Which book are you reading now? Volume XIV

[Kyriakos]

Halfway through 1984 now.

‘When will you pay me?’ say the bells of Old Bailey.

 

[Birdjaguar]

for To Sleep in a Sea of Stars.

 

[Kyriakos]

Now finished reading 1984.
Nice

 

[red_elk]

Just started reading a book you all probably read or know about.

 

[Kyriakos]

Just started reading a book you all probably read or know about.

Why? :/
This is a piece of Americana. You could have went with Poe.

Unsurprisingly, Cyril and Methodios made it so that the letters of that name would be exactly the same in Greek, but most monolingual americans probably won't readily identify what it is.

 

[red_elk]

No specific reason, just to broaden my horizon.
This was too easy for you, because you Greeks stole our letters for your alphabet!

 

[Kyriakos]

Those "isapostles" and "apostles to the slavs" were from Thessalonike.
Another example of how this used to be an important city some millions of years ago.

 

[Birdjaguar]

"The Invisible life of Addie LaRue" by VE Schwab. Delightful reading.

 

[Takhisis]

No specific reason, just to broaden my horizon.
This was too easy for you, because you Greeks stole our letters for your alphabet!

I've been practising Cyrillic calligraphy today. Trust me, nobody would try and steal from an alphabet with Zhe (Ж) and the Iotified Greater Yus (Ѭ).

 

[red_elk]

I've been practising Cyrillic calligraphy today. Trust me, nobody would try and steal from an alphabet with Zhe (Ж) and the Iotified Greater Yus (Ѭ).

Also Romans took our normal letters Я, И, Ь and mirrored them or turned upside down.

 

[Arakhor]

Just started reading a book you all probably read or know about.

Is it typical in Russia to have the author's name much larger than the book title, or is this only the case where the author famously only wrote one book?

 

[red_elk]

Is it typical in Russia to have the author's name much larger than the book title, or is this only the case where the author famously only wrote one book?

No, it's not typical and there's no clear pattern in it. Whatever publisher decides.

 

[Ajidica]

Just started reading a book you all probably read or know about.

Took me a minute to figure out the book; figured it out by looking at author's name and butchering my way through the Cyrillic pronunciation.

 

[Arakhor]

Once I'd worked out that Charper was Harper and that was the author, it was pretty obvious what it was, though I have no idea which bit is actually the title.

 

[red_elk]

The title is "Убить пересмешника", right below the author's name.

 

[Arakhor]

Well, I suppose that if you don't use articles, that would be easier to write.

 

[Takhisis]

Also Romans took our normal letters Я, И, Ь and mirrored them or turned upside down.

Nonsense. It's the Russians who took the letter M and mirrored it.

 

[Birdjaguar]

That was the only book that came to mind when I saw the cover.

 

[FriendlyFire]

Into the Dark - David weber
Hes pretty solid record on churning out the usual blend of action military sci-fi

 

[red_elk]

Once I'd worked out that Charper was Harper and that was the author, it was pretty obvious what it was, though I have no idea which bit is actually the title.

And by the way, it should not be Charper. Cyrillic "x" transliterates to "h" or "kh", and there is a different letter for ch-sound.
We wouldn't uglify the writer's name for no reason