Ruta's Updates

Ruta wants to read 'Siuntinys'

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:03:38 -0700

Ruta wants to read Siuntinys by Sebastian Fitzek

Ruta is on page 104 of 560 of Adelinos vaiduokliai

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:20:27 -0700

Ruta Alb is on page 104 of 560 of Adelinos vaiduokliai.

Ruta started reading 'Adelinos vaiduokliai'

Sat, 19 Apr 2025 11:16:45 -0700

Ruta started reading Adelinos vaiduokliai by H.D. Carlton

Ruta wants to read 'Kvietimas'

Sat, 19 Apr 2025 11:14:01 -0700

Ruta wants to read Kvietimas by Sebastian Fitzek

Ruta started reading 'By Any Other Name'

Sat, 19 Apr 2025 03:41:38 -0700

Ruta started reading By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult

Ruta added 'The Copenhagen Trilogy'

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 11:57:11 -0700

Ruta gave 4 stars to The Copenhagen Trilogy (The Copenhagen Trilogy, #1-3) by Tove Ditlevsen
bookshelves: audio-knyga, �ٳܰ��-š��ą-��Բⲵą
Tove is a young girl growing up in Denmark in the years before World War II. She is never quite enough—never pretty enough for her mother, never sharp enough, never exactly what is expected. Yet, she never stops trying.

Her childhood fades into youth years which eventually morphs into years of dependence. The novel captivates in a way that makes it easy to trace life events, seeing how they may or may not shape each other. Still, you can't help but wonder how one moment leads to the next, how the path of an artist might be predetermined from birth, and how self-destruction always lurks close by.

The fragments of an artist’s life in the war time years are particularly intriguing. The author masterfully illustrates how just a few defining factors can branch into very different destinies.

So, what did I take from this book to myself?
That the values we hold are deeply influenced by the time we live in.

Ruta added 'Vaikščiojantis per miegus'

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 11:49:47 -0700

Ruta gave 5 stars to Vaikščiojantis per miegus (Hardcover) by Lars Kepler
bookshelves: �ٳܰ��-š��ą-��Բⲵą
Lunatikuojantis paauglys Hugas pabunda nuo policijos šūksnių, kemperyje, kuriame pilna kraujo ir vyro kūno dalių. Po galva jis buvo pasidėjęs nukirstą ranką. Hugas nieko neprisimena ir nežino, kaip ten atsidūrė. Nors iš pradžių jis suimamas kaip įtariamasis žmogžudystėje, greitai paaiškėja, kad jis yra itin žiauraus nusikaltimo liudytojas.

Kriminaliniame romane veiksmas vystomas paslaptingai, visada aišku, kodėl nužudoma kita auka, tačiau gilesni motyvai lieka neatskleisti iki pat knygos pabaigos. Paskutiniai skyriai tokie intensyvūs, kad skaitydama jaučiausi įsitempusi savo galvoje. Nors veiksmas kartais atrodė ištęstas, pabaiga suteikė knygai daug svorio ir intensyvumo.

Taigi, ką aš pasiimu iš šios knygos sau? Kartais norime gero, ir taip ir gaunasi. Kartais norime gero, bet nesuvokiame ribos iki beprotybės.

Ruta wants to read 'Eni beni'

Sat, 12 Apr 2025 05:09:22 -0700

Ruta wants to read Eni beni by M.J. Arlidge

Ruta wants to read 'By Any Other Name'

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 10:52:46 -0700

Ruta wants to read By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult

Ruta started reading 'The Copenhagen Trilogy'

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 11:08:00 -0700

Ruta started reading The Copenhagen Trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen