Thread: Harry Potter in Russian

Originally Posted by Bisquit

Check out this site
http://www.franklang.ru/gb.html#Книги_на_английском_и_русск ом_(bilingua):_

This books are both in Russian and in English.

Wow, that's quite handy. Now I can test drive the Russian version of Harry Potter before I consider purchasing it, or any of the listed books.

How much by the way? Here it costs 380 rubles.

U.S. $7.99
CAN. $10.99

It's more expensive in Russia than in North America, so I think it would be a good idea to fly to Toronto (or any other North-American city) to get the book. You can save about $4!

So cheap! I'll certainly take your advice.

Extremely cheap. You'll only have to pay for the return ticket Moscow-Toronto-Moscow (or maybe via Frankfurt).

Oh, I didn't think about it.

I've read Da Vince Code and it seems to me that I'm not going to read another Den Brown's book. It was so boring to read it especially the end of this book, although I must admit it was good English practice.

I like Dan Brown. The endings of Brown's books are always very exciting. Sometimes, far-fetched, though.

In my opinion, Dan Brown sucks. I started to read his "angels and demons", got insulted and threw it away. It is way too far-fetched, Star Trek is more down to Earth than he is... well, just my opinion.

It's not compulsory reading, so everyone can decide for themsleves whether his books are worth reading. I haven't read Star Trek yet.

Do a google search on Star Trek

Well, I flipped through Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons and I didn't like them besides they looked too complicated to me. Digital Fortress looks more interesting and easy to read.

Does anybody think "Da Vinci Code" is scandalous as annotation says?

I don't think so. The Da Vinci Code is not scandlaous in any way simply because there are tons of other people who know all these things that Brown writes about in his books. What's more, Dan Brown's books are not scientific or something. As far as I know, he doesn't feel like obtruding his opinion upon others. He just wants to let people know that what they've been told about religion since their cradle days probably isn't true.

Originally Posted by ReDSanchous

I don't think so. The Da Vinci Code is not scandlaous in any way simply because there are tons of other people who know all these things that Brown writes about in his books. What's more, Dan Brown's books are not scientific or something. As far as I know, he doesn't feel like obtruding his opinion upon others. He just wants to let people know that what they've been told about religion since their cradle days probably isn't true.

I have the same opinion, but I thought may be catholics take this things more seriously.. Is that info about people's indignation exaggerated?

I dunno. A lot of the facts he presents in his books are said to be wrong and hence not reliable. If you take his books so seriously, why not read a religious book? Not the Bible but something else that tells about Jesus Christ and his disciples.

Originally Posted by ReDSanchous

I dunno. A lot of the facts he presents in his books are said to be wrong and hence not reliable. If you take his books so seriously, why not read a religious book? Not the Bible but something else that tells about Jesus Christ and his disciples.

А что, похоже, что я серьезно это воспринимаю?
Религия меня вообще не колышет, потому и спрашиваю. На какой сайт книжного обозрения не зайду, там квохчут, какая это оскорбительная книга. На мой скромный атеистический взгляд - обычное легкое чтиво с претензией на интеллектуальность а-ля Акунин (никоим образом не хочу обидеть Акунина). Вот и пытаюсь понять, из-за чего весь сыр-бор.
З.Ы. Наверное, мой ломаный английский ввел тебя в заблуждение.

Я понял, что не ты это всерьёз воспринимаешь. Кто как хочет, тот пускай так и воспринимает. Можно в конечном счёте прочитать "Цифровую Крепость", где нет, наверное, ни слова про религию и остаться довольным Брауном.

Does anyone know if the Star Trek books, based on the televsion series, have been translated into Russian?

I saw them in a book store some time ago. That means that they've been translated into Russian.