Talking about books Flashcards
blurb
a short text on the back cover of a book, describing what the book is about
poignant
moving and sad
chronicle
description of a sequence of events
acclaimed
praised by the public
compelling
very interesting and engaging
lugubrious
rather dark, mournful and gloomy
macabre
often cruel or disgusting, concerned with death
chilling
causing great fear
page-turner
powerful story that keeps you interested
insight
the ability to understand what something is really like
gripping
so interesting or excitingthat it holds your attention totally
enigmatic
mysterious
breathtaking
amazing
wry
in the face of a bad situation
evocative
whiwh arouse memories or images
eponymous
who has the same name as the title of the book
protagonist
main character
engaging
pleasant and interesting
journal
written record of what you have done each day, publication containing academic articles, published at regular intervals
memoirs
written record of a person’s own life, typically by a politician or military figure
encyclopedia
book or set of books containing articles arranged in alphabetical order, dealing with the whole of human knowledge or part of it
anthology
a collection of, for example, poems or short stories by different authors
manual
is usually a technical book with instructions
logbook
a book that records events, times…
complsive reading
difficult to stop once you’ve started (formal)
can’t put down
diffiult to stop reading once you’ve started (informal)
informative
gives a lot of useful information
ahead of its time
contained ideas that no one else had yet thought of or discussed at that time
a product of it’s time
a reflection of that time
lightweight
not complex; slightly negative connotation
bedtime reading
nice to read in bed
heavy going
difficult to read
get into
become involved/engage with
readership
number of people who read them
