Book EventsMint Tale”Revolve around a boy who, by the will of fate, ended up in a shelter. He quickly concludes that justice does not exist in this world. This is an atypical tale of “sugar syrup”. This is a “mint cappuccino”, a lot of snow and a lot of loneliness. We present the top 10 books similar to “The Mint Tale” by Alexander Polyarny.
10. Sorry, they are waiting for me ... (Agnes Martin-Lugan)
The main character of the novel “Sorry, they’re waiting for me ...”- the ambitious translator Yael. For the sake of her career, she sacrifices almost everything - relationships, family, entertainment - and does not even notice how lonely she is.
But once this girl was a cheerful, cheerful student who had a sea of friends and acquaintances. Now that she’s over 30, she doesn’t even allow herself to listen to her favorite music so as not to arouse useless emotions once again.
But, contrary to her wishes, everything changes when she accidentally meets an old friend whom she has not seen for many years.
9. The girl from the Patriarchs (Catherine Rozhdestvenskaya)
Parents of Nina - the main character novels “Patriarch Girl”Were young architects and a very harmonious couple. In this happy family, dad could not just walk past his beloved wife without acquiring her, or without kissing her neck. Nina bathed in happiness until a terrible thing happened ....
Ten-year-old Nina sometimes stayed home alone at night while her parents went to visit. At these moments she was lonely and a little creepy. But, very soon her childhood fears began to come true when this man began to appear near her house ...
8. Through thorns to ... home! (Ulyana Orlova)
Anton Veterkov - the protagonist of the novel “Through thorns to ... home!”- lives in a boarding school, where he was identified by his parents who left the country to work abroad.
The guy suffers from his uselessness and eternal skirmishes with the local hooligans and ultimately decides to escape from the boarding school to his hometown.
On the way, he meets baby Slavka, who has fallen off parents. Together, the guys embark on a difficult and exciting journey.
Can the boys overcome all the trials and get to their home? ..
7. Universal Theory of Oblivion (José Eduardo Agualuza)
The main character of the novel “Universal theory of oblivion”- Ludu. She experienced a severe emotional shock in childhood. Over time, she recovered, but the fear of open spaces remained with her forever.
Even in shopping in any weather, she walks with a large black umbrella, thus protecting herself from a hostile outside world.
After her sister left for Angola after marriage, Ludo also decided to leave Portugal and move to Africa. But, the woman still does not suspect that she is waiting.
When the riots begin in Angola, Ludu takes the only sure step that can protect her from the hated open spaces: she decides to block the door to her house. Now the heroine will live in absolute isolation ...
6. One word is worth a thousand (Liu Zhengyun)
Roman “One word is worth a thousand"Is Liu Zhenyun's most famous and titled literary work.
The comedic talent of the writer shows himself here in a new format: the novel is both comic and harsh at the same time, because the fate of the heroes gives ridicule to the heroes, pushing them into a blind pursuit of ghostly happiness.
The author talks about the universal alonewhen in a huge stream of people a person has no one to exchange a few words with heart to heart, even with God.
5. Time is always good (Eugene Pasternak)
Imagine for a moment what would happen if a girl from the present tense suddenly falls into 1980? And the boy from 1980 will arrive in her place?
Which era is better? And what does it mean “better”? More comfortable? Safer? What is better to devote your time to: computer games or backyard fun?
What is really important: the ability to find virtual friends or the ability to talk, looking into each other's eyes? And most importantly - were time and people really different then? But what if, time is always good…
4. High Jump (Elizabeth Gross)
Roman “High jump”Tells the story of the 30-year-old journalist Elizabeth, who, on the way from Helsinki, met with jazz musician Mark. Suddenly, he offers his new friend to join his group on a creative tour of Europe ...
This book is about travel, feelings and loneliness, but most of all it reveals the essence of the time in which we live. Thanks to sparkling dialogs, the burning problems of Russian and European society appear before the reader.
3. Let Me In (Yoon Lindqvist)
The main events of the novel “let me in”Unfold in the suburb of Stockholm, Blackberg in the fall of 1981.
Twelve-year-old Oscar Ericsson is a victim of school bullying and difficult life circumstances. He lives with his mother: the father of a guy suffering from alcoholism is now far from his family.
At school, Oscar is constantly humiliated by a classmate, Jonny Forsberg, who also has many family problems (an incomplete large family).
Because of the protracted depression, Oscar has an unhealthy interest in forensics, in particular murders. He even collects an entire album with newspaper clippings, which describe the most high-profile and mysterious crimes.
In the meantime, Hokan, a 40-year-old man, and an eccentric little girl, Eli, settled next to Oscar. But Oscar’s new neighbors aren’t very busy, because he devotes all his free time either to petty thefts from the local department store, or a splash of aggression through the ugliness of a tree trunk with a knife, imagining himself as an invincible killer ...
2. Loneliness on the Web (Janusz Wisniewski)
The action of the novel “Loneliness online”Takes place in the mid-nineties of the last century. The central characters of the work get to know each other on the World Wide Web, which was gaining popularity among young people at that time. They correspond, become attached to each other, fall in love, suffer.
In addition to the virtual communication of the characters on the network, the novel describes the life of each of them in reality: relationships with friends, family, work, hobbies.
After a long conversation on the network, the heroes meet in Paris, and very soon after that, trials fall on them, which will play the most significant role in their relationship.
1. Lonely people live by the sea (Black Cattaleya)
At about 22:00, on the road, in the direction of the south-west, at a low speed, the car moved. There was a girl driving a vehicle. Her thick brown hair wrapped easily and freely around her shoulders.
Over the past six months, she has noticeably lost weight, while the heroine of the novelLonely people live by the sea”Believes that in this way has returned to normal. At least that's what she wrote in her personal diary ...