The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia by Esther Hautzig

The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia

Esther Hautzig

256 pages • first pub 1968 (view editions)

fiction historical young adult emotional sad slow-paced
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The Endless Steppe beckons the reader who wants to witness how a teenage girl’s ordinary life in Vilna is abruptly uprooted and transplanted into the stark, potato-field rhythms of Siberian exile, finding within that desolation a luminous testament to family endurance.

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This is the remarkable true story of a family during one of the bleakest periods in history, a story that radiates optimism and the resilience of the human spirit (Washington Post). In June 1941, the Rudomin family is arrested by the Russians. The...

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Community Reviews

3.97
based on 643 reviews

Moods

emotional: 77%

sad: 68%

reflective: 59%

hopeful: 50%

dark: 36%

inspiring: 36%

challenging: 31%

informative: 31%

adventurous: 22%

tense: 13%

funny: 4%

lighthearted: 4%

Pace

17% of readers chose fast
47% of readers chose medium
34% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

40% of readers chose Plot
25% of readers chose A mix
30% of readers chose Character
5% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
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Strong character development?

65% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

83% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

36% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
36% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

10% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
60% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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