Darya Silman

Not as much as his 'The Sound and the Fury'

So many familiar names yet I remember almost nothing extraordinary, except for 'Jane Eyre.' I loved that story as an affectionate teenager. I spent hours translating its long sentences from English into my native Russian because I thought I could do better than professional translators 🙃

'Sartoris' by William Faulkner

#Currentlyreading #nowreading 'Sartoris' by William Faulkner (in Russian)

Finished this giant. 5 stars! No need to review the book since it became classics many years ago

My latest used book purchases:

'11/22/63' and 'Full Dark, no Stars' by Stephen King
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
'A Farewell to Arms' and 'A Moveable Feast' by Ernest Hemingway
'See You in August' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

I read almost all these books, except Marquez and King's novellas

Books are super easy to read (and forget) 😁😁😁

Reading about Winchester brothers

My latest used book purchases:

MORAL LETTERS TO LUCILIUS by Seneca,
ABOUT PAIN, SUFFERING, AND DEATH by Cicero (a collection of his philosophical tractates)
CROWDS AND POWER by Elias Canetti

The books were a part of a charity auction for a cat rescue

I distracted myself with 3 used books of 'Supernatural' series. One I finished 3 h ago, another plan to finish tonight. They are very easy to read #supernatural #currentlyreading #nowreading

It is :) it just takes much effort to read volumnious history research

Still #currentlyreading this giant with small font 👇 At best, I read 50 pages a day. Most days, it's 10-20 pages #history #biography #USSR

My short #bookreview of SEVEN THOUSAND DAYS IN SIBERIA by Karlo Stajner is on Goodreads. 5 stars! #memoir #history #gulag

I'm reading a memoir of an Austrian communist who had spent 20 years in various camps of gulag

Not much has changed in Russian prison system. During Stalin's purges, prisoners were kept in the dark about their fate.They had 15-20 min (now an hour) of walk in an enclosed prison yard. Walking had to be in circles, no talking.

#Currentlyreading '7000 days in Siberia' by Karlo Stajner #memoir

Darya Silman's review of Загадочная история Бенджамина Баттона 4/5: Collection of short stories by Francis S. Fitzgerald: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Diamond as Rich as the Ritz The Rich Boy Hot & Cold Blood Bernice Bobs Her Hair The Sensibl...

My #bookreview of THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON AND OTHER STORIES by Francis S. Fitzgerald is on Goodreads. 4 stars! #classics #shortstory #bookreviewer

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Darya Silman's review of The Worst Day 5/5: Publication date: December 2, 2025 I usually give 5 stars to exceptional books: a thorough historical research that took years to complete, a book that left me speechless with its emotional impa...

My #bookreview of THE WORST DAY: A PLANE CRASH, A TRAIN WRECK, AND REMARKABLE ACTS OF HEROISM IN WASHINGTON, DC by Bruce Goldfarb is on Goodreads. 5 stars! Publication date: Dec 2, 2025 #netgalley #theworstday #history #bookreviewer #nonfiction

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Darya Silman's review of Человек, который принял жену за шляпу 4/5: Our brain is a complex organ that enables us to perform many tasks that we often take for granted. For example, we can comprehend abstract concepts, learn massive amounts of information, and retr...

My #bookreview of THE MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A HAT by Oliver Sacks is on Goodreads. 4 stars! #nonfiction #medical #memoir

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My latest used book purchases:

PARADISE LOST by John Milton,
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON AND OTHER STORIES by Francis S. Fitzgerald

Oh yes! Books and educating baby toys are my soft spots too!

It's a hell of a topic to cover in one book

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin

How is your reading going? Years ago, I received a pre-publication copy of 'Sexual Misconduct' to write a review yet couldn't read it. I like nonfiction, but this one was too academic

#Currentlyreading (simultaneously with Stalin's biography) an YA novel by L.J.Baines (professionally known as Luke Baines; he starred in the #shadowhunters series)

I have it on my TBR list :)

#Currentlyreading STALIN: THE COURT OF THE RED TSAR by Simon Sebag Montefiore.

My nan (who's almost 91) remembers her childhood from the early age. She lived with her Red-Army-officer dad on a military base near Irkutsk. When she was 3, Lazar Kaganovich visited the base and talked with her

Highly recommend the book!

#Currentlyreading #TodayImreading THE MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A HAT by neurologist Oliver Sacks. It's case studies of people with different irreversible brain damage. It's very engaging and readable and doesn't require a degree in medicine #nonfiction

I'll start reading my new paperback, 'A Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat' by Oliver Sacks, case studies of neurological diseases