A review by mimima
Fear by Anatoli Rybakov
4.0
Continuing the story of [b:Children of the Arbat|906860|Children of the Arbat (Arbat Tetralogy, #1)|Anatoli Rybakov|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1179349550s/906860.jpg|1476270], Fear is well named. Excellent exploration of trying to navigate a constantly shifting political landscape. Rybakov did an amazing job of portraying the purges and explaining how the stage was set for a power vacuum as Stalin entered the Second World War. Again, he goes inside Stalin's mind for some of the story, and again it is an icky place to be.
Every once in a while, the story would bog down, which is what kept it from being a five star read.
Every once in a while, the story would bog down, which is what kept it from being a five star read.