Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad by M.T. Anderson

3 reviews

ionamcewan's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A beautiful heart wrenching exploration of one of the darkest moments in soviet history. It makes clear some of the soviet history I’ve always struggled to understand and somehow captures the broad strokes and the minute with Extream care and gentleness. I highly reccomend

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, Cannibalism, and Death

ian_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Incredibly gripping, moving, inspiring.

"Ksenia Matus mused to Vulliamy, "So many years have passed since that day and memory is a funny thing, like drying paint. It changes color as it dries. But that symphony has stayed with me the way it was that night. Afterwards, it was still a city under siege, but I knew it would live. Music is life, after all. What is life without music? This was the music that proved our city had come back to life after death."" 
Pg 349

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Torture, Cannibalism, War, Violence, Murder, Suicide, and Genocide

houndoflove1985's review

informative reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Police brutality, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail