story of a person's life written by that person (önéletrajzi regény)
slushy
stories, films / movies or feelings that are considered to be silly and without value because they are too emotional and romantic (nyálas)
engross (sb)
it is so interesting that you give it all your attention (magával ragad)
enlightening
informative; contributing to one's awareness (lényegre rávilágító, informatív)
wry
humorously sarcastic or mocking (fanyar humorú)
tounge-in-cheek
intende to be understood as a joke, although you might appear to be serious (ironikus, gúnyos)
drippy
boring, stupid and weak or sentimental (együgyű, csöpögős)
graphic novel
a novel in comic-strip format (képregény)
saga novel
a long story, often telling the history of a family (családregény)
contrived
artificial and difficult to believe (mesterkélt)
compulsive reading
difficult to stop once you've started (magávalragadó olvasmány)
hinge
the inside portion of the flexible area where book cover meets the book spine (könyvgerinc)
page-turner
a book that you want to keep reading (érdekes könyv)
(moving) portrayal (of sth/sb)
the way that someone or something is described or represented in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work (ábrázolás)
risqué
against accepted social standards and likely to shock some people (merész, pikáns)
implausible
unlikely; unbelievable
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...
logbook
an official record; a book in which information is written in a timely manner (menetnapló, hajónapló stb.)
clichéd
overused; trite (közhelyes)
lugubrious
looking or sounding sad and dismal (komor)
enigmatic
mysterious, inexplicable, puzzling (rejtélyes)
protagonist
main character (főszereplő)
get glowing reviews
get excellent reviews (kiváló kritikákat kap)
capture one's attention/imagination
fascinate someone (megragadja a figyelmét, képzeletét)
anthology
a collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems (antológia)
poignant
causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness (megrendítő, szívbe markoló)
hats off here to (sb)
to show appreciation to sb (le a kalappal valaki előtt)
novel
a book-length fictional prose narrative (regény)
(be) inured to
to not be affected by (immunis valamire)
peerless
having no equal; better than the rest (páratlan)
whodunnit
a story about a crime (usually murder) (detektívregény)
hackneyed
used so often as to lack freshness or originality (elcsépelt)
I would definitely give it a miss.
I would rather not read/watch it. (Inkább kihagynám)
harrowing (story)
extremely upsetting because connected with suffering (szívszaggató, megrázó)
epic
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds (eposz)