Olga's bookshelf: all en-US Tue, 08 Apr 2025 03:00:53 -0700 60 Olga's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Q 334552 672 Luther Blissett 0099439832 Olga 0 4.03 1999 Q
author: Luther Blissett
name: Olga
average rating: 4.03
book published: 1999
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Radetzky March (Von Trotta Family, #1)]]> 42288608 369 Joseph Roth 1783784679 Olga 0 to-read 3.89 1932 The Radetzky March (Von Trotta Family, #1)
author: Joseph Roth
name: Olga
average rating: 3.89
book published: 1932
rating: 0
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]]> The Black Prince 18042002
The Black Prince is both a remarkable thriller and a story about being in love.

Bradley Pearson, narrator and hero, is an elderly writer with a 'block'. Finding himself surrounded by predatory friends and relations - his ex-wife, her delinquent brother, a younger, deplorably successful writer, Arnold Baffin, Baffin's restless wife and engaging daughter - Bradley attempts to escape. His failure to do so and its aftermath lead to a violent climax and a most unexpected conclusion.]]> 432 Iris Murdoch 0099589257 Olga 0 to-read 4.00 1973 The Black Prince
author: Iris Murdoch
name: Olga
average rating: 4.00
book published: 1973
rating: 0
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]]> My Tender Matador 638335 176 Pedro Lemebel 0802141870 Olga 0 to-read 4.34 2001 My Tender Matador
author: Pedro Lemebel
name: Olga
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2001
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)]]> 15839976 "I live for the dream that my children will be born free," she says. "That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them."

"I live for you," I say sadly.

Eo kisses my cheek. "Then you must live for more."

Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations.

Yet he spends his life willingly, knowing that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children.

But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity already reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and sprawling parks spread across the planet. Darrowand Reds like himare nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class.

Inspired by a longing for justice, and driven by the memory of lost love, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste, where the next generation of humanity's overlords struggle for power. He will be forced to compete for his life and the very future of civilization against the best and most brutal of Society's ruling class. There, he will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies... even if it means he has to become one of them to do so.]]> 382 Pierce Brown 0345539788 Olga 0 to-read 4.26 2014 Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
author: Pierce Brown
name: Olga
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> The Girl on the Train 22557272
An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.]]> 336 Paula Hawkins 1594633665 Olga 4 从仆亳亢仆亶-弍舒亰舒 3.97 2015 The Girl on the Train
author: Paula Hawkins
name: Olga
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2024/12/30
date added: 2024/12/30
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]]> <![CDATA[亠仂于 于 亞亳仗仗亠 亳 于仂从亞 仆亠亞仂]]> 38315353
"亳亠 弌舒仍仆亳从仂于 从舒从, 仗仂亢舒仍亶, 仆亳从仂 亟亞仂亶 亠亞仂亟仆, 舒 亳仄亠仆仆仂 � 于亠亢仂, 从舒从 仗亠于亶 亟亠仆 于仂亠仆亳. 舒 从舒亢亟仂仄 舒亞 仂仆 于弍亳于舒亠 亳舒亠仍 仗仂于 亳亰-仗仂亟 仆仂亞, 舒舒于舒亠 仆舒亠仆亳仂于舒仆仆亶 仄仆仂亞仂仍亠仆亳仄 亠仆亳亠仄 仆仂仄舒仍仆� 从仆亳亞 于亠亳弍仍仆亶 舒仗仗舒舒.亠 仍舒亶仆亠 亰仆舒从亳, 于亠亠仆仆亠 亞亳仗仗ﾑ亳仄亳 亠仂于仄亳 于 亳 弍仂仍亠亰仆亠仆仆仂仄 仗仂仍弍亠亟, 仂弍亳舒ﾑ 于 仂亶仆 从仂仆从亳 弍亠亰 亠亟亳仆仂亶 仍亳仆亠亶 亟亠舒仍亳. 亰 于亠 亠仍亠亶 仆舒亳仆舒亠 仂亳 舒从舒 舒亰于亠亠仍舒 仂仆 亳 亳仆亠仆舒仍仆舒 亢, 仂 舒仄仍亠亠于 仂亠于仄 亟亢仆仂 仗从舒ﾑ 于 仗仍, 舒 仂亞仂仍 仍亞舒从仂于仄 舒仗仍仂亟亳ﾑ. 仂舒亰亳亠仍仆亶, 亠亟亳仆于亠仆仆亶 于 于仂亠仄 仂亟亠 磶从, 亰舒亰亠仄仍亠仆仆亶 亳 仂磶舒亠仄亶 仄舒亠亳舒仍仆亶 仄亳 亳 仗仂-仆舒仂亠仄 于仂仍亠弍仆舒 仄亠舒ﾑ舒 仆亠仂亟仆仂亰仆舒仆仂 (仂 仍亳 于亠 仗仂亳仂亟亠亠 于 仂仄舒仆亠 � 亞亳仗仗仂亰仆亠 亞舒仍仍ﾑ亳仆舒亳亳 亠 亠仂于, 仂 仍亳 亳 仗舒于亟舒 仂弍仆舒亢亳仍舒 仆舒 仄亞仆仂于亠仆亳亠 从仂仍亟仂于从舒 亳亰仆舒仆从舒 仄亳舒) � 从舒从 仆亳 仗仂仄仂亳, 于亟舒ﾑ亳亶 亠从 亳 仆舒仂亳亶 亳舒亠仍从亳亶 仗舒亰亟仆亳从". 舒仍亳仆舒 豫亰亠仂于亳.]]> 411 Aleksei Salnikov 5171065705 Olga 2 4.22 2017 亠仂于 于 亞亳仗仗亠 亳 于仂从亞 仆亠亞仂
author: Aleksei Salnikov
name: Olga
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2017
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[The Queen of Spades and Other Stories]]> 97381 The Queen of Spades has long been acknowledged as one of the world's greatest short stories, in which Pushkin explores the nature of obsession. The Tales of Belkin are witty parodies of sentimentalism, while Peter the Great's Blackamoor is an early experiment with recreating the past. The Captain's Daughter is a novel-length masterpiece which combines historical fiction in the manner of Sir Walter Scott with the devices of the Russian fairy-tale. The Introduction provides close readings of the stories and places them in their European literary context.]]> 336 Alexander Pushkin 0192839543 Olga 4 4.16 1841 The Queen of Spades and Other Stories
author: Alexander Pushkin
name: Olga
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1841
rating: 4
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]]> 亟亳仆仂亠于仂 于 亠亳 2898585
Dlaczego "post-epilog"? Bo istnia w mojej wyobra添ni ju甜 przed prologiem. By tam od pierwszego sowa "S@motnoci?", kt坦re wstukaem z klawiatury mojego komputera. Nie byo tam jeszcze ani drugiego rozdziau, ani rodka, ani epilogu. Ale by post-epilog. Stworzyem go w Berlinie, na awce na dworcu Lichtenberg o p坦nocy 18 sierpnia 1998 roku, gdy zaczynay si moje urodziny, a ja na tej awce czekaem na pocig do Frankfurtu nad Menem. Nie umieciem go w manuskrypcie "S@motnoci?", kt坦ry wysaem do wydawnictw "Czarne" i Pr坦szyski i S-ka", poniewa甜 wydawao mi si w坦wczas, 甜e nie jest potrzebny tej ksi甜ce. Ale teraz, w dwa lata po wydaniu "S@motnoci?" i po blisko dziewiciu tysicach e-maili, mam wra甜enie, 甜e si jednak myliem? - Janusz L. Winiewski]]> 400 Janusz Leon Winiewski 5911814447 Olga 3 3.61 2001 亟亳仆仂亠于仂 于 亠亳
author: Janusz Leon Winiewski
name: Olga
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2001
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)]]> 58506799 'I loved it. It is like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket. Simply perfect' - V. E. Schwab, author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
He expected nothing. But they gave him everything . . .

Linus Baker leads a quiet life. At forty, he has a tiny house with a devious cat and his beloved records for company. And at the Department in Charge of Magical Youth, he's spent many dull years monitoring their orphanages.
Then one day, Linus is summoned by Extremely Upper Management and given a highly classified assignment. He must travel to an orphanage where six dangerous children reside, including the Antichrist. There, Linus must somehow determine if they could bring on the end of days. But their guardian, charming and enigmatic Arthur Parnassus, will do anything to protect his wards. As Arthur and Linus grow ever closer, Linus must choose between duty and his dreams.

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune is an uplifting, heart-warming fantasy tale that's become a New York Times, USA Today and Washington Post bestseller.

'Likely to cause heart-swelling' - Washington Post

'A modern fairy tale . . . It's a beautiful book' - Charlaine Harris, number one New York Times bestselling author

'Touching, tender and truly delightful' - Gail Carriger, author of Soulless]]> 400 T.J. Klune 1529087945 Olga 3 4.42 2020 The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
author: T.J. Klune
name: Olga
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2020
rating: 3
read at: 2024/04/13
date added: 2024/04/14
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]]> Piranesi 50202953
There is one other person in the housea man called The Other, who visits Piranesi twice a week and asks for help with research into A Great and Secret Knowledge. But as Piranesi explores, evidence emerges of another person, and a terrible truth begins to unravel, revealing a world beyond the one Piranesi has always known.]]> 272 Susanna Clarke 163557563X Olga 0 to-read, to-read-novel 4.22 2020 Piranesi
author: Susanna Clarke
name: Olga
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> Bored Gay Werewolf 75374437 272 Tony Santorella 1838957014 Olga 0 3.47 2023 Bored Gay Werewolf
author: Tony Santorella
name: Olga
average rating: 3.47
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> A Month in the Country 60707 160 J.L. Carr 0940322471 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-novel 4.10 1980 A Month in the Country
author: J.L. Carr
name: Olga
average rating: 4.10
book published: 1980
rating: 0
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]]> The Grass Is Singing 130115
Mary Turner is a self-confident, independent young woman who becomes the depressed, frustrated wife of an ineffectual, unsuccessful farmer. Little by little the ennui of years on the farm work their slow poison, and Mary's despair progresses until the fateful arrival of an enigmatic and virile black servant, Moses. Locked in anguish, Mary and Moses -- master and slave -- are trapped in a web of mounting attraction and repulsion. Their psychic tension explodes in an electrifying scene that ends this disturbing tale of racial strife in colonial South Africa.

The Grass Is Singing blends Lessing's imaginative vision with her own vividly remembered early childhood to recreate the quiet horror of a woman's struggle against a ruthless fate.]]> 208 Doris Lessing 0002257556 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-novel 3.84 1950 The Grass Is Singing
author: Doris Lessing
name: Olga
average rating: 3.84
book published: 1950
rating: 0
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]]> The Maiden of All Our Desires 58438302
Fourteenth-century Europe. The Black Death has killed half the known world,and in an isolated convent, a small group of nuns spends their days in work, austerity, and devotion, chanting the Liturgy of the Hours. But their community is threatened. Rumors of heresy and a scandalous Book of Ursula, based on the teachings of the charismatic former abbess and founder of the order, have prompted the male church hierarchy to launch an investigation. The priest assigned to minister to the nuns, Father Francis, who is wracked by guilt for an unspeakable crime committed during the lawless plague years, was no friend of Ursula and can't be counted on to defend the order. Disrespect and rebellion infectsome novices, and the youngest among them pines for the bishops chief inquisitor. And Mother John, the convents aging spiritual leader, fears shes losing her mind after experiencing a vision that brings back her own rebellious past.

As events unfold over the course of a single day, a blizzard that has swept across Europe will break over the convent, endangering the women there and testing their faith. In this astonishing novel, the author of the award-winning Songs for the Butchers Daughter explores the territory between faith and freedom, and how the horrific events of history shapeindividual lives.]]> 336 Peter Manseau 195099421X Olga 0 to-read, to-read-historical 3.62 2022 The Maiden of All Our Desires
author: Peter Manseau
name: Olga
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Minor Disturbances at Grand Life Apartments]]> 206087474 A warm-hearted debut novel set in the beautiful coastal city of Chennai, for fans of Alexander McCall Smith, Joanna Nell and Graeme Simsion.

Grand Life Apartments is a middle-class apartment block surrounded by lush gardens in the coastal city of Chennai, India. It is the home of Kamala, a pious, soon-to-be retired dentist who spends her days counting down to the annual visits from her daughter who is studying in the UK. Her neighbour, Revathi, is a thirty-two-year-old engineer who is frequently reminded by her mother that she has reached her expiry date in the arranged marriage market. Jason, a British chef, has impulsively moved to India to escape his recent heartbreak in London.

The residents have their own complicated lives to navigate, but what they all have in common is their love of where they live, so when a developer threatens to demolish the apartments and build over the gardens, the community of Grand Life Apartments are brought even closer together to fight for their beautiful home...]]> 297 Hema Sukumar 1399708473 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-light-read 3.22 Minor Disturbances at Grand Life Apartments
author: Hema Sukumar
name: Olga
average rating: 3.22
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]]> <![CDATA[The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo]]> 32620332
Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career.

Summoned to Evelyns luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the �80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyns story nears its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Moniques own in tragic and irreversible ways.]]> 389 Taylor Jenkins Reid 1501139231 Olga 3 4.39 2017 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
name: Olga
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2017
rating: 3
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]]> The Dream of Scipio 16442
The centuries are the fifth (the final days of the Roman Empire); the fourteenth (the years of the Black Death); and the twentieth (World War II). The setting for each is the same--Provence--and each has at its heart a love story. The narratives intertwine seamlessly, but what joins them thematically is an ancient text--"The Dream of Scipio"--a work of neo-Platonism that poses timeless philosophical questions. What is the obligation of the individual in a society under siege? What is the role of learning when civilization itself is threatened, whether by acts of man or nature? Does virtue lie more in engagement or in neutrality? "Power without wisdom is tyranny; wisdom without power is pointless," warns one of Pears's characters.]]> 417 Iain Pears 1573229865 Olga 3 从仆亳亢仆亶-弍舒亰舒 3.75 2002 The Dream of Scipio
author: Iain Pears
name: Olga
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2002
rating: 3
read at: 2023/12/31
date added: 2024/01/04
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]]> The Brothers Karamazov 4934
This award-winning translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky remains true to the verbal inventiveness of Dostoevskys prose, preserving the multiple voices, the humor, and the surprising modernity of the original. It is an achievement worthy of Dostoevskys last and greatest novel.]]> 796 Fyodor Dostoevsky 0374528373 Olga 2 4.36 1880 The Brothers Karamazov
author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
name: Olga
average rating: 4.36
book published: 1880
rating: 2
read at: 2016/04/27
date added: 2023/12/24
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]]> <![CDATA[1793: The Wolf and the Watchman: The latest Scandi sensation (Jean Mickel Cardell)]]> 43898898 416 Niklas Natt och Dag 1473682142 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-novel 3.82 2017 1793: The Wolf and the Watchman: The latest Scandi sensation (Jean Mickel Cardell)
author: Niklas Natt och Dag
name: Olga
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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date added: 2023/10/29
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]]> Awakenings 14456 464 Oliver Sacks 0375704051 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-novel 4.11 1973 Awakenings
author: Oliver Sacks
name: Olga
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1973
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Small World (The Campus Trilogy, #2)]]> 69930 339 David Lodge 0140244867 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-novel 3.92 1984 Small World (The Campus Trilogy, #2)
author: David Lodge
name: Olga
average rating: 3.92
book published: 1984
rating: 0
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]]> The Little Friend 775346
The setting is Alexandria, Mississippi, where one Mothers Day a little boy named Robin Cleve Dufresnes was found hanging from a tree in his parents� yard. Twelve years later Robins murder is still unsolved and his family remains devastated. So it is that Robins sister Harriet - unnervingly bright, insufferably determined, and unduly influenced by the fiction of Kipling and Robert Louis Stevenson--sets out to unmask his killer. Aided only by her worshipful friend Hely, Harriet crosses her towns rigid lines of race and caste and burrows deep into her familys history of loss.]]> 624 Donna Tartt 1400031699 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-novel 3.47 2002 The Little Friend
author: Donna Tartt
name: Olga
average rating: 3.47
book published: 2002
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)]]> 35074096
This stunning book features classical artwork inspired by the myths, as well as learned notes from the author. Each adventure is infused with Fry's distinctive wit, voice, and writing style. Connoisseurs of the Greek myths will appreciate this fresh-yet-reverential interpretation, while newcomers will feel welcome. Retellings brim with humor and emotion and offer rich cultural context

Celebrating the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of the Greek myths, Mythos breathes life into ancient talesfrom Pandora's box to Prometheus's fire.

This gorgeous volume invites you to explore a captivating world with the brilliant storyteller Stephen Fry as your guide.]]> 416 Stephen Fry 0718188721 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-fantasy 4.27 2017 Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)
author: Stephen Fry
name: Olga
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> A Little Life 22822858
Over the decades, their relationships deepen and darken, tinged by addiction, success, and pride.Yet their greatest challenge, each comes to realize, is Jude himself, by midlife a terrifyingly talented litigator yet an increasingly broken man, his mind and body scarred by an unspeakable childhood, and haunted by what he fears is a degree of trauma that hell not only be unable to overcomebut that will define his life forever.]]> 720 Hanya Yanagihara 0385539258 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-novel 4.28 2015 A Little Life
author: Hanya Yanagihara
name: Olga
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> The Story of Mr Sommer 2900 128 Patrick S端skind 0747566755 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-novel 3.93 1991 The Story of Mr Sommer
author: Patrick S端skind
name: Olga
average rating: 3.93
book published: 1991
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Secret Place (Dublin Murder Squad #5)]]> 23398965 An alternate cover edition for this book can be found here.

A year ago a boy was found murdered at a girls兵 boarding school, and the case was never solved. Detective Stephen Moran has been waiting for his chance to join Dublins Murder Squad when sixteen-year-old Holly Mackey arrives in his office with a photo of the boy with the caption: I KNOW WHO KILLED HIM.� Stephen joins with Detective Antoinette Conway to reopen the casebeneath the watchful eye of Hollys father, fellow detective Frank Mackey. With the clues leading back to Hollys close-knit group of friends, to their rival clique, and to the tangle of relationships that bound them all to the murdered boy, the private underworld of teenage girls turns out to be more mysterious and more dangerous than the detectives imagined.]]> 480 Tana French Olga 0 to-read, to-read-novel 3.86 2014 The Secret Place (Dublin Murder Squad #5)
author: Tana French
name: Olga
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> The Well of Loneliness 129223
Stephen is an ideal child of aristocratic parentsa fencer, a horse rider and a keen scholar. Stephen grows to be a war hero, a bestselling writer and a loyal, protective lover. But Stephen is a woman, and her lovers are women. As her ambitions drive her, and society confines her, Stephen is forced into desperate actions.

The Well of Loneliness was banned for obscenity when published in 1928. It became an international bestseller, and for decades was the single most famous lesbian novel. It has influenced how love between women is understood, for the twentieth century and beyond.]]> 448 Radclyffe Hall Olga 0 to-read, to-read-novel 3.74 1928 The Well of Loneliness
author: Radclyffe Hall
name: Olga
average rating: 3.74
book published: 1928
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Welcome to Night Vale (Welcome to Night Vale, #1)]]> 23129410 Welcome to Night Vale podcast comes an imaginative mystery of appearances and disappearances that is also a poignant look at the ways in which we all struggle to find ourselves...no matter where we live.

Located in a nameless desert somewhere in the great American Southwest, Night Vale is a small town where ghosts, angels, aliens, and government conspiracies are all commonplace parts of everyday life. It is here that the lives of two women, with two mysteries, will converge.

Nineteen-year-old Night Vale pawn shop owner Jackie Fierro is given a paper marked "King City" by a mysterious man in a tan jacket holding a deer skin suitcase. Everything about him and his paper unsettles her, especially the fact that she can't seem to get the paper to leave her hand, and that no one who meets this man can remember anything about him. Jackie is determined to uncover the mystery of King City and the man in the tan jacket before she herself unravels.

Night Vale PTA treasurer Diane Crayton's son, Josh, is moody and also a shape shifter. And lately Diane's started to see her son's father everywhere she goes, looking the same as the day he left years earlier, when they were both teenagers. Josh, looking different every time Diane sees him, shows a stronger and stronger interest in his estranged father, leading to a disaster Diane can see coming, even as she is helpless to prevent it.

Diane's search to reconnect with her son and Jackie's search for her former routine life collide as they find themselves coming back to two words: "King City". It is King City that holds the key to both of their mysteries, and their futures...if they can ever find it.]]> 401 Joseph Fink 0062351427 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-novel 3.84 2015 Welcome to Night Vale (Welcome to Night Vale, #1)
author: Joseph Fink
name: Olga
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1)]]> 365
Apparently not much; until Dirk Gently, self-styled private investigator, sets out to prove the fundamental interconnectedness of all things by solving a mysterious murder, assisting a mysterious professor, unravelling a mysterious mystery, and eating a lot of pizza � not to mention saving the entire human race from extinction along the way (at no extra charge).

To find out more, read this book (better still, buy it, then read it) � or contact Dirk Gentlys Holistic Detective Agency. A thumping good detective-ghost-horror-whodunnit-time travel-romantic-musical-comedy epic.� The author]]> 306 Douglas Adams Olga 0 to-read, to-read-novel 3.98 1987 Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1)
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]]> The Help 4667024
Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from Ole Miss. She may have a degree, but it is 1962, Mississippi, and her mother will not be happy till Skeeter has a ring on her finger. Skeeter would normally find solace with her beloved maid Constantine, the woman who raised her, but Constantine has disappeared and no one will tell Skeeter where she has gone.

Aibileen is a black maid, a wise, regal woman raising her seventeenth white child. Something has shifted inside her after the loss of her own son, who died while his bosses looked the other way. She is devoted to the little girl she looks after, though she knows both their hearts may be broken.

Minny, Aibileen's best friend, is short, fat, and perhaps the sassiest woman in Mississippi. She can cook like nobody's business, but she can't mind her tongue, so she's lost yet another job. Minny finally finds a position working for someone too new to town to know her reputation. But her new boss has secrets of her own.

Seemingly as different from one another as can be, these women will nonetheless come together for a clandestine project that will put them all at risk. And why? Because they are suffocating within the lines that define their town and their times. And sometimes lines are made to be crossed.

In pitch-perfect voices, Kathryn Stockett creates three extraordinary women whose determination to start a movement of their own forever changes a town, and the way women, mothers, daughters, caregivers, friends, view one another. A deeply moving novel filled with poignancy, humor, and hope, The Help is a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don't.


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]]> Before I Go to Sleep 9736930
So what if you lost yours every time you went to sleep?

Your name, your identity, your past, even the people you love - all forgotten overnight.

And the one person you trust may only be telling you half the story.

Welcome to Christine's life.]]> 359 S.J. Watson 0062060554 Olga 0 to-read, 从仆亳亢仆亶-弍舒亰舒 3.90 2011 Before I Go to Sleep
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]]> Reservoir 13 34146665 Reservoir 13 explores the rhythms of the natural world and the repeated human gift for violence, unfolding over thirteen years as the aftershocks of a tragedy refuse to subside.]]> 291 Jon McGregor 1936787709 Olga 0 to-read, 从仆亳亢仆亶-弍舒亰舒 3.52 2017 Reservoir 13
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]]> Man and Wife 720016 464 Wilkie Collins 1846370302 Olga 0 to-read, 从仆亳亢仆亶-弍舒亰舒 3.87 1870 Man and Wife
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]]> <![CDATA[Call Down the Hawk (Dreamer Trilogy, #1)]]> 31373184 The dreamers walk among us . . . and so do the dreamed. Those who dream cannot stop dreaming � they can only try to control it. Those who are dreamed cannot have their own lives � they will sleep forever if their dreamers die.

And then there are those who are drawn to the dreamers. To use them. To trap them. To kill them before their dreams destroy us all.

Ronan Lynch is a dreamer. He can pull both curiosities and catastrophes out of his dreams and into his compromised reality.

Jordan Hennessy is a thief. The closer she comes to the dream object she is after, the more inextricably she becomes tied to it.

Carmen Farooq-Lane is a hunter. Her brother was a dreamer . . . and a killer. She has seen what dreaming can do to a person. And she has seen the damage that dreamers can do. But that is nothing compared to the destruction that is about to be unleashed. . . .]]> 472 Maggie Stiefvater 1338188321 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-ya 4.24 2019 Call Down the Hawk (Dreamer Trilogy, #1)
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]]> The Immortalists 30288282 If you knew the date of your death, how would you live your life?

It's 1969 in New York City's Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the day they will die. The Gold childrenfour adolescents on the cusp of self-awarenesssneak out to hear their fortunes.

The prophecies inform their next five decades. Golden-boy Simon escapes to the West Coast, searching for love in '80s San Francisco; dreamy Klara becomes a Las Vegas magician, obsessed with blurring reality and fantasy; eldest son Daniel seeks security as an army doctor post-9/11; and bookish Varya throws herself into longevity research, where she tests the boundary between science and immortality.

A sweeping novel of remarkable ambition and depth, The Immortalists probes the line between destiny and choice, reality and illusion, this world and the next. It is a deeply moving testament to the power of story, the nature of belief, and the unrelenting pull of familial bonds.]]> 346 Chloe Benjamin 0735213186 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-ya 3.68 2018 The Immortalists
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]]> <![CDATA[The Man in the Iron Mask (Le vicomte de Bragelonne #4)]]> 54499 470 Alexandre Dumas 0140439242 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-classic 4.00 1847 The Man in the Iron Mask (Le vicomte de Bragelonne #4)
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]]> Deathless 8694389
Deathless, however, is no dry, historical tome: it lights up like fire as the young Marya Morevna transforms from a clever child of the revolution, to Koscheis beautiful bride, to his eventual undoing. Along the way there are Stalinist house elves, magical quests, secrecy and bureaucracy, and games of lust and power. All told, Deathless is a collision of magical history and actual history, of revolution and mythology, of love and death, which will bring Russian myth back to life in a stunning new incarnation.]]> 352 Catherynne M. Valente 0765326302 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-fantasy 3.97 2011 Deathless
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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 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-classic 3.77 1818 Frankenstein
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]]> Dracula 17245 You can find an alternative cover edition for this ISBN here and here.

When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula with the purchase of a London house, he makes a series of horrific discoveries about his client. Soon afterwards, various bizarre incidents unfold in England: an apparently unmanned ship is wrecked off the coast of Whitby; a young woman discovers strange puncture marks on her neck; and the inmate of a lunatic asylum raves about the 'Master' and his imminent arrival.

In Dracula, Bram Stoker created one of the great masterpieces of the horror genre, brilliantly evoking a nightmare world of vampires and vampire hunters and also illuminating the dark corners of Victorian sexuality and desire.

This Norton Critical Edition includes a rich selection of background and source materials in three areas: Contexts includes probable inspirations for Dracula in the earlier works of James Malcolm Rymer and Emily Gerard. Also included are a discussion of Stoker's working notes for the novel and "Dracula's Guest," the original opening chapter to Dracula. Reviews and Reactions reprints five early reviews of the novel. "Dramatic and Film Variations" focuses on theater and film adaptations of Dracula, two indications of the novel's unwavering appeal. David J. Skal, Gregory A. Waller, and Nina Auerbach offer their varied perspectives. Checklists of both dramatic and film adaptations are included.

Criticism collects seven theoretical interpretations of Dracula by Phyllis A. Roth, Carol A. Senf, Franco Moretti, Christopher Craft, Bram Dijkstra, Stephen D. Arata, and Talia Schaffer.

A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography are included.]]> 488 Bram Stoker 0393970124 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-classic 4.02 1897 Dracula
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]]> Les Mis辿rables 24280 1463 Victor Hugo 0451525264 Olga 0 4.19 1862 Les Mis辿rables
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]]> The Count of Monte Cristo 7126 The epic tale of wrongful imprisonment, adventure and revenge, in its definitive translation

Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dant竪s is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to use the treasure to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Dumas� epic tale of suffering and retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment, was a huge popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s.

Translated with an Introduction by Robin Buss

An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here]]> 1276 Alexandre Dumas 0140449264 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-classic 4.29 1846 The Count of Monte Cristo
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]]> Animal Farm 7613
The book tells the story of a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy. Ultimately, however, the rebellion is betrayed, and the farm ends up in a state as bad as it was before, under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon.

One night, all the animals at Mr. Jones' Manor Farm assemble in a barn to hear old Major, a pig, describe a dream he had about a world where all animals live free from the tyranny of their human masters. Old Major dies soon after the meeting, but the animals � inspired by his philosophy of Animalism � plot a rebellion against Jones.

Two pigs, Snowball and Napoleon, prove themselves important figures and planners of this dangerous enterprise. When Jones forgets to feed the animals, the revolution occurs, and Jones and his men are chased off the farm. Manor Farm is renamed Animal Farm, and the Seven Commandments of Animalism are painted on the barn wall...]]> 129 George Orwell Olga 0 to-read, to-read-classic 3.90 1945 Animal Farm
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]]> Martin Eden 929782 Martin Eden is the most vital and original character Jack London ever created. Set in San Francisco, this is the story of Martin Eden, an impoverished seaman who pursues, obsessively and aggressively, dreams of education and literary fame. London, dissatisfied with the rewards of his own success, intended Martin Eden as an attack on individualism and a criticism of ambition; however, much of its status as a classic has been conferred by admirers of its ambitious protagonist.

Andrew Sinclair's wide-ranging introduction discusses the conflict between London's support of socialism and his powerful self-will. Sinclair also explores the parallels and divergences between the life of Martin Eden and that of his creator, focusing on London's mental depressions and how they affected his depiction of Eden.]]> 480 Jack London Olga 0 to-read, to-read-classic 4.47 1909 Martin Eden
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]]> The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 24583
Unlike his brother Sid, Tom receives "lickings" from his Aunt Polly; ever the mischief-maker, would rather play hooky than attend school and often sneaks out his bedroom window at night to adventure with his friend, Huckleberry Finn 足 the town's social outcast. Tom, despite his dread of schooling, is extremely clever and would normally get away with his pranks if Sid were not such a "tattle-tale."

As punishment for skipping school to go swimming, Aunt Polly assigns Tom the chore of whitewashing the fence surrounding the house. In a brilliant scheme, Tom is able to con the neighborhood boys into completing the chore for him, managing to convince them of the joys of whitewashing. At school, Tom is equally as flamboyant, and attracts attention by chasing other boys, yelling, and running around. With his usual antics, Tom attempts to catch the eye of Becky Thatcher, a new girl in town, and persuades her to get "engaged" by kissing him. But their romance collapses when she learns Tom has been "engaged" previously to Amy Lawrence. Shortly after Becky shuns him, he accompanies Huckleberry Finn to the graveyard at night, where they witness the murder of Dr. Robinson.

Excerpt:
"TOM!"
No answer.
"TOM!"
No answer.
"What's gone with that boy, I wonder? You TOM!"
No answer.
The old lady pulled her spectacles down and looked over them about the room; then she put them up and looked out under them. She seldom or never lookedthroughthem for so small a thing as a boy; they were her state pair, the pride of her heart, and were built for "style," not serviceshe could have seen through a pair of stove-lids just as well. She looked perplexed for a moment, and then said, not fiercely, but still loud enough for the furniture to hear:
"Well, I lay if I get hold of you I'll�"
She did not finish, for by this time she was bending down and punching under the bed with the broom, and so she needed breath to punctuate the punches with. She resurrected nothing but the cat.
"I never did see the beat of that boy!"]]> 244 Mark Twain Olga 0 to-read, to-read-classic 3.92 1876 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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]]> <![CDATA[The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]> 2956 327 Mark Twain 0142437174 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-classic 3.82 1884 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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]]> <![CDATA[Little Women (Little Women, #1)]]> 1934 This is an alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780451529305.

Generations of readers young and old, male and female, have fallen in love with the March sisters of Louisa May Alcotts most popular and enduring novel, Little Women. Here are talented tomboy and author-to-be Jo, tragically frail Beth, beautiful Meg, and romantic, spoiled Amy, united in their devotion to each other and their struggles to survive in New England during the Civil War.

It is no secret that Alcott based Little Women on her own early life. While her father, the freethinking reformer and abolitionist Bronson Alcott, hobnobbed with such eminent male authors as Emerson, Thoreau, and Hawthorne, Louisa supported herself and her sisters with "womans work,� including sewing, doing laundry, and acting as a domestic servant. But she soon discovered she could make more money writing. Little Women brought her lasting fame and fortune, and far from being the "girls book� her publisher requested, it explores such timeless themes as love and death, war and peace, the conflict between personal ambition and family responsibilities, and the clash of cultures between Europe and America.

]]> 449 Louisa May Alcott Olga 0 to-read, to-read-classic 4.16 1868 Little Women (Little Women, #1)
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]]> For Whom the Bell Tolls 46170 For Whom the Bell Tolls. The story of Robert Jordan, a young American in the International Brigades attached to an antifascist guerilla unit in the mountains of Spain, it tells of loyalty and courage, love and defeat, and the tragic death of an ideal. In his portrayal of Jordan's love for the beautiful Maria and his superb account of El Sordo's last stand, in his brilliant travesty of La Pasionaria and his unwillingness to believe in blind faith, Hemingway surpasses his achievement in The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms to create a work at once rare and beautiful, strong and brutal, compassionate, moving and wise. "If the function of a writer is to reveal reality," Maxwell Perkins wrote to Hemingway after reading the manuscript, "no one ever so completely performed it." Greater in power, broader in scope, and more intensely emotional than any of the author's previous works, it stands as one of the best war novels of all time.]]> 471 Ernest Hemingway Olga 0 to-read, to-read-classic 3.98 1940 For Whom the Bell Tolls
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]]> The Old Man and the Sea 2165 Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here

This short novel, already a modern classic, is the superbly told, tragic story of a Cuban fisherman in the Gulf Stream and the giant Marlin he kills and losesspecifically referred to in the citation accompanying the author's Nobel Prize for literature in 1954.]]> 96 Ernest Hemingway 0684830493 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-classic 3.81 1952 The Old Man and the Sea
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]]> <![CDATA[The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1)]]> 68520 431 Bernard Cornwell Olga 0 to-read, to-read-fantasy 4.27 1994 The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)]]> 40605251 The magical saga of the women behind King Arthur's throne.

A monumental reimagining of the Arthurian legends . . . reading it is a deeply moving and at times uncanny experience. . . . An impressive achievement.The New York Times Book Review

In Marion Zimmer Bradley's masterpiece, we see the tumult and adventures of Camelot's court through the eyes of the women who bolstered the king's rise and schemed for his fall. From their childhoods through the ultimate fulfillment of their destinies, we follow these women and the diverse cast of characters that surrounds them as the great Arthurian epic unfolds stunningly before us.

As Morgaine and Gwenhwyfar struggle for control over the fate of Arthur's kingdom, as the Knights of the Round Table take on their infamous quest, as Merlin and Viviane wield their magics for the future of Old Britain, the Isle of Avalon slips further into the impenetrable mists of memory, until the fissure between old and new worlds' and old and new religions' claims its most famous victim.]]> 1009 Marion Zimmer Bradley Olga 0 to-read, to-read-fantasy 4.20 1982 The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)]]> 944073
Nobleman Captain Jezal dan Luthar, dashing officer, and paragon of selfishness, has nothing more dangerous in mind than fleecing his friends at cards and dreaming of glory in the fencing circle. But war is brewing, and on the battlefields of the frozen North they fight by altogether bloodier rules.

Inquisitor Glokta, cripple turned torturer, would like nothing better than to see Jezal come home in a box. But then Glokta hates everyone: cutting treason out of the Union one confession at a time leaves little room for friendship. His latest trail of corpses may lead him right to the rotten heart of government, if he can stay alive long enough to follow it.

Enter the wizard, Bayaz. A bald old man with a terrible temper and a pathetic assistant, he could be the First of the Magi, he could be a spectacular fraud, but whatever he is, he's about to make the lives of Logen, Jezal, and Glokta a whole lot more difficult.

Murderous conspiracies rise to the surface, old scores are ready to be settled, and the line between hero and villain is sharp enough to draw blood.

]]> 515 Joe Abercrombie 0575079797 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-fantasy 4.21 2006 The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)]]> 228665
Moiraine Damodred arrives in Emonds Field on a quest to find the one prophesized to stand against The Dark One, a malicious entity sowing the seeds of chaos and destruction. When a vicious band of half-men, half beasts invade the village seeking their masters enemy, Moiraine persuades Rand alThor and his friends to leave their home and enter a larger unimaginable world filled with dangers waiting in the shadows and in the light.]]> 800 Robert Jordan 0812511816 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-fantasy 4.19 1990 The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones]]> 17345242 If the past is prologue, then George R.R. Martins masterworkthe most inventive and entertaining fantasy saga of our timewarrants one hell of an introduction. At long last, it has arrived with THE WORLD OF ICE AND FIRE.

George R.R. Martin, in collaboration with Elio M. Garc鱈a, Jr. and Linda Antonsson, has written a comprehensive history of the Seven Kingdoms, featuring the epic battles, bitter rivalries, and daring rebellions that lead up to the events in the bestselling A Song of Ice and Fire series.

Collected within this volume is the accumulated knowledge, scholarly speculation, and inherited folk tales of maesters and septons, maegi and singers, including over 170 full-colour illustrations and maps, family trees for the Houses Stark, Lannister and Targaryen, and in-depth explanations of the history and culture of Westeros.

This is the definitive companion volume to George R.R. Martins dazzlingly conceived universe; THE WORLD OF ICE AND FIRE is indeed proof that the pen is mightier than a storm of swords.]]> 326 George R.R. Martin 0553805444 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-fantasy 4.25 2014 The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones
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]]> <![CDATA[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (The Tales of Dunk and Egg, #1-3)]]> 18635622 368 George R.R. Martin 0345533488 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-fantasy 4.24 2015 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (The Tales of Dunk and Egg, #1-3)
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]]> War's Unwomanly Face 4025275 247 Svetlana Alexievich 5010004941 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-russian-lit 4.50 1983 War's Unwomanly Face
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]]> The Seagull 79649
When it first opened in St Petersburg in 1896, The Seagull survived only five performances after a disastrous first opening night. Two years later it was revived by Nemirovich-Danchenko at the newly-founded Moscow Art Theatre with Stanslasky as Trigorin and was an immediate success. Checkhov's description of the play was characteristically self-mocking: "A comedy - 3F, 6M, four acts, rural scenery (a view over a lake); much talk of literature, little action, five bushels of love".
Michael Frayn's translation was commissioned by the Oxford Playhouse Company.]]> 65 Anton Chekhov 0413771008 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-russian-lit 3.93 1895 The Seagull
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]]> <![CDATA[What If It's Us (What If It's Us, #1)]]> 36341204
Ben thinks the universe needs to mind its business. If the universe had his back, he wouldnt be on his way to the post office carrying a box of his ex-boyfriends things.

But when Arthur and Ben meet-cute at the post office, what exactly does the universe have in store for them?

Maybe nothing. After all, they get separated.

Maybe everything. After all, they get reunited.

But what if they cant quite nail a first date . . . or a second first date . . . or a third?

What if Arthur tries too hard to make it work . . . and Ben doesnt try hard enough?

What if life really isnt like a Broadway play?

But what if it is?]]> 437 Becky Albertalli 0062795252 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-ya 3.81 2018 What If It's Us (What If It's Us, #1)
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average rating: 3.81
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]]> Normal People 41057294
A year later, theyre both studying at Trinity College in Dublin. Marianne has found her feet in a new social world while Connell hangs at the sidelines, shy and uncertain. Throughout their years in college, Marianne and Connell circle one another, straying toward other people and possibilities but always magnetically, irresistibly drawn back together. Then, as she veers into self-destruction and he begins to search for meaning elsewhere, each must confront how far they are willing to go to save the other.

Sally Rooney brings her brilliant psychological acuity and perfectly spare prose to a story that explores the subtleties of class, the electricity of first love, and the complex entanglements of family and friendship.]]> 273 Sally Rooney 1984822179 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-ya 3.81 2018 Normal People
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]]> <![CDATA[I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip.]]> 7939024 The 40th anniversary edition of a groundbreaking teen classic.

When the grandmother who raised him dies, Davy Ross, a lonely thirteen-year-old boy, must move to Manhattan to live with his estranged mother. Between alcohol-infused lectures about her self-sacrifice and awkward visits with his distant father, Davy's only comfort is his beloved dachshund Fred. Things start to look up when he and a boy from school become friends. But when their relationship takes an unexpected turn, Davy struggles to understand what happened and what it might mean.]]> 228 John Donovan 0738721344 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-ya 3.83 1969 I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip.
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]]> The Gospel of Loki (Loki, #1) 18665033 Chocolat, Joanne Harris.

The novel is a brilliant first-person narrative of the rise and fall of the Norse gods - retold from the point of view of the world's ultimate trickster, Loki. It tells the story of Loki's recruitment from the underworld of Chaos, his many exploits on behalf of his one-eyed master, Odin, through to his eventual betrayal of the gods and the fall of Asgard itself. Using her life-long passion for the Norse myths, Joanne Harris has created a vibrant and powerful fantasy novel.

Loki, thats me.

Loki, the Light-Bringer, the misunderstood, the elusive, the handsome and modest hero of this particular tissue of lies. Take it with a pinch of salt, but its at least as true as the official version, and, dare I say it, more entertaining.

So far, history, such as it is, has cast me in a rather unflattering role.

Now its my turn to take the stage.

With his notorious reputation for trickery and deception, and an ability to cause as many problems as he solves, Loki is a Norse god like no other. Demon-born, he is viewed with deepest suspicion by his fellow gods who will never accept him as one of their own and for this he vows to take his revenge.

From his recruitment by Odin from the realm of Chaos, through his years as the go-to man of Asgard, to his fall from grace in the build-up to Ragnarok, this is the unofficial history of the worlds ultimate trickster.]]> 302 Joanne M. Harris 1473202353 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-ya 3.76 2014 The Gospel of Loki (Loki, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[They Both Die at the End (Death-Cast, #1)]]> 33385229
Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, theyre both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: Theres an app for that. Its called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventureto live a lifetime in a single day.

Adam Silvera reminds us that theres no life without death and no love without loss in this devastating yet uplifting story about two people whose lives change over the course of one unforgettable day.]]> 389 Adam Silvera 0062457799 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-ya 3.76 2017 They Both Die at the End (Death-Cast, #1)
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average rating: 3.76
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)]]> 32075671 An alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780062498533 can be found here.

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.

Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalils name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.

But what Starr doesor does notsay could upend her community. It could also endanger her life.

Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a powerful and gripping YA novel about one girl's struggle for justice.]]> 454 Angie Thomas 0062498533 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-ya 4.46 2017 The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Testament of Loki (Loki #2)]]> 35077202
Asgard fell, centuries ago, and the old gods have been defeated. Some are dead, while others have been consigned to eternal torment in the netherworld - among them, the legendary trickster, Loki. A god who betrayed every side and still lost everything, who has lain forgotten as time passed and the world of humans moved on to new beliefs, new idol and new deities . . .

But now mankind dreams of the Norse Gods once again, the river Dream is but a stone's throw from their dark prison, and Loki is the first to escape into a new reality.

The first, but not the only one to. Other, darker, things have escaped with him, who seek to destroy everything that he covets. If he is to reclaim what has been lost, Loki will need allies, a plan, and plenty of tricks . . .]]> 295 Joanne M. Harris 1473202396 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-ya 3.60 2018 The Testament of Loki (Loki #2)
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]]> Suicide Notes 3097601 I'm not crazy. I don't see what the big deal is about what happened. But apparently someone does think it's a big deal because here I am. I bet it was my mother. She always overreacts.

Fifteen-year-old Jeff wakes up on New Year's Day to find himself in the hospital. Make that the psychiatric ward. With the nutjobs. Clearly, this is all a huge mistake. Forget about the bandages on his wrists and the notes on his chart. Forget about his problems with his best friend, Allie, and her boyfriend, Burke. Jeff's perfectly fine, perfectly normal, not like the other kids in the hospital with him. Now they've got problems. But a funny thing happens as his forty-five-day sentence drags on: the crazies start to seem less crazy.

Compelling, witty, and refreshingly real, Suicide Notes is a darkly humorous novel from award-winning author Michael Thomas Ford that examines that fuzzy line between "normal" and the rest of us.]]> 295 Michael Thomas Ford 0060737557 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-ya 3.81 2008 Suicide Notes
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average rating: 3.81
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]]> <![CDATA[Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)]]> 10194157 Alternative Cover Edition #1

Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee.

Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his lifea power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling.

Yet nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her untamed power, Alina will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha . . . and the secrets of her heart.]]> 358 Leigh Bardugo 1250048117 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-ya 3.93 2012 Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
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average rating: 3.93
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]]> <![CDATA[The Inexplicable Logic of My Life]]> 23447923 A warmly humane look at universal questions of belonging, infused with humour, from the bestselling author of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.

Sal used to know his place with his adoptive gay father, their loving Mexican American family, and his best friend, Samantha. But its senior year, and suddenly Sal is throwing punches, questioning everything, and realizing he no longer knows himself. If Sals not who he thought he was, who is he?]]> 452 Benjamin Alire S叩enz 0544586506 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-ya 4.12 2017 The Inexplicable Logic of My Life
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]]> If We Were Villains 30319086
As one of seven young actors studying Shakespeare at an elite arts college, Oliver and his friends play the same roles onstage and off: hero, villain, tyrant, temptress, ingenue, extra. But when the casting changes, and the secondary characters usurp the stars, the plays spill dangerously over into life, and one of them is found dead. The rest face their greatest acting challenge yet: convincing the police, and themselves, that they are blameless.]]> 354 M.L. Rio 125009528X Olga 0 to-read, to-read-ya 4.11 2017 If We Were Villains
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]]> <![CDATA[Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (Aristotle and Dante, #2)]]> 56980548 Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, two boys in a border town fell in love. Now, they must discover what it means to stay in love and build a relationship in a world that seems to challenge their very existence.

Ari has spent all of high school burying who he really is, staying silent and invisible. He expected his senior year to be the same. But something in him cracked open when he fell in love with Dante, and he cant go back. Suddenly he finds himself reaching out to new friends, standing up to bullies of all kinds, and making his voice heard. And, always, there is Dante, dreamy, witty Dante, who can get on Aris nerves and fill him with desire all at once.

The boys are determined to forge a path for themselves in a world that doesnt understand them. But when Ari is faced with a shocking loss, hell have to fight like never before to create a life that is truthfully, joyfully his own.

The highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed, multiple award-winning novel Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is an achingly romantic, tender tale sure to captivate fans of Adam Silvera and Mary H.K. Choi.]]> 516 Benjamin Alire S叩enz 153449619X Olga 0 to-read, to-read-ya 4.11 2021 Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (Aristotle and Dante, #2)
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]]> Opal (The Raven Cycle, #4.5) 38464776 45 Maggie Stiefvater 1338306642 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-ya 4.11 2018 Opal (The Raven Cycle, #4.5)
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average rating: 4.11
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]]> <![CDATA[Captive Prince (Captive Prince, #1)]]> 9305362 From global phenomenon C. S. Pacat comes the first in her critically acclaimed trilogywith a bonus story.

Damen is a warrior hero to his people, and the rightful heir to the throne of Akielos. But when his half brother seizes power, Damen is captured, stripped of his identity, and sent to serve the prince of an enemy nation as a pleasure slave.

Beautiful, manipulative, and deadly, his new master, Prince Laurent, epitomizes the worst of the court at Vere. But in the lethal political web of the Veretian court, nothing is as it seems, and when Damen finds himself caught up in a play for the throne, he must work together with Laurent to survive and save his country.

For Damen, there is just one rule: never, ever reveal his true identity. Because the one man Damen needs is the one man who has more reason to hate him than anyone else�

Includes an exclusive extra story!]]> 240 C.S. Pacat Olga 0 to-read, to-read-ya 3.83 2013 Captive Prince (Captive Prince, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales: From Burns to Buchan]]> 5662876 256 Gordon Jarvie 0141442263 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-historical 3.75 1992 Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales: From Burns to Buchan
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name: Olga
average rating: 3.75
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]]> <![CDATA[The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)]]> 37470 This is an alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780743227445

Two sisters competing for the greatest prize: The love of a king

When Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of fourteen, she catches the eye of Henry VIII. Dazzled, Mary falls in love with both her golden prince and her growing role as unofficial queen. However, she soon realises just how much she is a pawn in her family's ambitious plots as the king's interest begins to wane and she is forced to step aside for her best friend and rival: her sister, Anne. Then Mary knows that she must defy her family and her king and take fate into her own hands.

A rich and compelling novel of love, sex, ambition, and intrigue, The Other Boleyn Girl introduces a woman of extraordinary determination and desire who lived at the heart of the most exciting and glamourous court in Europe and survived by following her heart.]]> 661 Philippa Gregory Olga 0 to-read, to-read-historical 4.08 2001 The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Column of Fire (Kingsbridge, #3)]]> 33571713 As Europe erupts, can one young spy protect his queen? Ken Follett takes us deep into the treacherous world of powerful monarchs, intrigue, murder, and treason with his magnificent epic, A Column of Firethe chronological latest in the Kingsbridge series, following The Pillars of the Earth, World Without End, and the prequel, The Evening and the Morning.

In 1558, the ancient stones of Kingsbridge Cathedral look down on a city torn apart by religious conflict. As power in England shifts precariously between Catholics and Protestants, royalty and commoners clash, testing friendship, loyalty, and love.

Ned Willard wants nothing more than to marry Margery Fitzgerald. But when the lovers find themselves on opposing sides of the religious conflict dividing the country, Ned goes to work for Princess Elizabeth. When she becomes queen, all Europe turns against England. The shrewd, determined young monarch sets up the countrys first secret service to give her early warning of assassination plots, rebellions, and invasion plans. Over a turbulent half century, the love between Ned and Margery seems doomed as extremism sparks violence from Edinburgh to Geneva. Elizabeth clings to her throne and her principles, protected by a small, dedicated group of resourceful spies and courageous secret agents.

The real enemies, then as now, are not the rival religions. The true battle pitches those who believe in tolerance and compromise against the tyrants who would impose their ideas on everyone elseno matter what the cost.

Exciting and ambitious, and set during one of the most turbulent and revolutionary times in history, A Column of Fire will delight longtime fans of the Kingsbridge series and serve as the perfect introduction for readers new to Ken Follett.]]> 916 Ken Follett 052595497X Olga 0 to-read, to-read-historical 4.16 2017 A Column of Fire (Kingsbridge, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Armor of Light (Kingsbridge, #4)]]> 81067992 The long-awaited sequel to A Column of Fire, The Armor of Light, heralds a new dawn for Kingsbridge, England, where progress clashes with tradition, class struggles push into every part of society, and war in Europe engulfs the entire continent and beyond.

The Spinning Jenny was invented in 1770, and with that, a new era of manufacturing and industry changed lives everywhere within a generation. A world filled with unrest wrestles for control over this new world order: A mothers husband is killed in a work accident due to negligence; a young woman fights to fund her school for impoverished children; a well-intentioned young man unexpectedly inherits a failing business; one man ruthlessly protects his wealth no matter the cost, all the while war cries are heard from France, as Napoleon sets forth a violent master plan to become emperor of the world. As institutions are challenged and toppled in unprecedented fashion, ripples of change ricochet through our characters� lives as they are left to reckon with the future and a world they must rebuild from the ashes of war.

Over thirty years ago, Ken Follett published his most popular novel, The Pillars of the Earth. Now, with this electrifying addition to the Kingsbridge series we are plunged into the battlefield between compassion and greed, love and hate, progress and tradition. It is through each character that we are given a new perspective to the seismic shifts that shook the world in nineteenth-century Europe.]]> 737 Ken Follett 0525954996 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-historical 4.10 2023 The Armor of Light (Kingsbridge, #4)
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]]> The Name of the Rose 119073 552 Umberto Eco 0156001314 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-historical 4.13 1980 The Name of the Rose
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]]> Two Babushkas 327204 Masha Gessen 0747570809 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-russian-lit 4.00 2004 Two Babushkas
author: Masha Gessen
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average rating: 4.00
book published: 2004
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]]> <![CDATA[ 从亠仄仍亠于从舒 舒: 舒从舒 亳仂亳 仂于亠仄亠仆仆仂亶 仂亳亳]]> 27131062 408 Mikhail Zygar Olga 0 to-read, to-read-russian-lit 4.38 2015 从亠仄仍亠于从舒 舒: 舒从舒 亳仂亳 仂于亠仄亠仆仆仂亶 仂亳亳
author: Mikhail Zygar
name: Olga
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2015
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]]> <![CDATA[亠 于仂弍仂亟仆: 仂亳 仂 仂仄, 从舒从 于 1996 亞仂亟 于 仂亳亳 亰舒从仂仆亳仍亳 于弍仂]]> 55852318
� 仂于舒 从仆亳亞舒 舒于仂舒 弍亠亠仍仍亠仂于 束 从亠仄仍亠于从舒 舒損 亳 束仄仗亠亳 亟仂仍亢仆舒 仄亠亠損
� 亅从从仍ﾐ経湖火術亶 仄舒亠亳舒仍 � 舒于仂 仗仂于亠仍 弍仂仍亠亠 120 亳仆亠于, 舒弍仂舒 仆舒亟 从仆亳亞仂亶
� 仂于亠 仗仂亟仂弍仆仂亳 仂 仗仂仍亠亟仆亳 于仂弍仂亟仆 于弍仂舒 于 仂亳亳]]> 424 Mikhail Zygar 5961439836 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-russian-lit 4.41 2020 亠 于仂弍仂亟仆: 仂亳 仂 仂仄, 从舒从 于 1996 亞仂亟 于 仂亳亳 亰舒从仂仆亳仍亳 于弍仂
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]]> 亅亠仍仂仆 仆舒 弌舒仄舒从舒仆亟 57146677
亠 仆仂于舒 从仆亳亞舒 束亅亠仍仂仆 仆舒 弌舒仄舒从舒仆亟損 � 仂仄舒仆-仗亠亠于亳亠 亳 于仂亠亞仂 仂亟舒 束从舒仆亶 亳亠仆損. 1923 亞仂亟. 舒舒仍仆亳从 亠仍仂仆舒 亠亠于 亳 从仂仄亳舒 亠仍舒 于舒从亳ﾑ 仗 仂亠仆 弍亠仗亳亰仂仆 亟亠亠亶 亳亰 舒亰舒仆亳 于 弌舒仄舒从舒仆亟. 丼亠亠亟舒 亰舒于舒于舒ﾑ亳 亳 舒仆 仗亳从仍ﾑ亠仆亳亶 于 仗亳, 仂弍亳仆舒 亞亠仂亞舒亳 � 仂 仍亠仂于 仂于仂仍亢 亳 从舒亰舒从亳 亠仗亠亶 从 仗仆礆 亰仍-仄舒 亳 亞仂舒仄 丐从亠舒仆舒. 舒仍亳舒 亟亠弍 亳 舒舒从亠仂于: 从亠礌亠-弍亠亢亠仆, 亠从亳, 从舒亰舒从亳, 从亠仆亳仆亶 仄亳 仄舒仍亠仆从亳 弍仂亟磪 亳 磶从仂仄, 仗亳仂仍仂亞亳亠亶, 亠于亠亳亠仄 亳 仆舒亟亠亢亟舒仄亳�

束仂亞 从舒亰舒, 仂 舒从亳亠 从仆亳亞亳 仂亢亟舒ﾑ 仂亠仆 亠亟从仂 亳 仄亠仆ﾑ 从舒亢亟仂亞仂, 从仂 仗仂亠. 于亠 仗仂仄仆亳仄 仂 于于仂 仂 仍舒仂仆仂于舒: 仗仂亳舒仆仆仂亠 亳亰仄亠仆亳仍仂 亠弍. 仄仂亠亶 仗舒仄亳 仄舒亳仍亳 亠亠 亳 仗亠亠于亳 舒从仂 仂仍仂 亳 舒仆舒亳 亳从亳亳仆舒 仆舒 仆亠亟仂亳亢亳仄亶 仂从仂仆亶 仂仂从, 于 从舒亶 仂亳 亳 亢亠仂从仂亞仂 亰于亠于舒, 磪舒 从 亠仗仍, 从 舒仆仂仄 亠仗仍, 从 亢舒, 从 仄亳舒亢 于 仗仆亠. 亠亠 仂, 仍舒于舒 弍仂亞, 仂弍亳仆亰仂仆舒亟舒. 舒仆, 从仂仂亶 仂弍亠舒亠 仗舒亠仆亳亠 于 亳仆舒仍亠β� (仍亠仆舒 仂ﾐ歳笑火狐)]]> 512 Guzel Yakhina 5171354790 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-russian-lit 4.24 2021 亅亠仍仂仆 仆舒 弌舒仄舒从舒仆亟
author: Guzel Yakhina
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]]> Uncle Vanya 231560 116 Anton Chekhov 1406507881 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-russian-lit 3.86 1897 Uncle Vanya
author: Anton Chekhov
name: Olga
average rating: 3.86
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]]> The Three Sisters 143513 The Three Sisters probes the lives and dreams of Olga, Masha, and Irina, former Muscovites now living in a provincial town from which they long to escape. Their hopes for a life more suited to their cultivated tastes and sensibilities provide a touching counterpoint to the relentless flow of compromising events in the real world.
In this powerful play, a landmark of modern drama, Chekhov masterfully interweaves character and theme in subtle ways that make the work's finale seem as inevitable as it is deeply moving. It is reprinted here from a standard text with updated transliteration of character names and additional explanatory footnotes.]]> 81 Anton Chekhov Olga 0 to-read, to-read-russian-lit 3.78 1900 The Three Sisters
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average rating: 3.78
book published: 1900
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]]> The Luzhin Defense 8153 256 Vladimir Nabokov 0679727221 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-russian-lit 3.96 1929 The Luzhin Defense
author: Vladimir Nabokov
name: Olga
average rating: 3.96
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]]> <![CDATA[丕仍弍从舒 亳仄亠 (亠仄� ﾐ出粧!) (Russian Edition)]]> 42510266 304 仍亞舒 个亳从 5969117668 Olga 0 to-read, to-read-russian-lit 3.29 丕仍弍从舒 亳仄亠 (亠仄 ﾐ出粧!) (Russian Edition)
author: 仍亞舒 个亳从
name: Olga
average rating: 3.29
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]]> The Iliad 77265004 848 Homer 1324001801 Olga 0 亰舒弍仂从舒 4.09 -800 The Iliad
author: Homer
name: Olga
average rating: 4.09
book published: -800
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[仂亢亟亠仆亳亠 亳 仄亠 仗仂仂仂仆仆仂亶 亳仆亟亳亳: 仂 亠亟仆亠于亠从仂于 仗仂亞仂仂于 亟仂 亳仂于仂亞仂 弍亠仄亠亳]]> 37760062 丼仂弍 仂于亠亳 仆舒 亳 于仂仗仂, 舒于仂 从仆亳亞亳 舒仄舒亳于舒亠 仗仂仂仂仆仆亠 仗舒从亳从亳 仂从亳 亰亠仆亳 从仂仆从亳ﾑ亳 从仂仆亠仗亳亶 弍亠仄亠亳 亳 舒亰仆仂亞仂 仂仆仂亠仆亳 从 仄亠于仂仄 亠仍. 亠仂亰仆仂 亠从仂于仆 仗仂亞仂仂于 于磶于舒亠 亳亟亠舒仍亳亰仄仂仄 亠亟仆亠于亠从仂于仂亶 仂仍舒亳从亳, 舒 仗仂磦仍亠仆亳亠 弍舒仍亰舒仄舒亳亳 亳 仄仂亞仂于 � 亞仄舒仆亳亳亠从亳仄 仗仂亠从仂仄 仄仂亟亠仆舒. 仂弍仂亠 于仆亳仄舒仆亳亠 亟亠仍磳 仂仄亳仂于舒仆亳 仗仂仂仂仆仆仂亶 亳仆舒从, 亞仍舒于仆舒 仆从亳 从仂仂仂亶 � 仄舒仆亳仗仍亳亳 仄亠于仄 亠仍仂仄 亳 仂舒仆亠仆亳亠 亠亞仂 于 亠仍仂仆仂亳.
仆仂亠 舒亰于亳亳亠 仆仂于 亠仆仂仍仂亞亳亶 (亳仆亠仆亠, 仄亠亟亳亳仆舒) 于 XXI 于亠从亠 仗亳于仂亟亳 从 仗亠亠仂仄仍亠仆亳 亠仍仂于亠亠从仂亞仂 亠仍舒, 亠亞仂 亞舒仆亳, 亳 从 亳亰仂弍亠亠仆亳 仆仂于 从仂仆亠仗亳亶 弍亠仄亠亳, 从仂仂亠 舒于 仗仂亟 亟舒 舒 仄仂亟亠仍 仗仂仂仂仆仆仂亶 亳仆亟亳亳. 弌 亠仄 仄 舒仍从亳于舒亠仄 亠亞仂亟仆 � 仗亠亠仂亢亟亠仆亳亠仄 亳仍亳 仄亠 仗仂仂仂仆仆仂亶 亳仆亟亳亳?]]> 360 弌亠亞亠亶 仂仂于 Olga 0 亰舒弍仂从舒 4.38 2017 仂亢亟亠仆亳亠 亳 仄亠 仗仂仂仂仆仆仂亶 亳仆亟亳亳: 仂 亠亟仆亠于亠从仂于 仗仂亞仂仂于 亟仂 亳仂于仂亞仂 弍亠仄亠亳
author: 弌亠亞亠亶 仂仂于
name: Olga
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> The Night Circus 9361589
But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underwaya duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will. Despite themselves, however, Celia and Marco tumble headfirst into lovea deep, magical love that makes the lights flicker and the room grow warm whenever they so much as brush hands.

True love or not, the game must play out, and the fates of everyone involved, from the cast of extraordinary circus performers to the patrons, hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead.

Written in rich, seductive prose, this spell-casting novel is a feast for the senses and the heart.]]> 506 Erin Morgenstern Olga 0 亰舒弍仂从舒 4.00 2011 The Night Circus
author: Erin Morgenstern
name: Olga
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Curated Closet: A Simple System for Discovering Your Personal Style and Building Your Dream Wardrobe]]> 28364022
With so many style and shopping options, it can be difficult to create a streamlined closet of pieces that can be worn easily and confidently. In The Curated Closet , style writer Anuschka Rees presents a fascinatingly strategic approach to identifying, refining, and expressing personal style and building the ideal wardrobe to match it, with style and shopping strategies that women can use every day. Using The Curated Closet method, youll learn to:

� Shop smarter and more selectively
Make the most of your budget
Master outfit formulas and color palettes
Tweak your wardrobe for work
Assess garment fit and quality like a pro
Curate a closet of fewer, better pieces

Including useful infographics, charts, and activities, as well as beautiful fashion photography, The Curated Closet is the ultimate practical guide to authentic and unique style.]]> 265 Anuschka Rees 1607749483 Olga 0 亰舒弍仂从舒 3.78 2016 The Curated Closet: A Simple System for Discovering Your Personal Style and Building Your Dream Wardrobe
author: Anuschka Rees
name: Olga
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Evening and the Morning (Kingsbridge, #0)]]> 49239093
It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Those in power bend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinary people and often in conflict with the king. Without a clear rule of law, chaos reigns.

In these turbulent times, three characters find their lives intertwined. A young boatbuilder's life is turned upside down when his home is raided by Vikings, forcing him and his family to move and start their lives anew in a small hamlet where he does not fit in. . . . A Norman noblewoman marries for love, following her husband across the sea to a new land, but the customs of her husband's homeland are shockingly different, and it soon becomes clear to her that a single misstep could be catastrophic. . . . A monk dreams of transforming his humble abbey into a center of learning that will be admired throughout Europe. And each in turn comes into dangerous conflict with a clever and ruthless bishop who will do anything to increase his wealth and power.

Thirty years ago, Ken Follett published his most popular novel, The Pillars of the Earth. Now, Follett's masterful new prequel The Evening and the Morning takes us on an epic journey into a historical past rich with ambition and rivalry, death and birth, love and hate, that will end where The Pillars of the Earth begins.]]> 913 Ken Follett 0525954988 Olga 4 4.32 2020 The Evening and the Morning (Kingsbridge, #0)
author: Ken Follett
name: Olga
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2020
rating: 4
read at: 2023/08/09
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]]> Oblomov 254308 586 Ivan Goncharov 1933480092 Olga 4 4.09 1859 Oblomov
author: Ivan Goncharov
name: Olga
average rating: 4.09
book published: 1859
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[舒舒亢亳 从仂仍弍舒仆仂亞仂 仗仂亠亰亟舒. 亅ﾐ観 从 从舒亳仆亠 弍舒 仂亳亶从仂亞仂 亞仂仂亟舒: 1917�1991]]> 42510690 584 Natalia Lebina Olga 2 4.09 舒舒亢亳 从仂仍弍舒仆仂亞仂 仗仂亠亰亟舒. 亅ﾐ観 从 从舒亳仆亠 弍舒 仂亳亶从仂亞仂 亞仂仂亟舒: 19171991
author: Natalia Lebina
name: Olga
average rating: 4.09
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]]> <![CDATA[The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales]]> 63697 243 Oliver Sacks Olga 5 4.08 1985 The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
author: Oliver Sacks
name: Olga
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1985
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)]]> 39943621
Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryenthe only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyriatook up residence on Dragonstone. Fire and Blood begins their tale with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their dynasty apart.

What really happened during the Dance of the Dragons? Why did it become so deadly to visit Valyria after the Doom? What is the origin of Daeneryss three dragon eggs? These are but a few of the questions answered in this essential chronicle, as related by a learned maester of the Citadel and featuring more than eighty all-new black-and-white illustrations by artist Doug Wheatley. Readers have glimpsed small parts of this narrative in such volumes as The World of Ice & Fire, but now, for the first time, the full tapestry of Targaryen history is revealed.

With all the scope and grandeur of Gibbons The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Fire and Blood is the ultimate game of thrones, giving readers a whole new appreciation for the dynamic, often bloody, and always fascinating history of Westeros.]]> 706 George R.R. Martin 152479628X Olga 4 4.03 2018 Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)
author: George R.R. Martin
name: Olga
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2018
rating: 4
read at: 2023/01/14
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]]> <![CDATA[The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)]]> 22733729
Rosemary Harper doesnt expect much when she joins the crew of the aging Wayfarer. While the patched-up ship has seen better days, it offers her a bed, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy, and most importantly, some distance from her past. An introspective young woman who learned early to keep to herself, shes never met anyone remotely like the ships diverse crew, including Sissix, the exotic reptilian pilot, chatty engineers Kizzy and Jenks who keep the ship running, and Ashby, their noble captain.

Life aboard the Wayfarer is chaotic and crazyexactly what Rosemary wants. Its also about to get extremely dangerous when the crew is offered the job of a lifetime. Tunneling wormholes through space to a distant planet is definitely lucrative and will keep them comfortable for years. But risking her life wasnt part of the plan. In the far reaches of deep space, the tiny Wayfarer crew will confront a host of unexpected mishaps and thrilling adventures that force them to depend on each other. To survive, Rosemarys got to learn how to rely on this assortment of oddballsan experience that teaches her about love and trust, and that having a family isnt necessarily the worst thing in the universe.]]> 518 Becky Chambers 1500453307 Olga 4 4.15 2014 The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
author: Becky Chambers
name: Olga
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2021/11/29
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]]> <![CDATA[仗舒仆亠 仂于亠从亳亠 于亠亳: 仂仂亟从亳亠 仍亠亞亠仆亟 亳 舒亳 于 弌弌弌]]> 48660574
Source: ]]> 536 仍亠从舒仆亟舒 亳仗仂于舒 544481174X Olga 4 4.19 仗舒仆亠 仂于亠从亳亠 于亠亳: 仂仂亟从亳亠 仍亠亞亠仆亟 亳 舒亳 于 弌弌弌
author: 仍亠从舒仆亟舒 亳仗仂于舒
name: Olga
average rating: 4.19
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[仄仗亠亳 亟仂仍亢仆舒 仄亠亠: 仂亳 从亳 亠于仂仍ﾑ亳亶 于 仍亳舒, 1900-1917]]> 36271991 仍舒于舒 亰舒 亞仍舒于仂亶, 亠亠亰 亢亳于亠 亳仂亳亳 仍ﾐ莞黍, 于 从仆亳亞亠 束仄仗亠亳 亟仂仍亢仆舒 仄亠亠損 亳舒亳仍 亞舒 仗仂从舒亰于舒亠, 从舒从 亳仄仗亠亳 仆亠从仍仂仆仆仂 亟于亳亢亠 从 从舒舒仂亠 亳 仗仂亠仄 仆亳仂 仆亠 仄仂亢亠 亠亠 仗舒亳.
仍舒于仆亶 亞亠仂亶 仂亶 从仆亳亞亳 � 仂亳亶从仂亠 亞舒亢亟舒仆从仂亠 仂弍亠于仂. 仆仂 亰舒仂亢亟舒亠 于 仗亠于亠 亞仂亟 丱丱 于亠从舒, 舒亰于亳于舒亠 仆舒 亞仍舒亰舒 亳舒亠仍 亳 仆舒 亠亞仂 亢亠 亞仍舒亰舒 亳亠亰舒亠 于从仂亠 仗仂仍亠 1917 亞仂亟舒. 丕亰仆舒于舒 仂仆亳从 仂弍亳亶 仂仍亠仆亠亶 亟舒于仆仂亳, 亳舒亠仍 仄仂亢亠 仗仂仆, 仂 仗仂亳仂亟亳 亠亞仂亟仆, 亳 仗仂仗仂弍仂于舒 亰舒亞仍礌 于 弍亟亠亠.]]> 909 Mikhail Zygar Olga 4 4.52 2017 仄仗亠亳 亟仂仍亢仆舒 仄亠亠: 仂亳 从亳 亠于仂仍ﾑ亳亶 于 仍亳舒, 1900-1917
author: Mikhail Zygar
name: Olga
average rating: 4.52
book published: 2017
rating: 4
read at: 2021/06/09
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]]> <![CDATA[The Foxhole Court (All for the Game, #1)]]> 17259690
Signing a contract with the PSU Foxes is the last thing a guy like Neil should do. The team is high profile and he doesn't need sports crews broadcasting pictures of his face around the nation. His lies will hold up only so long under this kind of scrutiny and the truth will get him killed.

But Neil's not the only one with secrets on the team. One of Neil's new teammates is a friend from his old life, and Neil can't walk away from him a second time. Neil has survived the last eight years by running. Maybe he's finally found someone and something worth fighting for.]]> 237 Nora Sakavic 1301529044 Olga 2 4.03 2013 The Foxhole Court (All for the Game, #1)
author: Nora Sakavic
name: Olga
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2013
rating: 2
read at: 2019/08/10
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]]> The Goldfinch 17333223
Aged thirteen, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, largely absent father, survives an accident that otherwise tears his life apart. Alone and rudderless in New York, he is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. He is tormented by an unbearable longing for his mother, and down the years clings to the thing that most reminds him of her: a small, strangely captivating painting that ultimately draws him into the criminal underworld. As he grows up, Theo learns to glide between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty antiques store where he works. He is alienated and in love - and his talisman, the painting, places him at the centre of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle.

The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America and a drama of enthralling power. Combining unforgettably vivid characters and thrilling suspense, it is a beautiful, addictive triumph - a sweeping story of loss and obsession, of survival and self-invention, of the deepest mysteries of love, identity and fate.]]> 771 Donna Tartt 0316055433 Olga 4 3.94 2013 The Goldfinch
author: Donna Tartt
name: Olga
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2019/04/04
date added: 2019/04/06
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]]> <![CDATA[The Perks of Being a Wallflower]]> 22628 offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see
what it looks like from the dance floor.

This haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. passion marks the stunning debut of a provocative new voice in contemporary fiction: The Perks of Being A WALLFLOWER

This is the story of what it's like to grow up in high school. More intimate than a diary, Charlie's letters are singular and unique, hilarious and devastating. We may not know where he lives. We may not know to whom he is writing. All we know is the world he shares. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it puts him on a strange course through uncharted territory. The world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new friends. The world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that the perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite.

Through Charlie, Stephen Chbosky has created a deeply affecting coming-of-age story, a powerful novel that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller coaster days known as growing up.

(back cover)]]> 213 Stephen Chbosky Olga 4 4.24 1999 The Perks of Being a Wallflower
author: Stephen Chbosky
name: Olga
average rating: 4.24
book published: 1999
rating: 4
read at: 2019/01/11
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]]> <![CDATA[Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes: A No-Bullshit Guide to World Mythology]]> 15808302 Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes, Cory OBrien, creator of Myths RETOLD!, sets the stories straight. These are rude, crude, totally sacred texts told the way they were meant to be told: loudly, and with lots of four-letter words. Skeptical? Here are just a few gems to consider:

鐃� Zeus once stuffed an unborn fetus inside his thigh to save its life after he exploded its mother by being too good in bed.

鐃� The entire Egyptian universe was saved because Sekhmet just got too hammered to keep murdering everyone.

鐃� The Hindu universe is run by a married couple who only stop murdering in order to throw sweet dance parties�on the corpses of their enemies.

鐃� The Norse goddess Freyja once consented to a four-dwarf gangbang in exchange for one shiny necklace.


And theres more dysfunctional goodness where that came from.]]> 304 Cory O'Brien 039916040X Olga 2 3.98 2013 Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes: A No-Bullshit Guide to World Mythology
author: Cory O'Brien
name: Olga
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2013
rating: 2
read at: 2017/06/14
date added: 2019/01/01
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