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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
Questo era il primo libro sui Romanov che abbia mai letto, quindi non posso comparare la qualità del contenuto a nient'altro. La forma invece mi ha lasciato a tratti perplessa e a tratti delusa. L'autrice non sceglie tra la prosa romanzata e il raconto verosimile dei fatti e ne esce fuori un pasticcio che a tratti infantilizza i "personaggi" e semplifica troppo le vicende che vuole narrare.
Il libro comunque funziona molto bene come introduzione alla storia dei Romanov per chi è completamente nuovo a questo argomento e la cronologia, la geografia e le persone descritte sono chiare.
Il libro comunque funziona molto bene come introduzione alla storia dei Romanov per chi è completamente nuovo a questo argomento e la cronologia, la geografia e le persone descritte sono chiare.
i learned so much. the introduction, chapters 1-7, 10, 12-16, and the epilogue are every informative. very good book.
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**Spoiler Alert**
Everyone dies at the end. But you should know that already.
Nevertheless, it's a pretty captivating - albeit gruesome - story. I'm glad I'd read The Romanov Sisters first since Rappaport didn't go into as much detail about each family member's life and personality here. This one felt like a sequel even though it was written a few years prior to the aforementioned.
I'm sensing a trend that a few other reviewers have noted and that I've felt in other historical nonfiction books I've read lately - I really don't like when authors can't seem to present an unbiased account of historical events and characters. Does it make me sexist that these authors are usually women? This is nonfiction, so please tell me the facts. Let me come to my own conclusions about these people.
That being said, I agree that the Romanovs didn't deserve to die in the way that they did, especially the children. But I feel very conflicted about Tsar Nicholas II. Rappaport has really only elaborated on his abilities as a caring and doting father, but basically glossed over his inabilities as a leader. I want to learn more about him from an unbiased source - maybe I should just read his Wikipedia page? I've kind of been comparing him to Syria's Bashar Al-Assad in my mind but am not sure if that's warranted. Hmmm....
Everyone dies at the end. But you should know that already.
Nevertheless, it's a pretty captivating - albeit gruesome - story. I'm glad I'd read The Romanov Sisters first since Rappaport didn't go into as much detail about each family member's life and personality here. This one felt like a sequel even though it was written a few years prior to the aforementioned.
I'm sensing a trend that a few other reviewers have noted and that I've felt in other historical nonfiction books I've read lately - I really don't like when authors can't seem to present an unbiased account of historical events and characters. Does it make me sexist that these authors are usually women? This is nonfiction, so please tell me the facts. Let me come to my own conclusions about these people.
That being said, I agree that the Romanovs didn't deserve to die in the way that they did, especially the children. But I feel very conflicted about Tsar Nicholas II. Rappaport has really only elaborated on his abilities as a caring and doting father, but basically glossed over his inabilities as a leader. I want to learn more about him from an unbiased source - maybe I should just read his Wikipedia page? I've kind of been comparing him to Syria's Bashar Al-Assad in my mind but am not sure if that's warranted. Hmmm....
I've always been interested in the Romanovs so it was cool to be able to read more into their experiences leading up to the end. It was a little hard for me to read knowing what has happened and seeing how they were so hopeful to the end.
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Slow to get going. I found the chapters about the family themselves more interesting than the ones about the politics of the time.
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This book was absolutely heart breaking. The whole entire saga of the Romanovs is tragic, especially on the part of the children. Helen Rappaport is a wonderful historian about the Romanov family. She made sure this book told the true story about the last few weeks of the entire families lives. She really painted an accurate picture that made you make you feel like you were a fly on the wall. What a sad last few weeks of life.
dark
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informative
sad
tense
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