A review by gilnean
True Believer: Stalin's Last American Spy by Kati Marton

informative medium-paced

0.75

True Believer is the story of a fascinating historical figure, and there are pieces of great historical value and truth to be found—if you can sift through the drivel that is Marton's flagrant bias, historical distortions, sheer ignorance, and sometimes outright lies. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, and Deportation

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Fatphobia, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Excrement, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent