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October: The Story of the Russian Revolution
by China Miéville
October is a very enjoyable narrative of the twin Revolutions of Russia in 1917. The author's skills as a fiction writer are clear. This achievement is in turn completely spoiled by the poverty of Miéville's analysis of what came after in the epilogue. Attributing no agency or effect to the destruction wrought by the White forces in the Civil War and belittling of Socialism in One Country, Miéville is obviously a Trot who needs to brush up on his Marx. A great primer with some great nods to other texts but simply not as enjoyable as John Reed's work on the same.