A novel of WWII featuring plucky residents of Leningrad and the surrounding areas and their encounters with the evil Germans. The writing was good; the story was taut, but I guess this just isn't my kind of subject matter. It's a small tale of two young men in their personal war with the Germans and their own countrymen. And as neither a male, nor Russian, nor Jewish it just didn't have much for me to identify with. It was okay. It wasn't a bad thing to read, but it wasn't a favorite and didn't have me staying up late turning the pages.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
City of Thieves
A novel of WWII featuring plucky residents of Leningrad and the surrounding areas and their encounters with the evil Germans. The writing was good; the story was taut, but I guess this just isn't my kind of subject matter. It's a small tale of two young men in their personal war with the Germans and their own countrymen. And as neither a male, nor Russian, nor Jewish it just didn't have much for me to identify with. It was okay. It wasn't a bad thing to read, but it wasn't a favorite and didn't have me staying up late turning the pages.
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