patkay85's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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4.0

4.5 stars. This book was so fascinating. It started a little slowly, but by the end I was completely captivated. It gave me a whole new level of respect for Sesame Street in general, and an incredibly unique perspective into a culture that is very difficult for Americans to understand.

slcreemer's review

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emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

mads_reads's review against another edition

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informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

waffleairways's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

3.5

kasss's review against another edition

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5.0

I've been reading more non-fiction (especially microhistories) this year, and this book really ticked all the boxes. It was a nice, hyper specific deep dive into adapting Sesame Street for the Russian (+former Soviet states!) market post-USSR.

It's been a very, very long time since I last saw an episode of Sesame Street, but of course I've grown up with our own local version of it. In that sense, it was extra fun. I've never seen American Sesame Street (but I've seen some Arabic and Russian episodes) but that was fine actually. Muppets in Moscow gave an incredible insight what goes into making a local version (the production process itself, and the translation of language and culture), and of the cultural landscape in Russia shortly after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Muppets in Moscow is a memoir, and so I can't blame it for getting personal and a bit sentimental at times. And honestly, by the time the epilogue and postscript rolled around, I was feeling quite emotional myself.

I listened to the audiobook, but near the end it was mentioned the (e)book has photos. Those are a good reason to read the (e)book instead of listening to the audiobook - the photos are wonderful and often delightful (of course I looked them up). 

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adventurous funny informative tense medium-paced

3.75

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hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0


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informative

2.75

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4.5