22. Talking about books

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a short text, usually printed on the back cover of a book, describing what the book is about and sometimes including quotes from critics
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blurb
moving and sad
wzruszający
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poignant
The movie presents a poignant story of the writer's childhood.
description of a sequence of events
kronika
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chronicle
praised by the public
uznany, budzący uznanie, podziwiany
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acclaimed
That's a universally acclaimed book. / acclaimed writer
very interesting and engaging
fascynujący, przekonujący
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compelling
rather dark, mournful and gloomy
ponury; przygnębiony (o osobie)
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lugubrious
Even a happy song became lugubrious in his performance
often cruel or disgusting, concerned with death
makabryczny
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macabre
macabre murder
causing great fear
mrożący krew w żyłach
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chilling
We watched a chilling horror.
powerful story that keeps you interested
wciągająca lektura
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page-turner
the ability to understand what something is really like
wnikliwość, przenikliwość
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insight
She was a writer of great insight.
so interesting or exciting that it holds your attention totally
wciągający, porywający
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gripping
The book was so gripping that I just couldn't put it down.
mysterious
tajemniczy, zagadkowy, enigmatyczny
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enigmatic
So you can do less in a way, and be even more enigmatic.
amazing
zapierający dech
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breathtaking
in the face of a bad situation
kpiący, drwiący
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wry
wry humour
which arouse memories or images
sugestywny, działający na wyobraźnię
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evocative
It is simply one of the most evocative places in the city.
wzbudzać, powodować
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arouse
No reason to let her know I was aroused already.
who has the same name as the title of the book
tytułowy
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eponymous
It was the first single from their 1987 eponymous album.
main character
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protagonist
I do not know if the protagonist of my next book will be named Ezra or David.
pleasant and interesting
wciągający, przykuwający uwagę
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engaging
The speaker delivered an engaging presentation that kept the audience interested from start to finish.
a written record of what you have done each day / a publication containing academic articles, published at regular intervals (w.g. every three months)
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journal
learning journal
a written record of a person’s own life, typically by a politician or military figure
życiorys, pamiętnik
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memoirs
I never shared my memoirs with anyone.
a book or set of books containing articles arranged in alphabetical order, dealing with the whole of human knowledge or part of it
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encyclopedia
a collection of poems or short stories by different authors
antologia
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anthology
They are publishing an anthology of his works.
usually a technical book with instructions
instrukcja, podręcznik
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manual
car manual
a book that records events, times, etc., for example, all the journeys made by a lorry or ship
rejestr
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logbook
difficult to stop reading once you’ve started
formal
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compulsive reading
nie móc się od czegoś oderwać (szczególnie od książki)
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can’t put down
gives a lot of useful information
bogaty w informacje, pouczający
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informative
contained ideas that no one else had yet thought of or discussed at that time
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ahead of its time
a reflection of that time
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a product of its time
This film's portrayal of technology is a product of its time.
not complex, slightly negative connotation
lekki, mało ważny
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lightweight
nice to read in bed
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bedtime reading
difficult to read
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heavy going
become involved/engage with
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get into
His last book was heavy going and I just couldn’t get into it.
number of people who read specific book
czytelnicy
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readership
Be sure of your readership and keep them in mind when writing.

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