"Every boy in the village was in love with Victoria Forester. And many a sedate gentleman, quietly married with grey in his beard, would stare at her as she walked down the street, becoming, for a few moments, a boy once more, in the spring of his years with a spring in his step."
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Petar Toushkov finished reading Те никога не казват by Зорница Гъркова
Те никога не казват by Зорница Гъркова
„Те никога не казват“ е вторият сборник с разкази на Зорница Гъркова след „Пътят на мравките“. Съдържа разказите:
Те никога …
"During the night, she had an odd dream. She awoke out of it at dawn, and as she stared tensely into the growing light of the dark, she remembered it."
Petar Toushkov commented on Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Content warning A quote from Stardust.
"‘The use and function of these flowers is chiefly decorative and recreational; they bring pleasure; they can be given to a loved one as a token of admiration and affection, and the sound they make is pleasing to the ear. Also, they catch the light most delightfully.’ She held a bluebell up to the light; and Dunstan could not but observe that the colour of sunlight glittering through the purple crystal was inferior in both hue and shade to that of her eyes.
‘I see,’ said Dunstan."
Petar Toushkov started reading Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
At the dawn of the Victorian era, life moves leisurely in the sleepy village of Wall. Young Tristran Thorn has …
Petar Toushkov rated The Kaiju Preservation Society: 4 stars
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food delivery apps. That …
Petar Toushkov rated Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: 4 stars
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter #1
When mysterious letters start arriving on his doorstep, Harry Potter has never heard of Hogwarts School of …
Petar Toushkov rated The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Reporter: 5 stars
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Reporter by Daniela Tomova
A reporter travels to the Norwegian Arctic to cover an unusual sled race with the undead leading the living into …
Petar Toushkov rated All Systems Red: 5 stars
All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."
In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved …
Petar Toushkov rated The Islanders: 5 stars
The Islanders by Christopher Priest
Reality is illusory and magical in the stunning new literary SF novel from the multiple award-winning author of The Prestige—for …
Petar Toushkov rated Stars in my pocket like grains of sand: 5 stars
Stars in my pocket like grains of sand by Samuel R. Delany
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand (1984) is a science fiction novel by Samuel R. Delany. It is …
Petar Toushkov rated Jack Glass: 4 stars
Petar Toushkov rated Rashomon and Other Stories: 5 stars
Rashomon and Other Stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
The story recounts the encounter between a servant and an old woman in the dilapidated Rashōmon, the southern gate of …
Petar Toushkov rated The warren: 4 stars
The warren by Brian Evenson
"The Warren is a tense, thoughtful exploration of a battle for survival between two beings with competing claims to humanity."--Publisher's …