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Darya Silman

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A reader obsessed with history (mostly WW2 and time after it) and classics ๐Ÿ“š languages: Russian/English/Estonian (plus rudimentary Bulgarian, German, Turkish and Finnish) ๐Ÿ“— occasional writer

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I read around 30 of King's books. I heard good things about this one. It was 4โ‚ฌ only

08.03.2026 20:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New used #books

The Women by Kristin Hannah
Choke; Doomed by Chuck Palahniuk
Insomnia by Stephen King

08.03.2026 08:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I bought around 12 books on a whim. There are all about different Doctors/different companions. It's funny that no store sells a set of one series about one Doctor, just random books.
I also named my dog Donna Noble :)
Years 2019-2020 were the time I discovered the series and binge-watched it

07.03.2026 08:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The purpose was to unroll all possible consequences

07.03.2026 08:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You must reach a level of absurd to stop worrying about the future. To stop my anxiety, my psychologist asked me multiple times 'aaaand?' when I talked about some event/activity I was afraid of. Now I know how it is called :)

07.03.2026 07:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#Currentlyreading ON WRITING by Stephen King in Russian. A thin book it is ๐Ÿคจ

07.03.2026 06:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My #bookreview of TALES OF TRENZALORE is below ๐Ÿ‘‡

06.03.2026 21:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My #DoctorWho strike is over for now. I got tired of constant deaths of the unfortunate ones who crossed paths with The Doctor. I don't mean the villains. I mean his companions.

My #bookreview of DOCTOR WHO: PRISONER OF THE DALEKS is below ๐Ÿ‘‡

06.03.2026 20:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My #bookreview of DOCTOR WHO: COMING OF THE TERRAPHILES is below ๐Ÿ‘‡ #DoctorWho

06.03.2026 09:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I heard it takes information from social media which is biased and incorrect

03.03.2026 10:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ok, I'm into Doctor Who right now to clear my head
#currentlyreading Tales of Trenzalore

03.03.2026 05:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tales of Trenzalore

03.03.2026 05:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I was reading 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' by Lionel Shriver, and I couldn't figure out what the main heroine's company was doing. AI answered that the company belonged to her husband. I typed, but the company belongs to Eva. AI: yes, you're right, the company belongs to Eva. What was that?!

02.03.2026 13:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I enjoyed Die, My Love by Ariana Harwicz

02.03.2026 10:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They are! I want to read them for the sake of knowing why they are so inarticulate and not on par with books 1-3

02.03.2026 10:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My #reading pile for March/April:

One X-files book
4 Doctor Who books (1 book=1 day)
The Beautiful Boy by David Sheff
Books 4-6 of the Dune series by Frank Herbert
On Writing by Stephen King
Two on a Tower by Thomas Hardy
The Woman in White by Willkie Collins
+2 audiobooks, 1 e-ARC

02.03.2026 07:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#readingwraup of February 2026.
Read in February: 6 books
5 nonfiction books, 1 fiction.

Books in Russian are: 'If You Tell' by Gregg Olsen and 'The Top Five Regrets of the Dying' by Bronnie Ware.
Any commentaries? Have you read any of these?

28.02.2026 21:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How is it? I bought it yesterday

28.02.2026 17:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I usually post the books I bought. Today, it's the books by Terry Pratchett I sold. I bought them used 2-3 years ago, flew through 'Good Omens' (brilliant!), couldn't get through 'The Truth' and hadn't even tried 'Thief of Time.' I sold them for โ‚ฌ10 all three

28.02.2026 17:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My #bookreview of G.I. G-MEN by Stephen Harding is on
Goodreads. 4 stars! #netgalley #history #WW2 #gigmen

www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

24.02.2026 20:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My short #bookreview of NO MORE TEARS: THE DARK SECRETS OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON by Gardiner Harris is below #medical

23.02.2026 20:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This topic - 1945 - has been constantly popping up on my social media in the last 2 months. I'm currently reading a pre-publication copy of Berlin: Endgame 1945 by Prit Buttar

22.02.2026 19:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Very little time left for this offer. Do take advantage of it!

20.02.2026 16:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Quenching my anxiety with new #books:

1 children's song book
3 novels of Virginia Woolf in 1 edition
An Evening with Claire by Gaito Gazdanov
Death with Interruptions by Jose Saramago
The Woman in White by Willkie Collins

21.02.2026 16:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My #bookreview of CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER by Thomas De Quincey is below #classics #drugaddiction

20.02.2026 19:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I started reading it out of boredom, during a lecture. So far so good

20.02.2026 18:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Does it happen to you that you want to reward yourself with a new book, start browsing shelves for a light read in a bookstore, and one VOLUMINIUOS book grabs your attention? And you know the ghost of that book will haunt you?
Here it is: a three-volume THE FORSYTE SAGA

20.02.2026 16:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A new e-book for one of my subjects at uni is WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN by Lionel Shriver #masskillings #motherhood

20.02.2026 13:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My #bookreview of THE TOP FIVE REGRETS OF THE DYING by Bronnie Ware #memoir

19.02.2026 20:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You haven't heard about Agatha Christie! In English, the title of one of her works is 'And Then There Were None,' but in Russian, it's 'Ten Negro Boys.' There is even a thrilling Soviet movie of that name

18.02.2026 08:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0