A review by aworga
Spring in Siberia by Artem Mozgovoy

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Beautifully written and extremely moving. Vivid descriptions of landscape, other people, and sociopolitical happenings combine to create a portrait of a boy coming of age, rapidly changing, in a place that is trying to move forward while still being irrevocably tethered to its own past.