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267 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393867732
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 18 January 2022
Description
A reflection on "freedom" in a dramatic, beautifully written memoir of the end of Communism in the Balkans. For precocious 11-year-old Lea Ypi, Albania’s Soviet-style socialism held the promise of a preordained future, a guarantee of security amon...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,225 reviews
Moods
reflective 79%
emotional 48%
challenging 31%
inspiring 25%
funny 22%
hopeful 20%
sad 20%
dark 17%
tense 15%
adventurous 5%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
fast 12%
slow 12%
Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
War, Violence, Gun violenceModerate
Murder, Death, Death of parentMinor
Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness
267 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393867732
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 18 January 2022
Description
A reflection on "freedom" in a dramatic, beautifully written memoir of the end of Communism in the Balkans. For precocious 11-year-old Lea Ypi, Albania’s Soviet-style socialism held the promise of a preordained future, a guarantee of security amon...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,225 reviews
Moods
reflective 79%
emotional 48%
challenging 31%
inspiring 25%
funny 22%
hopeful 20%
sad 20%
dark 17%
tense 15%
adventurous 5%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
fast 12%
slow 12%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Violence, Gun violenceModerate
Murder, Death, Death of parentMinor
Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness