременно
]]> Тревожные люди 55845568
У подъезда тут же собирается толпа жадных до сенсаций репортеров, полиция блокирует все подступы к дому и готовится штурмовать квартиру… атмосфера накаляется. Не выдерживая нарастающего напряжения, заложники делятся друг с другом своими самыми сокровенными тайнами…

Вскоре грабитель начинает склоняться к тому, что, возможно, лучше добровольно отдать себя в руки полиции, чем продолжать оставаться в замкнутом пространстве со всеми этими невыносимыми людьми…]]> 300 Fredrik Backman 5001312841 Rina 4 4.39 2019 Тревожные люди
author: Fredrik Backman
name: Rina
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2020/12/06
date added: 2024/09/15
shelves: from-scandinavia, cozy, for-book-club
review:

]]> Chocolat (Chocolat, #1) 11459926 Alternate cover edition of ASIN B0031RS7MW


When an exotic stranger, Vianne Rocher, arrives in the French village of Lansquenet and opens a chocolate boutique directly opposite the church, Father Reynaud denounces her as a serious moral danger to his flock - especially as it is the beginning of Lent, the traditional season of self-denial.
As passions flare and the conflict escalates, the whole community takes sides. Can the solemnity of the Church compare with the sinful pleasure of a chocolate truffle?]]> 320 Joanne Harris Rina 4 4.28 1999 Chocolat (Chocolat, #1)
author: Joanne Harris
name: Rina
average rating: 4.28
book published: 1999
rating: 4
read at: 2024/09/09
date added: 2024/09/09
shelves: from-uk, beautiful-language, poetic, cozy
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay]]> 3985 639 Michael Chabon 0312282990 Rina 0 to-read 4.18 2000 The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
author: Michael Chabon
name: Rina
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2000
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/01
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Французская волчица (The Accursed Kings, #5)]]> 58590556
Проклятия, брошенные на костре великим магистром ордена тамплиеров, по-прежнему довлеют над Францией. Удары судьбы падают на головы коронованных особ. А по ту сторону Ла-Манша, в Англии, «красавица из красавиц» Изабелла Французская, дочь Железного короля, живет в постоянном страхе. Стремясь отомстить врагам, она плетет заговоры и организует мятеж против собственного мужа. Но проклятие тамплиеров не утратило силы...]]> 448 Maurice Druon 5389193482 Rina 3 from-france, history 4.19 1959 Французская волчица (The Accursed Kings, #5)
author: Maurice Druon
name: Rina
average rating: 4.19
book published: 1959
rating: 3
read at: 2024/04/08
date added: 2024/08/29
shelves: from-france, history
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Негоже лилиям прясть (The Accursed Kings, #4)]]> 58315504
Проклятие Великого магистра тамплиеров сбывается. Франция осталась без короля. Людовик X Сварливый, процарствовав всего восемнадцать месяцев, умер, оставив королеву Клеменцию на четвертом месяце беременности. Жизнь еще не родившегося младенца, будущего монарха, становится ставкой в борьбе за власть и корону между самыми могущественными представителями французской знати. Они рвутся к трону, не понимая, что сталкивают страну в пропасть братоубийственной гражданской войны...]]> 384 Maurice Druon 5389192222 Rina 3 history, from-france 4.33 1957 Негоже лилиям прясть (The Accursed Kings, #4)
author: Maurice Druon
name: Rina
average rating: 4.33
book published: 1957
rating: 3
read at: 2024/03/29
date added: 2024/08/29
shelves: history, from-france
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way]]> 49100630 Learn to make every moment a once-in-a-lifetime experience with this definitive guide to the Japanese art of ichigo ichie, from the bestselling authors of Ikigai.

‘Ikigai urges individuals to simplify their lives by pursuing what sparks joy for them’ (Marie Kondo)

Every moment in our life happens only once, and if we let it slip away, we lose it forever-an idea captured by the Japanese phrase ichigo ichie. Often used to convey that the encounter is unique and special, it is a tenet of Zen Buddhism and is attributed to a sixteenth-century master of the Japanese tea ceremony, or ‘ceremony of attention’, whose intricate rituals compel us to focus on the present moment.

From this age-old concept comes a new kind of mindfulness. In The Book of Ichigo Ichie, you will learn to use all five senses to anchor yourself in the present.

Every one of us contains a key that can open the door to attention, harmony with others, and love of life. And that key is ichigo ichie.]]> 208 Héctor García 1529401291 Rina 2 3.96 2018 The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way
author: Héctor García
name: Rina
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2018
rating: 2
read at: 2024/03/07
date added: 2024/08/29
shelves:
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]]> Frankenstein 18490 This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780141439471

'Now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart ...'

Obsessed with creating life itself, Victor Frankenstein plunders graveyards for the material to fashion a new being, which he shocks into life with electricity. But his botched creature, rejected by Frankenstein and denied human companionship, sets out to destroy his maker and all that he holds dear. Mary Shelley's chilling Gothic tale was conceived when she was only eighteen, living with her lover Percy Shelley near Byron's villa on Lake Geneva. It would become the world's most famous work of horror fiction, and remains a devastating exploration of the limits of human creativity.

Based on the third edition of 1831, this volume contains all the revisions Mary Shelley made to her story, as well as her 1831 introduction and Percy Bysshe Shelley's preface to the first edition. This revised edition includes as appendices a select collation of the texts of 1818 and 1831 together with 'A Fragment' by Lord Byron and Dr John Polidori's 'The Vampyre: A Tale'.]]> 288 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Rina 3 from-uk 3.77 1818 Frankenstein
author: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
name: Rina
average rating: 3.77
book published: 1818
rating: 3
read at: 2024/03/10
date added: 2024/08/29
shelves: from-uk
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Рим.Полная история города (История города на пальцах) (Russian Edition)]]> 212365231 458 Агостино Грава Rina 3 nonfiction, history 3.50 Рим.Полная история города (История города на пальцах) (Russian Edition)
author: Агостино Грава
name: Rina
average rating: 3.50
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2024/06/20
date added: 2024/08/29
shelves: nonfiction, history
review:

]]> Ада, или Отрада 61637565 Роман написан в жанре альтернативной истории, его действие перенесено на Антитерру, хронология которой в одних случаях отстает от земной, а в других ее опережает. В искусно сотканной историко-географической ткани «Ады» государство Эстотия соединяет в себе дореволюционную Россию и современную Америку с Канадой, западный мир противостоит Золотой Орде и Татарии, напоминающих СССР, а существование Земли, Терры, подтверждают только косвенные данные, основанные на прозрениях безумцев и домыслах террапевтов.

«Ада, или Отрада» — роман-музей, описывающий посредством литературной пародии особенности собственного жанра и внероманное, реальное пространство XIX–XX веков, отраженное в тексте как в кривом зеркале.]]> 1026 Vladimir Nabokov Rina 0 to-read, to-read-like-now 4.38 1969 Ада, или Отрада
author: Vladimir Nabokov
name: Rina
average rating: 4.38
book published: 1969
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/08/29
shelves: to-read, to-read-like-now
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]]> Nausea 6130758 253 Jean-Paul Sartre Rina 0 3.85 1938 Nausea
author: Jean-Paul Sartre
name: Rina
average rating: 3.85
book published: 1938
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/29
shelves: to-read, philosophy, from-france, nonfiction, to-read-like-now
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe]]> 9375 Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is a now-classic novel about two women: Evelyn, who is in the sad slump of middle age, and gray-headed Mrs. Threadgoode, who is telling her life story. Her tale includes two more women, the irrepressibly daredevilish tomboy Idgie and her friend Ruth who back in the thirties ran a little place in Whistle Stop, Alabama, offering good coffee, southern barbecue, and all kinds of love and laughter, even an occasional murder. And as the past unfolds, the present will never be quite the same again.]]> 416 Fannie Flagg 0375508414 Rina 0 4.28 1987 Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
author: Fannie Flagg
name: Rina
average rating: 4.28
book published: 1987
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/29
shelves: to-read, from-usa, culture, to-read-like-now
review:

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