A review by goldengideon
The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin by Masha Gessen

3.0

Very confusingly written. Jumps around the timeline and includes chunks about the author. I was expecting this to actually be about the rise of Putin and his methods, positions held, etc. but it felt more like a confusing story about the people around him and why they supported him. I understand that it's hard to write about someone who is still alive and has worked so hard to obscure his background, but still. There are some good nuggets of information in there, but you really have to work to find them.