The BFG by Roald Dahl
📝 First Impressions The BFG is one of those Roald Dahl books that immediately feels larger than life. From the beginning, there is a sense of wonder mixed with just enough darkness to make the story exciting rather than simply…
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Matilda by Roald Dahl
📝 First Impressions Matilda is one of those stories I have known in more than one form, and I think that probably helped make it even more memorable for me. I read the book, but I also saw the film…
Arhitecții speranței by Alexandru Lamba
📝 First Impressions Unlike some of the older books I’m revisiting for BookFairy, Arhitecții speranței is one I still remember surprisingly well. The action stayed with me, which is usually a very good sign — especially considering how many books…
Însemnările damei de silicon by Dănuț Ungureanu – Book Review
📝 First Impressions I read Însemnările damei de silicon many years ago, but unlike some books whose details have faded almost completely, this one left me with a very clear idea of what it was trying to do. For me,…
Basmania: Răspântia gândurilor by Valentin Nicolau – Book Review
📝 First Impressions Some books stay with me because of a particular scene, a character or a twist. Basmania: Răspântia gândurilor stayed with me in a different way: after all these years, I may not remember every detail of the…
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
📝 First Impressions I read Fahrenheit 451 in 2014, and what stayed with me most was not just the story itself, but how uncomfortable it felt to realise that a book published in 1953 could still describe certain aspects of…
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
📝 First Impressions I read Rendezvous with Rama back in 2014, so I’m not going to pretend I still remember every technical detail or every stage of the expedition. What I do remember very clearly is the way my reaction…
Răzbunarea sluților by Rodica Ojog-Brașoveanu – Book Review
📝 First Impressions I have a slightly complicated relationship with Rodica Ojog-Brașoveanu’s books. I absolutely love her crime novels, but her attempts at historical fiction have never worked nearly as well for me. That is why Răzbunarea sluților felt like…
Wyrm by Orson Scott Card – Book Review
📝 First Impressions I read Wyrm for the Nemira reading club, and one of the things I remember most clearly is how much discussion the book generated afterwards. We talked about Orson Scott Card’s recurring fascination with gifted children, about…
Wings by Terry Pratchett – Book Review
📝 First Impressions By the time I reached Wings, I was already completely invested in the Nomes and in the strange way they see the human world. The first two books had already taken them through so much change that…
Diggers by Terry Pratchett – Book Review
📝 First Impressions What I remembered most clearly about Diggers was not one particular scene, but the way the book made me look at life from a slightly different angle. That was actually the note I left for myself when…
Truckers by Terry Pratchett – Book Review
📝 First Impressions I had forgotten how much fun Terry Pratchett can be when he takes a completely ridiculous idea and somehow makes it work. Truckers is built around tiny people trying to survive in a world made for humans,…