dog-eared paperback | (of an object made from paper) having the corners worn or battered with use | |
read sth avidly | read sth extremely eagerly and with interest | |
stash | hide sth shameful | |
it seems gratifying | wydaje się że to sprawia wielką radość | |
contemptible book | książka godna pogardy | |
enduring popularity | trwająca popularność | |
ravenous reader | wygłodniały czytelnik = extremely hungry | |
wholehearted rejection | pełne odrzucenie | |
nursery rhyme | wierszyk dla dzieci | |
make sth up | wymyślić coś | |
linguistic expertise | lingwistyczne doświadczenie | |
put sth aside | odłożyć coś na bok | |
immense intelect | ogromny intelekt | |
tread lightly (in this sort of interpretation) | podążać, stąpać ostrożnie | |
the truth beyond measure | truth wihich is impossible to be measured | |
sweep of story | zakres historii | |
inherit | dziedziczyć | |
divisible into 2 classes | podzielny na dwie kategorie | |
escapist yarn | a story that let us escape from reality | |
dismay | displeasing shock | |
derided | neglected | |
a stern challenge | a tough challenge | |
fanciful | not real | |
quandary | dilemma | |
subject matter is close to home | a subject is having a direct personal effect on you | |
understatement | niedomówienie | |
contrasting voices | contrasting opinions | |
unswervingly enlightened scholar | definitely rozumny naukowiec :D | |
cantankerous | like to fight with others | |
lurid | szokujący, drastyczny / vivid | |
totter | chwiać się | |
a slant on sth | an opinion about sth | |
page-turner | lekka książka | |