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This history book reads just like a novel in its telling of the life of Dmitri Shostakovich and his beloved city, Leningrad. It is filled with so much interesting information that you just have to read more to find out what happens next.
I especially liked how the book was written completely factually with a tad of commentary so that it doesn't feel like a list of facts but a book with a story. Symphony for the City of the Dead really stirred emotions inside of me, giving me even stronger opinions of Stalin and Hitler that I hadn't experienced before. When learning about World War II and other major conflicts, you hear more about the event as a whole, it's not broken down into individual battles and operations. This book explains many that pertain to Leningrad in a way that readers can understand and engage in. I also greatly enjoyed the photos displayed every few pages.
I really don't dislike anything from this book except that sometimes, the history becomes a little confusing so I had to reread some sections a few times to comprehend them.
Symphony for the City of the Dead is a fabulous account of World War II centered around a composer who lived in the midst of it all.
I especially liked how the book was written completely factually with a tad of commentary so that it doesn't feel like a list of facts but a book with a story. Symphony for the City of the Dead really stirred emotions inside of me, giving me even stronger opinions of Stalin and Hitler that I hadn't experienced before. When learning about World War II and other major conflicts, you hear more about the event as a whole, it's not broken down into individual battles and operations. This book explains many that pertain to Leningrad in a way that readers can understand and engage in. I also greatly enjoyed the photos displayed every few pages.
I really don't dislike anything from this book except that sometimes, the history becomes a little confusing so I had to reread some sections a few times to comprehend them.
Symphony for the City of the Dead is a fabulous account of World War II centered around a composer who lived in the midst of it all.