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A review by snivets
Children of the Night: The Strange and Epic Story of Modern Romania by Paul Kenyon
4.0
Brutal, tragic, and page-turningly compelling. Great fun history, even better than China Mieville's story of the Russian Revolution, this is dark stuff. I read it while on a trip through Romania with my partner (and in fact bought it from the small English section at Carturesti in Bucharest) and it really gave wonderful context to the country.
Prior to reading this, I thought Yugoslavia was the most interesting Communist country, but now I feel it's Romania! Trades of Jews for technology, dancing Richard Nixon, Gorbachev's explicit disapproval - what more could you want in an Eastern Bloc country's story!
I did pick this up hoping it would give more perspective on the post-1990 timeframe, but that is decidedly not what this book is. Would love recommendations for what that book would be in English!
Prior to reading this, I thought Yugoslavia was the most interesting Communist country, but now I feel it's Romania! Trades of Jews for technology, dancing Richard Nixon, Gorbachev's explicit disapproval - what more could you want in an Eastern Bloc country's story!
I did pick this up hoping it would give more perspective on the post-1990 timeframe, but that is decidedly not what this book is. Would love recommendations for what that book would be in English!