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A review by lostinagoodread
The Free World by David Bezmozgis
5.0
A story about three generations of a Russian Jewish family trying to make their way out of their country and into the west. This story details their trip out of Russia into Italy and tells of the families attempt to get their visas while living in Italy.
I loved this book. I could not put it down, I just wanted to keep going but once I finished I was disappointed that the story ended so soon. This is a story that really makes you think about family when you have finished it and what you would do for your family. I love how Bezmozgis shows the exile and yearning of the Jewish family to find their place. Some of the secondary characters that we meet throughout the book bring some humor to a very difficult situation that the Krasnansky family is in. This story shows that freedom is not everything that we think it to be.
I believe this is one book that I will go back to many times over the years. So much of the book sticks in my mind.
I loved this book. I could not put it down, I just wanted to keep going but once I finished I was disappointed that the story ended so soon. This is a story that really makes you think about family when you have finished it and what you would do for your family. I love how Bezmozgis shows the exile and yearning of the Jewish family to find their place. Some of the secondary characters that we meet throughout the book bring some humor to a very difficult situation that the Krasnansky family is in. This story shows that freedom is not everything that we think it to be.
I believe this is one book that I will go back to many times over the years. So much of the book sticks in my mind.