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dodie_sullivan's review against another edition
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Graphic: Antisemitism, War, Religious bigotry, Drug use, Confinement, Racism, Infidelity, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Grief, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Deportation, Sexual content, Violence, and Slavery
Moderate: Blood, Chronic illness, Child death, and Colonisation
Minor: Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual assault, Animal death, Infertility, and Abortion
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That was... a lot. I'm impressed by the amount of research that must have been conducted for this book. It really spans hundreds of years of one family. I knew several parts of it already but seing it in the bigger context was really cool. But there were soooo many names. :D Luckily I didn't read it to become an expert on the Romanovs but because I was curious and wanted to get some details on the things I already knew. And oh my, did I get some details. It seems like except for Catherine the Great, who loved art, the other's had only two hobbies: killing family members and creating new ones.
Jokes aside this actually was a super interesting book and I have a better understanding of Russian and European history now.
I mostly listened to it on audio book otherwise I probably wouldn't have finished it this qickly. I'm glad I had the physical book as well, though, because the family trees, listst of protagonists at the beginning of each chapter and the photos included were really helpful.
Jokes aside this actually was a super interesting book and I have a better understanding of Russian and European history now.
I mostly listened to it on audio book otherwise I probably wouldn't have finished it this qickly. I'm glad I had the physical book as well, though, because the family trees, listst of protagonists at the beginning of each chapter and the photos included were really helpful.
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Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Confinement, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Violence
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