a story about a crime (usually murder) (detektívregény)
memoirs
a kind of writing that tells someone's memories (memoár)
autobiography
story of a person's life written by that person (önéletrajzi regény)
I would definitely give it a miss.
I would rather not read/watch it. (Inkább kihagynám)
logbook
an official record; a book in which information is written in a timely manner (menetnapló, hajónapló stb.)
fast-moving
developing or changing very quickly (gyorsan történő eseményekkel dús)
poignant
causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness (megrendítő, szívbe markoló)
contrived
artificial and difficult to believe (mesterkélt)
capture one's attention/imagination
fascinate someone (megragadja a figyelmét, képzeletét)
implausible
unlikely; unbelievable
harrowing (story)
extremely upsetting because connected with suffering (szívszaggató, megrázó)
hinge
the inside portion of the flexible area where book cover meets the book spine (könyvgerinc)
hackneyed
used so often as to lack freshness or originality (elcsépelt)
compulsive reading
difficult to stop once you've started (magávalragadó olvasmány)
(be) inured to
to not be affected by (immunis valamire)
enlightening
informative; contributing to one's awareness (lényegre rávilágító, informatív)
blurb
a short description of a book, film, etc., written by the people who have produced it, and intended to make people want to buy it or see it (fülszöveg...
novel
a book-length fictional prose narrative (regény)
page-turner
a book that you want to keep reading (érdekes könyv)