Darya Silman
@daryasilman.bsky.social
A reader obsessed with history (mostly WW2 and time after it) and classics 📚 languages: Russian/English/Estonian (plus rudimentary Bulgarian, German, Turkish and Finnish) 📗 occasional writer
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Darya Silman
@daryasilman.bsky.social
· May 11
It is the duty of the writer to report a terrible truth, and the duty of the reader to learn it. Anyone who turns away, closses his eyes and passes by, violates the memory of the murdered. - Wassili Grossman #Holocaust #WWII #history
#Currentlyreading (aka listening to) FLESH by David Szalay.
Weird stuff. Dialogues are intentionally short. Dialogue tags are 'he asks,' 'he says,' 'she says:' no emotions. Typical answers are 'yeah,' 'okay.' Very detailed s#x scenes in almost every chapter
Weird stuff. Dialogues are intentionally short. Dialogue tags are 'he asks,' 'he says,' 'she says:' no emotions. Typical answers are 'yeah,' 'okay.' Very detailed s#x scenes in almost every chapter
November 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
#Currentlyreading (aka listening to) FLESH by David Szalay.
Weird stuff. Dialogues are intentionally short. Dialogue tags are 'he asks,' 'he says,' 'she says:' no emotions. Typical answers are 'yeah,' 'okay.' Very detailed s#x scenes in almost every chapter
Weird stuff. Dialogues are intentionally short. Dialogue tags are 'he asks,' 'he says,' 'she says:' no emotions. Typical answers are 'yeah,' 'okay.' Very detailed s#x scenes in almost every chapter
#Currentlyreading THE RAINBOW by D.H.Lawrence
November 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
#Currentlyreading THE RAINBOW by D.H.Lawrence
My latest purchases (all used):
Biography of George Patton,
Biography of Barack Obama,
Awakenings by Oliver Sacks,
The Rainbow by D.H.Lawrence,
Realm of Measure by Aizek Azimov.
I spend only €12 on all books
Biography of George Patton,
Biography of Barack Obama,
Awakenings by Oliver Sacks,
The Rainbow by D.H.Lawrence,
Realm of Measure by Aizek Azimov.
I spend only €12 on all books
November 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
My latest purchases (all used):
Biography of George Patton,
Biography of Barack Obama,
Awakenings by Oliver Sacks,
The Rainbow by D.H.Lawrence,
Realm of Measure by Aizek Azimov.
I spend only €12 on all books
Biography of George Patton,
Biography of Barack Obama,
Awakenings by Oliver Sacks,
The Rainbow by D.H.Lawrence,
Realm of Measure by Aizek Azimov.
I spend only €12 on all books
#currentlyreading #nowreading a #nonfiction book about the USSR vs. the USA in the East in the 1950-70s
November 19, 2025 at 7:48 AM
#currentlyreading #nowreading a #nonfiction book about the USSR vs. the USA in the East in the 1950-70s
#Currentlyreading #nowreading THE MAZE RUNNER trilogy, all three parts in one volume. I liked the first movie but DNFed the second and didn't watch the third. I loved Dylan O'Brien as Thomas: the boy had the potential
November 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM
#Currentlyreading #nowreading THE MAZE RUNNER trilogy, all three parts in one volume. I liked the first movie but DNFed the second and didn't watch the third. I loved Dylan O'Brien as Thomas: the boy had the potential
I finished reading Faulkner's 'The Sound and the Fury' and a memoir of a Tallinn massage salon owner accused of pimping.
I couldn't go on with Borges... I couldn't get him...
So, I have to choose my next book. It'll be a very stressing experience. Fiction or nonfiction? From new or old purchases?
I couldn't go on with Borges... I couldn't get him...
So, I have to choose my next book. It'll be a very stressing experience. Fiction or nonfiction? From new or old purchases?
November 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I finished reading Faulkner's 'The Sound and the Fury' and a memoir of a Tallinn massage salon owner accused of pimping.
I couldn't go on with Borges... I couldn't get him...
So, I have to choose my next book. It'll be a very stressing experience. Fiction or nonfiction? From new or old purchases?
I couldn't go on with Borges... I couldn't get him...
So, I have to choose my next book. It'll be a very stressing experience. Fiction or nonfiction? From new or old purchases?
My latest #book purchases:
Emma by Jane Austin
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James Cain
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
The Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Trilogy 'The Maze Runner' by James Dashner
Emma by Jane Austin
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James Cain
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
The Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Trilogy 'The Maze Runner' by James Dashner
November 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
My latest #book purchases:
Emma by Jane Austin
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James Cain
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
The Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Trilogy 'The Maze Runner' by James Dashner
Emma by Jane Austin
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James Cain
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
The Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Trilogy 'The Maze Runner' by James Dashner
FLESH by David Szalay won the Booker Prize 2025. I opened Zon to purchase the book, and the Kindle edition was €14. Then Zon asked me to update my information for some reason. When I returned to the book's page, the prize was already €26! I bought an audio instead
November 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
FLESH by David Szalay won the Booker Prize 2025. I opened Zon to purchase the book, and the Kindle edition was €14. Then Zon asked me to update my information for some reason. When I returned to the book's page, the prize was already €26! I bought an audio instead
My latest new used (pun intended) books:
Letters to Brother Teo by Vincent Van Gogh
The Outsider by Albert Camus
Notes on Nationalism by George Orwell
The Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
A book on Israeli-Palestine conflict
Letters to Brother Teo by Vincent Van Gogh
The Outsider by Albert Camus
Notes on Nationalism by George Orwell
The Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
A book on Israeli-Palestine conflict
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
My latest new used (pun intended) books:
Letters to Brother Teo by Vincent Van Gogh
The Outsider by Albert Camus
Notes on Nationalism by George Orwell
The Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
A book on Israeli-Palestine conflict
Letters to Brother Teo by Vincent Van Gogh
The Outsider by Albert Camus
Notes on Nationalism by George Orwell
The Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
A book on Israeli-Palestine conflict
November 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
#Currentlyreading #nowreading 'Sartoris' by William Faulkner (in Russian)
October 29, 2025 at 8:23 AM
#Currentlyreading #nowreading 'Sartoris' by William Faulkner (in Russian)
My latest used book purchases:
'11/22/63' and 'Full Dark, no Stars' by Stephen King
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
'A Farewell to Arms' and 'A Moveable Feast' by Ernest Hemingway
'See You in August' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
I read almost all these books, except Marquez and King's novellas
'11/22/63' and 'Full Dark, no Stars' by Stephen King
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
'A Farewell to Arms' and 'A Moveable Feast' by Ernest Hemingway
'See You in August' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
I read almost all these books, except Marquez and King's novellas
October 29, 2025 at 8:20 AM
My latest used book purchases:
'11/22/63' and 'Full Dark, no Stars' by Stephen King
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
'A Farewell to Arms' and 'A Moveable Feast' by Ernest Hemingway
'See You in August' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
I read almost all these books, except Marquez and King's novellas
'11/22/63' and 'Full Dark, no Stars' by Stephen King
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
'A Farewell to Arms' and 'A Moveable Feast' by Ernest Hemingway
'See You in August' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
I read almost all these books, except Marquez and King's novellas
My latest used book purchases:
MORAL LETTERS TO LUCILIUS by Seneca,
ABOUT PAIN, SUFFERING, AND DEATH by Cicero (a collection of his philosophical tractates)
CROWDS AND POWER by Elias Canetti
The books were a part of a charity auction for a cat rescue
MORAL LETTERS TO LUCILIUS by Seneca,
ABOUT PAIN, SUFFERING, AND DEATH by Cicero (a collection of his philosophical tractates)
CROWDS AND POWER by Elias Canetti
The books were a part of a charity auction for a cat rescue
October 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
My latest used book purchases:
MORAL LETTERS TO LUCILIUS by Seneca,
ABOUT PAIN, SUFFERING, AND DEATH by Cicero (a collection of his philosophical tractates)
CROWDS AND POWER by Elias Canetti
The books were a part of a charity auction for a cat rescue
MORAL LETTERS TO LUCILIUS by Seneca,
ABOUT PAIN, SUFFERING, AND DEATH by Cicero (a collection of his philosophical tractates)
CROWDS AND POWER by Elias Canetti
The books were a part of a charity auction for a cat rescue
I distracted myself with 3 used books of 'Supernatural' series. One I finished 3 h ago, another plan to finish tonight. They are very easy to read #supernatural #currentlyreading #nowreading
October 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I distracted myself with 3 used books of 'Supernatural' series. One I finished 3 h ago, another plan to finish tonight. They are very easy to read #supernatural #currentlyreading #nowreading
Still #currentlyreading this giant with small font 👇 At best, I read 50 pages a day. Most days, it's 10-20 pages #history #biography #USSR
October 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Still #currentlyreading this giant with small font 👇 At best, I read 50 pages a day. Most days, it's 10-20 pages #history #biography #USSR
My short #bookreview of SEVEN THOUSAND DAYS IN SIBERIA by Karlo Stajner is on Goodreads. 5 stars! #memoir #history #gulag
October 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
My short #bookreview of SEVEN THOUSAND DAYS IN SIBERIA by Karlo Stajner is on Goodreads. 5 stars! #memoir #history #gulag
Not much has changed in Russian prison system. During Stalin's purges, prisoners were kept in the dark about their fate.They had 15-20 min (now an hour) of walk in an enclosed prison yard. Walking had to be in circles, no talking.
#Currentlyreading '7000 days in Siberia' by Karlo Stajner #memoir
#Currentlyreading '7000 days in Siberia' by Karlo Stajner #memoir
October 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Not much has changed in Russian prison system. During Stalin's purges, prisoners were kept in the dark about their fate.They had 15-20 min (now an hour) of walk in an enclosed prison yard. Walking had to be in circles, no talking.
#Currentlyreading '7000 days in Siberia' by Karlo Stajner #memoir
#Currentlyreading '7000 days in Siberia' by Karlo Stajner #memoir
My #bookreview of THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON AND OTHER STORIES by Francis S. Fitzgerald is on Goodreads. 4 stars! #classics #shortstory #bookreviewer
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www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Darya Silman's review of Загадочная история Бенджамина Баттона
4/5: Collection of short stories by Francis S. Fitzgerald: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Diamond as Rich as the Ritz The Rich Boy Hot & Cold Blood Bernice Bobs Her Hair The Sensibl...
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October 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
My #bookreview of THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON AND OTHER STORIES by Francis S. Fitzgerald is on Goodreads. 4 stars! #classics #shortstory #bookreviewer
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
My #bookreview of THE WORST DAY: A PLANE CRASH, A TRAIN WRECK, AND REMARKABLE ACTS OF HEROISM IN WASHINGTON, DC by Bruce Goldfarb is on Goodreads. 5 stars! Publication date: Dec 2, 2025 #netgalley #theworstday #history #bookreviewer #nonfiction
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Darya Silman's review of The Worst Day
5/5: Publication date: December 2, 2025 I usually give 5 stars to exceptional books: a thorough historical research that took years to complete, a book that left me speechless with its emotional impa...
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October 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
My #bookreview of THE WORST DAY: A PLANE CRASH, A TRAIN WRECK, AND REMARKABLE ACTS OF HEROISM IN WASHINGTON, DC by Bruce Goldfarb is on Goodreads. 5 stars! Publication date: Dec 2, 2025 #netgalley #theworstday #history #bookreviewer #nonfiction
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
My #bookreview of THE MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A HAT by Oliver Sacks is on Goodreads. 4 stars! #nonfiction #medical #memoir
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Darya Silman's review of Человек, который принял жену за шляпу
4/5: Our brain is a complex organ that enables us to perform many tasks that we often take for granted. For example, we can comprehend abstract concepts, learn massive amounts of information, and retr...
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October 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
My #bookreview of THE MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A HAT by Oliver Sacks is on Goodreads. 4 stars! #nonfiction #medical #memoir
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
My latest used book purchases:
PARADISE LOST by John Milton,
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON AND OTHER STORIES by Francis S. Fitzgerald
PARADISE LOST by John Milton,
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON AND OTHER STORIES by Francis S. Fitzgerald
October 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
My latest used book purchases:
PARADISE LOST by John Milton,
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON AND OTHER STORIES by Francis S. Fitzgerald
PARADISE LOST by John Milton,
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON AND OTHER STORIES by Francis S. Fitzgerald
#Currentlyreading (simultaneously with Stalin's biography) an YA novel by L.J.Baines (professionally known as Luke Baines; he starred in the #shadowhunters series)
September 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
#Currentlyreading (simultaneously with Stalin's biography) an YA novel by L.J.Baines (professionally known as Luke Baines; he starred in the #shadowhunters series)
#Currentlyreading STALIN: THE COURT OF THE RED TSAR by Simon Sebag Montefiore.
My nan (who's almost 91) remembers her childhood from the early age. She lived with her Red-Army-officer dad on a military base near Irkutsk. When she was 3, Lazar Kaganovich visited the base and talked with her
My nan (who's almost 91) remembers her childhood from the early age. She lived with her Red-Army-officer dad on a military base near Irkutsk. When she was 3, Lazar Kaganovich visited the base and talked with her
September 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
#Currentlyreading STALIN: THE COURT OF THE RED TSAR by Simon Sebag Montefiore.
My nan (who's almost 91) remembers her childhood from the early age. She lived with her Red-Army-officer dad on a military base near Irkutsk. When she was 3, Lazar Kaganovich visited the base and talked with her
My nan (who's almost 91) remembers her childhood from the early age. She lived with her Red-Army-officer dad on a military base near Irkutsk. When she was 3, Lazar Kaganovich visited the base and talked with her
#Currentlyreading #TodayImreading THE MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A HAT by neurologist Oliver Sacks. It's case studies of people with different irreversible brain damage. It's very engaging and readable and doesn't require a degree in medicine #nonfiction
September 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
#Currentlyreading #TodayImreading THE MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A HAT by neurologist Oliver Sacks. It's case studies of people with different irreversible brain damage. It's very engaging and readable and doesn't require a degree in medicine #nonfiction
I finished this book in 3 days. The book reads as a newspaper article, and the author clearly knows how to create tension and touch heart strings.
Publication date: Dec 2, 2025
#netgalley #theworstday
Publication date: Dec 2, 2025
#netgalley #theworstday
Thank you #netgalley and the publisher for an ARC, THE WORST DAY: A PLANE CRASH, A TRAIN WRECK, AND REMARKABLE ACTS OF HEROISM IN WASHINGTON, DC by Bruce Goldfarb. Publication date: Dec 2, 2025
(I watched an episode of 'Seconds Before Disaster' about this plane crash)
(I watched an episode of 'Seconds Before Disaster' about this plane crash)
September 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I finished this book in 3 days. The book reads as a newspaper article, and the author clearly knows how to create tension and touch heart strings.
Publication date: Dec 2, 2025
#netgalley #theworstday
Publication date: Dec 2, 2025
#netgalley #theworstday