3.86 AVERAGE

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark informative mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
informative reflective
dark informative reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark informative mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I gotta say the beginning is boring, I almost dropped it, you don't get why the author very slowly tells you a bit of the story of this man and then it gets interesting. 

Unfortunaly, I didn't have all the references to real people and events so I couldn't fully grasp everything but I'm glad I read it. I learned a lot. Obviously it's fictional so not 100% true. Nice to have a hint of russian history I guess.
dark informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

I found this interesting as a concept. A journalist writes up their theories and ideas about what is really going in inside the Putin regime and packages it as a novel, where the main character is some critical Putin advisor who has recently been disgraced and is now ready to tell the whole story to a journalist.


I am not sure if it was true, or right, but it was an interesting take.
informative medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No