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