Category: Books
Why it is interesting to learn Finnish language?!
photo by Lidiia Benkovskaia When a Russian person moves to Finland, people often ask different questions regarding the Finnish language. I want to say that it may seem difficult, but […]
172 Hours on the Moon
For my very first article of a new academic year at XAMK, I decided to review a book that I have read this summer, a thriller by Johan Harstad which […]
GIRLBOSS
“You can’t act like you’ve arrived when you’re only just receiving the invitation.” ― Sophia Amoruso, #GIRLBOSS Well written biography book, authored by Sofia Amoruso and published in 2014. Young […]
The last wish
“People” – Geralt turned his head – “like to invent monsters and monstrosities. Then they seem less monstrous themselves.” ― Andrzej Sapkowski, The Last Wish The last wish was originally […]
Fahrenheit 451
“Fahrenheit 451 – the temperature at which book paper catches fire, and burns…” This is an unusual book which discusses issues being set years in the future, by the author […]
The Darkest Minds
“Anyone who question me-I made them feel crazy for doing it.” ― Alexandra Bracken, The Darkest Minds The Dark Minds is a sequel of the three novels by Alexander Bracken. […]
Passenger
“You do have a choice, you know,” Etta told her after a moment. “There is always a choice.” ― Alexandra Bracken, Passenger An adventure and a time traveling novel […]
Human Acts
“Bearing that in mind, the question which remains to us is this: what is humanity? What do we have to do to keep humanity as one thing and not another?” […]
The Cutting Season
“Mothering, she learned the hard way, was about loss as well as love.” – Attica Locke, The Cutting Season The cutting season is authored by mystery thriller and page-tuner novelist […]
The Hazelwood
Look until the leaves turn red, sew the worlds up with thread. If your journey’s left undone, fear the rising of the sun. – Melissa Albert, The Hazelwood An amazing […]