Review by gudgercollege - Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad

gudgercollege 's review for:

Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad by M.T. Anderson

4.0

I'm glad I finally read this. M.T. Anderson is one of my favorite authors, and I love the way he engages with history in his fiction. I knew nothing about the Russian front in WWII or the siege of Leningrad or about classical music, and I really enjoyed learning about it from this book. It's written with extreme compassion, which I always appreciate. Definitely worth reading.