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megea's review against another edition
4.0
I would have really loved these stories if I read them they way they were intended and originally printed: as occasional treats published individually in magazines. However, in a collection of 65, they're harder to take. The stories, each only 2-4 pages long, are generally very funny although the "proletarian" writing style and the topics become repetitive after more than a few stories in a row. All in all, they're great, fun stories, but they require a lot of dilution with other reading.
msgtdameron's review against another edition
4.0
I like Soviet satire. If you like it also this is a winner if not it will leave you scratching your head. Best story is "The Photograph". This one actually has a meaning in the U.S. in 2019 as the TSA will require a passport or special stamp on your drivers license to board an aircraft by October. Can the internal passport be far behind? Pity, we won the Cold War and loose our civil rights each day until we will look like Russia 1935 and Russia will look like the U.S. in 1935.
kelseyandrew's review against another edition
4.0
Fantastic Russian satire. I have actually laughed out loud because of this book!
joshuasklar's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
A gr8 book for the bathroom
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