A review by duparker
Russka by Edward Rutherfurd

3.0

3.5 stars. This is a long book. Normally I find Rutherford's books to be something I am more invested in. This one, not so much. There were fun elements to it, and there were exciting passages. The history felt alive, at times, but like Russia, this book felt overwhelming and underwhelming at the same time. The character development didn't feel as true as some of his other books and like Michener can, every once in a while I felt like I was being force fed the history instead of watching the characters live it.