tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49491762455673251992024-03-13T22:50:11.724+02:00Marina's Books A place for books, movies, music and quotes. You may even find some books that are free on amazon ;)Marina Spirovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896182596715348868noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949176245567325199.post-24920187647404439722020-09-05T07:59:00.004+03:002020-09-05T07:59:26.416+03:00Quote of the day 05/09/2020<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8evEBbMTP_k/X1ManmSo-VI/AAAAAAAAFTs/_jnm2TYZAmUKF2saWF54MjqCSoegtAS4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/al-bundy-moment-123746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8evEBbMTP_k/X1ManmSo-VI/AAAAAAAAFTs/_jnm2TYZAmUKF2saWF54MjqCSoegtAS4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/al-bundy-moment-123746.jpg" /></a></div>This is one of my all-time favourite TV series. I love the way Al Bundy and his wife Peggy talk to one another. <p></p><p>Enjoy some of their eternal love and have a quick laugh with them!</p>Marina Spirovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896182596715348868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949176245567325199.post-41371425452169031472020-07-02T09:29:00.001+03:002020-07-02T09:29:45.107+03:00Quote of the day 02/07/2020<br />
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По време на комунизма, една поредица е поддържала въображението на всички млади хора. Тази поредица е Библиотека Галактика!<br />
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В продължение на години, баща ми ме обеждава да седна и да прочета някоя от книгите, но аз все си намирах оправдание. Главната причина бе, че болшинството от книгите в тази поредица са фантастика, а аз не съм нейн голям почитател. Години наред свързвах фантастиката само и единствено с Междузвезни войни и въпреки многото достойнства на тази история, не бих се хванала да прочета повече от 100 такива книги. Ако трябва да съм точна, реалнят брой на издадените от Библиотека Галактика книги са 122.<br />
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Пълният списък можете да намерите на много места, но като един добър почитател, аз също ще го споделя с вас, като към всяка прочетена от мен книга от поредицата малко по малко ще добавям и ревю.<br />
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А сега дългоочаквания списък:<br />
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1.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Синият тайфун“ – сборник разкази<br />
2.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Двойната звезда“ — Любен Дилов<br />
3.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Завръщане от звездите“ — Станислав Лем<br />
4.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Среща с Рама“ — Артър Кларк<br />
5.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Алиби“ — Димитър Пеев<br />
6.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Тайнственият триъгълник“ – сборник разкази<br />
7.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Второто нашествие на марсианците“ — А. и Б. Стругацки<br />
8.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Гробищен свят“ — Клифърд Саймък<br />
9.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Чоки“ — Джон Уиндъм<br />
10.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Спускане в Маелстрьом“ — Едгар Алан По<br />
11.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Допълнителна примамка“ — Робърт Йънг<br />
12.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Кристалното яйце“ — Хърбърт Уелс<br />
13.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Онирофилм“ – сборник разкази<br />
14.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Тревожни симптоми няма“ — Иля Варшавски<br />
15.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Летище“ – Артър Хейли<br />
16.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Паноптикум на стари криминални случки“ — Иржи Марек<br />
17.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Сините пеперуди“ — Павел Вежинов<br />
18.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Мегре и човекът на пейката“ — Жорж Сименон<br />
19.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Нулево решение“ — Конрад Фиалковски<br />
20.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Лявата ръка на мрака“ — Урсула Ле Гуин<br />
21.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Сбогом, моя красавице“ — Реймънд Чандлър<br />
22.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Пътуване в Уибробия“ — Емил Манов<br />
23.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Дървото на Вси Светии“ — Рей Бредбъри<br />
24.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Кукла на верига“ — Алистър Маклейн<br />
25.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Фабрика за абсолют“ — Карел Чапек<br />
26.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Перпендикулярно време“ – сборник разкази<br />
27.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Трагедия в три действия“ — Агата Кристи<br />
28.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Изваяние“ — Генадий Гор<br />
29.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Задачата“ — Петер Жолдош<br />
30.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Краят на вечността“ — Айзък Азимов<br />
31.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Смъртта вкарва голове“ — Геза Цифра<br />
32.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Гуслярски истории“ — Кир Буличов<br />
33.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Народът на моретата“ — Мишел Гримо<br />
34.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Денят на трифидите“ — Джон Уиндъм<br />
35.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Дамата с рентгеновите очи“ — Светослав Минков<br />
36.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Градът“ – Клифърд Саймък<br />
37.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Самотният скиор“ — Хемънд Инис<br />
38.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Огнен цикъл“ — Хал Клемънт<br />
39.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Цената на бездната“ — Адриан Рогоз<br />
40.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Конски гамбит“ — Уилям Фокнър<br />
41.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Живият пясък“ — Дмитрий Биленкин<br />
42.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Планетата на маймуните“ – Пиер Бул<br />
43.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Тежестта на скафандъра“ — Любен Дилов<br />
44.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Цилиндърът на Ван Троф“ — Януш Зайдел<br />
45.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Машината на пространството“ — Кристофър Прист<br />
46.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Сърцето на змията“ — Иван Ефремов<br />
47.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Добре охранявани мъже“ — Робер Мерл<br />
48.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Затъмнение 2000“ — Лино Алдани<br />
49.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Недокоснат от човешки ръце“ — Робърт Шекли<br />
50.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Скитникът между звездите“ — Джек Лондон<br />
51.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Червената звезда“ — Александър Богданов<br />
52.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Нулева зона“ — Херберт Франке<br />
53.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Магьосникът от Землемория“ — Урсула Легуин<br />
54.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Млечният път“ – Север Гансовски<br />
55.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Верблюд“ — Йордан Радичков<br />
56.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Галактическа болница“ — Джеймс Уайт<br />
57.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Звездни дневници“ — Станислав Лем<br />
58.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Машината на времето“ — Хърбърт Уелс<br />
59.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Експедиции в обратна посока“ — Йозеф Несвадба<br />
60.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Черният облак“ — Фред Хойл<br />
61.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Белият гущер“ — Павел Вежинов<br />
62.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Големият портрет“ — Дино Будзати<br />
63.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Ветровете на времето“ — Чад Оливър<br />
64.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Какво сънуват псиборгите?“ — Пиер Барбе<br />
65.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Съдба“ — Шиничи Хоши<br />
66.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Глиненият бог“ — Анатолий Днепров<br />
67.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Невидимият кръг“ — Бернд Улбрих<br />
68.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Лунна дъга“ — Сергей Павлов<br />
69.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Тунел под света“ — Фредерик Пол<br />
70.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Ах, тази Алиса!“ — Сам Лундвал<br />
71.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Сърцето в картонената кутия“ — К. Константинов, Св. Минков<br />
72.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Скок над бездната“ — Сергей Снегов<br />
73.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Аелита“ — Алексей Толстой<br />
74.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Лунна дъга II“ — Сергей Павлов<br />
75.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Гръмна гръм“ — Рей Бредбъри<br />
76.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Повече от човешки“ — Теодор Стърджън<br />
77.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Последният човек“ – Петер Богати<br />
78.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Чужди звезди“ — Ерик Симон<br />
79.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Грубо в мозъка“ — Пиер Пьоло<br />
80.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Зелените хълмове на Земята“ — Робърт Хайнлайн<br />
81.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Портрети на небесни тела“ — Росен Босев<br />
82.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Хиперболоидът на инженер Гарин“ — Алексей Толстой<br />
83.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Отровата на Алкория“ — Дан Дастие<br />
84.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Хищните вещи на века“ — А. и Б. Стругацки<br />
85.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Планетата на двойниците“ — Карен Симонян<br />
86.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„В клопката“ — Адам Холанек<br />
87.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Денят на възраждането“ — Сакьо Комацу<br />
88.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Замъкът на лорд Валънтайн“ — Робърт Силвърбърг<br />
89.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Пътят на слепите птици“ — Лудвиг Соучек<br />
90.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Дюн I“ — Франк Хърбърт<br />
91.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Замъкът на лорд Валънтайн II“ — Робърт Силвърбърг<br />
92.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Без сенки“ — Атанас Наковски<br />
93.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Отново и отново“ — Клифърд Саймък<br />
94.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Гневът на ненагледна“ — Леонид Панасенко<br />
95.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Кутията на Пандора“ — Ярослав Ваис<br />
96.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Пътеводител на галактическия стопаджия“ — Дъглас Адамс<br />
97.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Знаците на зодиака“ — Олга Ларионова<br />
98.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Сърцето и галактиката“ — Пиер Бул<br />
99.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Жива душа“ — Пер Кристиан Йершилд<br />
100.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Дюн II“ — Франк Хърбърт<br />
101.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>След 1989, като издателство „Галактика“:<br />
102.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Бъдеще несъвършено“ (сборник) — Доминго Сантос<br />
103.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Диаболични повести и разкази“ — Владимир Полянов<br />
104.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Апикис“ — Курд Ласвиц<br />
105.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Прекрасният нов свят“ — Олдъс Хъксли<br />
106.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Жълтият прах на времето“ — Мишел Жори<br />
107.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Фиаско“ — Станислав Лем<br />
108.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Трите заповеди на създателя“ — Джеймс Хоуган<br />
109.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Унищоженият“ — Алфред Бестър<br />
110.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Планета за изгнаници“ — Урсула Легуин<br />
111.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Космически течения“ — Айзък Азимов<br />
112.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Междинна станция“ – Клифърд Саймък<br />
113.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Свят на смъртта 1“ — Хари Харисън<br />
114.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Свят на смъртта 2“ — Хари Харисън<br />
115.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Свят на смъртта 3“ — Хари Харисън<br />
116.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Дългият следобед на Земята“ — Брайън Олдис<br />
117.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Съкровището на Аптор“ — Самюъл Дилейни<br />
118.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Опцията на Тюринг I“ — Хари Харисън и Марвин Мински<br />
119.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Опцията на Тюринг II“ — Хари Харисън и Марвин Мински<br />
120.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Певците на времето“ — Фредерик Пол и Джак Уилямсън<br />
121.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Кухият човек“ — Дан Симънс<br />
122.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>„Човекът в лабиринта“ — Робърт Силвърбърг<br />
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"Humor is almost always anger with its make-up on."<br />
- Stephen King, Bag of BonesMarina Spirovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896182596715348868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949176245567325199.post-80970227544412401322019-06-29T16:50:00.000+03:002019-06-29T16:50:16.635+03:00Quote of the day 29/06/2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Once Albert Einstein said something that I continue to live by to this day.<br />
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He said:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"The only thing you absolutely have to know is the location of the library."</span></blockquote>
Marina Spirovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896182596715348868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949176245567325199.post-58066826941117978412019-02-24T17:35:00.004+02:002019-03-10T18:27:11.993+02:00Review: TWISTED scores 9 out of 10<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">TWISTED is actually an amazing book written by Mr. Andrew E. Kaufman. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is really one of the best books I have read for the past 10 months. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I passed trough 3 or 4 different stages while reading TWISTED! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">At fist I was excited about the story since it seems interesting and new. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Then at some point I became suspicious that the author is going to take the easy way out of the story and was a little disappointed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">After that I as impressed that he managed to stay on track and by the end of the book I was amazed by the writer's decisions regarding the end of the story. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am in love with this book. It is true that the book somehow resembles "Shutter Island" a little, but it has been quite some time since I was put trough all that emotions by just one book! It is definitely worth reading! My final score for the book is 9 out of 10.</span>Marina Spirovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896182596715348868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949176245567325199.post-56115214567142634202019-01-03T09:07:00.000+02:002019-01-03T09:07:08.963+02:00Review: Tweedledum and Tweedledee (Emma Frost #6) by Willow Rose <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy New Year everyone!<br />
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I wish you all a lot of luck since someone told me these days that there is no sick or poor lucky person in the word.<br />
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Now, this year I decided to read more than ever and to post a new review for each and every one of them.<br />
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The first book that I read this year is <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21928078-tweedledum-and-tweedledee">Tweedledum and Tweedledee</a> by Willow Rose.<br />
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I am giving <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21928078-tweedledum-and-tweedledee#">4 out of 5 stars</a> to this book.<br />
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The book is nice and entertaining. It is an easy read, I finished it in two days.<br />
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I have to say that throughout the book I was sure who was the killer and at the end I was wrong. It is not every day that I am wrong about who the killer is.<br />
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The only thing I did not like about the book was the preview on the next book in the series. The personal drama of the main character is a little too much for me. I try to skip it as much as I can, but sometimes you just can't. Given the fact what the next book is going to be about, I may stop reading about Emma Frost for some time, and meet some of the other Willow Rose characters.<br />
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Marina Spirovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896182596715348868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949176245567325199.post-68112965431526089102018-12-24T09:57:00.001+02:002018-12-24T09:57:38.016+02:00Book review: The Mysterious Island
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6265683">The Mysterious Island</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/696805">Jules Verne</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2514411025">5 of 5 stars</a>
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This is the most impressive book I've ever read. I haven't got enough words to explain how deeply this book affected me. I have never read something more meaningful than this book. No modern author can write like that.<br />The fact that this author did not have any engineering education at all, and that he learnt everything from books in the local library make his works even more ingenious. I bow to his genius mind. <br />I am sorry to confess that most of us today don't have even a fraction of his practical knowledge and ingenuity.
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2621929914">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
<strong>Surprisingly interesting book! </strong><br /><br />I have to confess that I was surprised by this book. The ideas in it are original and interesting. The YA part is realistic and definitely not too much. The characters are nice and far from predictable.<br />I have to say that this book left me wanting to read the next one in the series.
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This is why I am paying for Kindle Unlimited now! Otherwise, I will go bankrupt!Marina Spirovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896182596715348868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949176245567325199.post-49691561826020314092018-08-09T09:03:00.001+03:002018-08-09T09:03:55.608+03:00Quote of the day 09/08/2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of a library</blockquote>
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- Jorge Luis Borges</blockquote>
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<br />Marina Spirovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896182596715348868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949176245567325199.post-62945900041384615302018-08-05T08:42:00.000+03:002018-08-05T08:42:21.027+03:00Review: Матилда<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6330105" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Матилда" border="0" src="http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1236862730m/6330105.jpg" /></a>
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6330105">Матилда</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4273">Roald Dahl</a><br />
My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2458772675">5 of 5 stars</a>
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One of my students gave me this book. It was in his summer reading list. <br />
I have to say that I am very impressed. The book is amazing. It is funny and witty. It has all the right morals and it actually preaches some great values.<br />
I am amazed and this book is definitely going to my all-time favourite books.
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I want to start a new rubric in this book. It is going to be my favourite topic - book quotes!<br />
Every now and then when I see something worth sharing, I am going to post it here, with its respectable number.<br />
For now, I am going to start with my all-time favourite quote:<br />
<br />“Try to imagine a life without timekeeping. You probably can’t. You know the month, the year, the day of the week. There is a clock on your wall or the dashboard of your car. You have a schedule, a calendar, a time for dinner or a movie. Yet all around you, timekeeping is ignored. Birds are not late. A dog does not check its watch. Deer do not fret over passing birthdays. an alone measures time. Man alone chimes the hour. And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that no other creature endures. A fear of time running out.” <br />― Mitch Albom, The Time KeeperMarina Spirovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896182596715348868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949176245567325199.post-77481895945963961702018-02-07T20:09:00.001+02:002018-02-08T09:36:15.986+02:00Review: Miss Polly had a Dolly<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18941728" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Miss Polly had a Dolly" border="0" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1385354420m/18941728.jpg" /></a>
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18941728">Miss Polly had a Dolly</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4804769">Willow Rose</a><br />
My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2270122932">2 of 5 stars</a>
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<strong>I can't say I like it....</strong><br />
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The book is gruesome in so many ways that I can't even begin to list them. <br />
Somewhere I read that this book is like a car crash, and if I have to be honest, I have to totally agree. It is like looking at a crime scene that is despicable and still you cannot take your eyes off it. <br />
It has a lot of unnecessary pervert scenes that it is unpleasant to read in places. Moreover, I could not quite agree with the reasoning of the killer for choosing his specific victims. The writer does explain at some point in the story, why the valiant does what it does, but still... Her reasoning seems shallow and just made up to me.<br />
I don't know if I am going to read the next in the series.
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32738810">The Trickster</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15939941">L.G. Miles</a><br />
My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2108558000">2 of 5 stars</a>
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I can't believe that someone actually published this story. <br />
Come on, really? A story about childen and an eveil clown? King has already did that, and he did it magnificently! <br />
This Novella, because I cant call that a book, just cannot compare with IT!<br />
I just wasted my time!
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10144257">The Butchered Man</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3387198">Harriet Smart</a><br />
My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2029927778">3 of 5 stars</a>
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Not the best of books, but good non the less.<br />
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I cannot say that I loved the book. The story was nice and the characters were good, but I somehow expected more. I don't know if it is because of the title of the book, but I expected something more like Jack the Ripper, and it was more like Barnaby living in the time of Sherlock. <br />
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Probably the only thing that kept me reading was my curiosity. That and the fact that the language of the book was impeccable. I am in awe to Harriet Smart for the way she wrote the book. That beautiful language, the way the characters talked and thought. It made me believe in the story and it made me believe I was really there, listening to them. <br />
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That was ingenious!
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<br />Marina Spirovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896182596715348868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949176245567325199.post-51773541824250653632017-06-06T15:48:00.001+03:002017-06-06T15:48:10.066+03:00Review: The Blackout<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16147865-the-blackout" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="The Blackout" border="0" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1352911049m/16147865.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16147865-the-blackout">The Blackout</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6578820.Stephanie_Erickson">Stephanie Erickson</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2015762801">2 of 5 stars</a><br />
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I can't say that I liked the book. <br />
The idea of the book was great, but the book itself was bad. I think, the end was especially disappointing. <br />
This is the second book I read by this author and it still sucks. <br />
I really hate giving bad reviews, because I have not yet written even a short story myself. I appreciate all the effort the writer has put to complete the story, and that's the only reason I am giving it two stars. That, and the fact that I got the book free on Amazon. Nevertheless, if I had payed any amount of money for it, I would have been honestly mad and critical to the writing and the development of the story. <br />
I am sad to say that this would provably be the last I read by this author.
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You know what, I have a hard week ahead of me. It's going to be very stressful and very exhausting. In a way the past year of my work is going to be exposed at the end of this week. I am stressed and angry with all the people what try to put me down and sabotage me, no matter if it is willingly or unwillingly.<br />
So today I tried to find a good anger management quote, to repeat as a mantra throughout this week and as far as I can see this is going to be it:<br />
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The best fighter is never angry</blockquote>
- Lao Tzu<br />
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I hope that this quote will help fight my way to victory this week!<br />
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Marina Spirovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896182596715348868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949176245567325199.post-6620304832583061652017-05-26T15:04:00.000+03:002017-05-26T15:04:03.774+03:00Quote of the day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I like the rain so much. I love sitting on the balcony, cuddled in a fluffy blanket with a cup of hot coffee in one hand and a good book in the other, reading to the sound of the falling rain.<br />
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To all the people out there, who dream the same dreams as me, I wish a rainy, warm ready weekend!<br />
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<br />Marina Spirovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896182596715348868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949176245567325199.post-28536691116407040252017-05-20T13:16:00.000+03:002017-05-20T13:16:16.720+03:00Big Thank You to my Readers!<div style="text-align: left;">
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I don't know about you, but I am a big fan of reading books. I assume, if you have taken the time to go trough my blog, you have already seen that. I love to read books from almost all genres and from time to time it is really hard for me to decide what to read next. If I have to be completely honest, that </div>
was the reason why I started writing this blog. The problem is that as old as the blog is, I still feel out of my debt with it. I am trying to organize and optimize it and believe me, I know that I am not doing a great job.<br />
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Having that in mind, I posted a poll! I would be happy to know what types of book do you like to read.</div>
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Thank you for taking the time to read my blog!</div>
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I wish you all a great day!</div>
Marina Spirovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896182596715348868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949176245567325199.post-28515949107325522592017-05-19T11:46:00.001+03:002017-05-19T11:46:57.694+03:00Review: The Emperor's Tomb<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7840156" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="The Emperor's Tomb" border="0" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1440785779m/7840156.jpg" /></a>
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7840156">The Emperor's Tomb</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3621">Steve Berry</a><br />
My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1975930349">5 of 5 stars</a>
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I loved this book!<br />
The fact is that my mum gave me the book 1 year ago. It was hard for me to start it. I have started reading the book three or four times. I don't know why I couldn't continue reading it in the past. Once I started it the last time and passed the first 60 pages, I just couldn't let it go.<br />
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Mr. Berry did an amazing job. I am speechless. <br />
The book was so interesting and fast pacing. It was cleverly written and it was sooo informative. The Emperor's Tomb made me start on the Cotton Malone series. <br />
What I like the most about this book is that most of the information, which is used in the book is true and by reading it, one can really enrich him or herself. <br />
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Thank you mummy, for providing me whit the nice adventure of reading about China. <br />
And... thank you Mr. Berry for making this trip with Cotton so pleasant and so beneficial. I can't wait to see where else your books will take me.
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Marina Spirovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896182596715348868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949176245567325199.post-78920936585927440562017-05-04T12:44:00.000+03:002017-05-04T12:44:08.807+03:00Review: The Death Sculptor<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13422626" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="The Death Sculptor" border="0" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1338577556m/13422626.jpg" /></a>
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13422626">The Death Sculptor</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3443298">Chris Carter</a><br />
My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1984655920">4 of 5 stars</a>
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It's not a bad book. I like the way Chris Carter writes and this book is as good as the first 3 in the series. The book has a lot of unexpected twists for a crime novel. It really reminds me of "Criminal Minds" with all the cruel serial killers and Robert the psychologist.<br />
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As far as the plot goes, I am very happy the this is the forth book that I read by Chris Carter, and although there is a hint of personal drama and love and so on, it stays only there, as hint. It was the same with the previous 3 books and the case is still the same. I am happy the Mr. Carter did not spoil a good crime story with a lot of the main character's feelings and emotions. <br />
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In short the book is well written and easy to enjoy. The only problem that I have with the way Carter writes is that he does not give the reader access to all the evidences. He says something like: Robert looked at the sheet in front of him and he finally saw it. But we don't know what is on that stupid paper. The writer does not give his readers a chance of solving the crimes by themselves.
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