wshier's review against another edition
4.0
This very short novel is set during Pugachev’s peasant-Cossack revolt against Catherine the Great. A lot happens in a few pages! A spoiled child sent to a supposedly safe garrison town to "become a man", gambling, a bender, a blizzard, a rescue by a mysterious stranger, the boredom of living in the sticks and the crazy stuff it makes you do...like a duel over a woman (really the only woman around of suitable age), panic, betrayal, loyalty, and redemption.
lavidaenquotes's review
4.0
Short, suspenseful, and eerie. A tale of avarice, greed, cards, and curses.
Quite the perfect short read for the Halloween season.
Quite the perfect short read for the Halloween season.
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