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A review by kjboldon
Earthly Signs: Moscow Diaries, 1917-1922 by Marina Tsvetaeva
dark
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
An impressionistic gathering of essays and notes from 1917 Russian. Marina is sharp and funny even when she is starving. My lack of historical knowledge means I missed a bunch, but these NYRB editions of women during wartime are fascinating and moving.
One of the rare instances where I recommend reading the Introduction not avoiding it till after finishing the book itself, since what follows is so discursive and unplotted that getting the historical context would have helped me appreciate it more.
One of the rare instances where I recommend reading the Introduction not avoiding it till after finishing the book itself, since what follows is so discursive and unplotted that getting the historical context would have helped me appreciate it more.