22) English Vocabulary in Use
short text printed on the backcover of a book, describing what book is about
blurb
moving or sad
poignant
descriprion of a sequence of events
chronicle
praised by the public
acclaimed
very interesting and engaging
compelling
rather dark, mournful and gloomy
lugubrious
often cruel or disgusting, concerned with death
macabre
causing great fear
chilling
powerful story that keeps you interested
page-turner
mysterious
enigmatic
amazing
breathtaking
in the face of a bad situation
wry
who has the same name as the title of the book
eponymous
main character
protagonist
pleasant and interesting
engaging
written record of what you have done each day/ publication containing academic articles, published regulary
journal
record of a persons own life
memoirs
book/set of books/articles arranged in alphabet. order, dealing with human lang.
encyclopedia
collection of e. g. poems or short stories by diff. authors
anthology
technical book with instictions
manual
book that record events, times, etc.
logbook
difficult to stope reading once you've started
compulsive reading (can't put down)
contains ideas that no one else had yet thought or discussed at tgat time
ahead of its time
a reflection of that time
a product of its time
not complex (slightly negative connotation)
lightweight
nice to read in bed
bedtime reading
difficult to read
heavy going
become involved/ engage with
get into
number of people who read them
readership