silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition
dark
funny
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism and Classism
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Racism, Death, Infertility, and Infidelity
While I feel like 'enjoyed' might be the wrong word for a book about Soviet Russia, it might be the best word I can come up with here. It was engaging, and the narrator had a soothing voice with the perfect amount of Russian accent to give the right feel while still being understandable. I especially appreciate stories like this (The Girl with Seven Names is the other one that comes to mind) that talk about the complex emotions of leaving a country that is run very badly but still kind of feels like home.
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