A review by bookwormbecks
The Angel of Grozny: Orphans of a Forgotten War by Nadia Christensen, Åsne Seierstad

3.0

Like many other reviewers have said, this book is like a history lesson. I studied history in college but never took any courses on Russia, and I don't remember ever hearing anything about the events in Chechnya on the news. Some of Seierstad's writing on the different leaders and military tactics is a little bland, but when she is telling the stories of the children, women, all those affected by the war...she really shines. I did not enjoy this book as much as The Bookseller of Kabul, but I continue to be in awe of Asne Seierstad. I look forward to reading her other books.