Take a photo of a barcode or cover
bibliophiliadk 's review for:
Nicholas and Alexandra
by Robert K. Massie
I wa completely taken in by this book. It was entertaining, enlightning and infuriating. It was quite clear to me that Robert K. Massie wanted this book not only to inform and teach but also to entertain. the style in which he tells the story of the last Tsar and his family is much like the style one would write a piece of fiction. In many places I wanted a source from Massie to know whre he got his data from. In other place his sources were simply a little floopy - they were oral, conversations observed by no one in particular, and, in my opinion, therefore not to be fully trusted. Luckily most of his sources were spot on and very enlighting. They were memoirs by the people close to the tsar. Many of these memoirs are now on my 'to read' list. The infuriating part had more to do with the people in this book (mostly Empress Alexandra) and their descissions. Many a time I had to restrain myself from yelling at the book, telling the people (again, Empress Alexandra) that they (well, she) were making the wrong choices. All in all, a master piece, if you ask my opinion.