fihman's review
3.0
It lost me at the end... might have been a mistake to read it all in one sitting rather than stagger each essay between other things.
emmamarie0's review
Dnf for now: I’m too stupid to understand any of her writing it’s beautiful but it is going over my head. I hope to read it someday
vapourwavey's review
challenging
dark
informative
medium-paced
5.0
this text is set somewhere between critical history, poetry and memoir. each story is so rich with imagery and memory. exquisite.
colinrafferty's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.25
stephanielynnrp's review
3.0
3 stars. Feels unfair for me to rate it officially because I don't know enough about Russian history, including literary history, to meet the text (and its author) in its fullness. The author is doing something really interesting but my understanding was lacking.