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Offline Alloya
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I also started working on the Perfumer! There's not much left. I wouldn't call it a masterpiece, but it's well-written! The description of the scents is amazing; it's as if you can smell them yourself. And the idea isn't bad either. I haven't watched the movie yet.
Nobody knows who I really am...
I'm just so pretty in my pain...
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Yes, it's a very unique piece... It's also worth noting that it was written by a German, and that's noticeable. But a big plus is that you won't just read this book and forget about it; it will make you think. That's the most valuable thing in literature.
And I'm now reading my favorite Hemingway again.
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Yes, I agree, it's a truly unique thing. If someone "good" hadn't revealed how it all ends, it would have been even better... In principle, I really liked the ending (the last 30-40 pages).
Nobody knows who I really am...
I'm just so pretty in my pain...
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I personally hate it when someone spoils a book I'm reading. It ruins the whole experience. My brother loves to do that...
But I found the book interesting throughout. Especially at the beginning, when nothing hinted at what was to come!
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I'm curious to know what books you like the most, the ones you reread multiple times, take with you on trips, and simply can't live without. For example, my favorite book is I.F. Goethe's "The Sorrows of Young Werther." I always take it with me on trips. I also really enjoy reading Nikitin's "A Break in Barbuse" (fantasy),
Mikhail Bulgakov's "The Master and Margarita,"
Ray Bradbury's "Stories,"
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus' "The Lives of the Twelve Caesars,"
Lermontov's "A Hero of Our Time,"
Homer's "The Odyssey" and "The Iliad,"
a collection of poems by poets of the Silver Age: Gumilev, Mandelstam, Akhmatova, Blok.
I.F. Goethe's "Faust,"
and, due to my profession, an encyclopedia of the mythologies of the Aryan peoples. P.S. Sorry if this topic already exists.
С того момента, когда человек начинает задумываться о смысле жизни, его уже можно считать больным. (З. Фрейд)
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I prefer not to reread books because there are still so many things I want to read. However, I'm currently rereading the following:
1) Ivan Yefremov - The Razor's Edge (a brilliant book with glimpses of truth, which is rare these days)
2) Alexander Paradisis - The Life and Deeds of Baltazar Kloss (a historical novel)
Also, I occasionally browse encyclopedias of symbols. I'm generally fascinated by semiotics...
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It's hard to pick just one book. But generally, these are the books I reread often and always keep close by:
1) Almost a complete collection of historical and ethnological works by L.N. Gumilev.
2) "Catastrophe" by A.A. Zinoviev.
3) A collection of articles by Nikolai Ustryalov about National Bolshevism.
4) Books on the history of Russia by G.V. Vernadsky.
5) Books by Mikhail Uspensky (especially about Zhikhar).
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I like the slightly pirate-themed books :) Therefore:
1) Sabatini "The Odyssey of Captain Blood"
2) Salgari "The Black Corsair", "Iolanda, Daughter of the Black Corsair" And a couple more books, but these three are my favorites :)
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OptiMAL;78076
I like the slightly pirate theme :)
I recommend Alexander Paradisios' "Life and Deeds of Baltazar Kossy." It has a bit of a pirate theme.
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AlexeyPank;78070
It's hard to single out just one tabletop book. But in general, these are the books that I constantly reread and always keep close at hand:
1) Almost a complete collection of historical and ethnological works by L.N. Gumilev.

Yeah, Lev Gumilev - where the West meets the East :) And I read the works of Matthew Arnold - "Studies in Celtic Literature," Charles Elton's "Origins of English History," and I'm slowly translating the Leinster Book. Honestly, I've only read Nikolai Gumilev so far, but I'm planning to read "Ancient Rus' and the Great Steppe" to broaden my horizons.
OptiMAL;78076
I like the pirate theme a bit :) Therefore:
1) Sabatini "The Odyssey of Captain Blood"
2) Salgari "The Black Corsair," "Iolanda, Daughter of the Black Corsair"
And a couple more books, but these three are my favorites :)

Oh, I used to love adventure stories! Now I'm more into mythology... My favorite authors in this genre are Jack London, especially "Heart of Three," Haggard's "King Solomon's Mines," and Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe." I also really love Sabatini :)
С того момента, когда человек начинает задумываться о смысле жизни, его уже можно считать больным. (З. Фрейд)
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"Ancient Rus' and the Great Steppe" is a significant work. However, to better understand it, I recommend reading "Ethnogensis and the Biosphere of the Earth" or "The End and the Beginning Again" first. These books reveal the foundations of Lev Nikolaevich's concept.
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AlexeyPank;78096
"Ancient Rus' and the Great Steppe" is a significant work. But to better understand it, I recommend reading "Ethnogensis and the Biosphere of the Earth" or "The End and the Beginning" first. They reveal the foundations of Lev Nikolaevich's concept.

Thank you:)
The thing is, I have "Ancient Rus'," but I don't have "Ethnogensis and the Biosphere of the Earth" or "The End and the Beginning":(.
С того момента, когда человек начинает задумываться о смысле жизни, его уже можно считать больным. (З. Фрейд)
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Oh, how I loved adventures! Now I'm more into mythology... My favorite writers in this genre are J. London, especially "Heart of Three," Haggard's "King Solomon's Mines," and Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe." I also really love Sabatini.
I prefer Haggard's "The Pharaoh's Tomb."
From mythology, I like the Germanic epic. "The Song of the Nibelungs" is amazing, both as an opera and as a film based on it.
In science fiction, of course, Herbert. Also, the Strugatsky brothers and Bradbury.
In fantasy, Tolkien ("The Silmarillion" is great) and Le Guin.
"Harry Potter" is a Greek tragedy in a magical setting. And the English in the 6th part is something else. Soon it will be a classic of the language, just like Lheroux or Salinger is now.
Classics: "A Hero of Our Time," "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," "Les Misérables," "Faust," "The Divine Comedy," "The Phantom of the Opera," "Dracula."
Once upon a time, "The Lives of the Twelve Caesars" was my go-to book, but not many people read it.
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Hmm... what catches my eye amidst the clutter on the desk:
1) Basic English vocabulary for admission to a non-linguistic university (!!!)
2) The Warriors series, by Erin Hunter
3) Ray Bradbury, "The Martian Chronicles"
4) Kate Solisti-Mattlon, "Heart to Heart with Horses"

Well, that's quite a collection =))))
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Vladislav Krapivin - all his works (I especially often reread "In the Night of the Great Tide"). An amazing writer...
From the classics - Dostoevsky (all of his works), I've read "Crime and Punishment" countless times... :)
Если тебе не везёт в жизни, - играй в какую-нибудь другую игру:rolleyes:
Лидер клана "Из многих единое"

Приключения – это сплошные неприятности, только про них почему-то потом интересно вспоминать...
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