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A review by michasia347
Saszeńka by Simon Sebag Montefiore
4.0
The first book read in 2017 and it was soooooo goooooood!
I tried to read it few years back, but for some reason I couldn't push myself through it. This time was different. The story was so captivating from the very beginning that I couldn't put it down. I didn't like the main character, but I feel like that was a point of this story. This book shows how people acted in communistic Russia and how rulers were able to manipulate and play with the minds of their people in order to make them fully believe in the cause. This book refers to real historic events and people, which makes it even more interesting to read.
The one thing I didn't really like was the way in which the author created children in this book. I just didn't find them realistic enough.
I tried to read it few years back, but for some reason I couldn't push myself through it. This time was different. The story was so captivating from the very beginning that I couldn't put it down. I didn't like the main character, but I feel like that was a point of this story. This book shows how people acted in communistic Russia and how rulers were able to manipulate and play with the minds of their people in order to make them fully believe in the cause. This book refers to real historic events and people, which makes it even more interesting to read.
The one thing I didn't really like was the way in which the author created children in this book. I just didn't find them realistic enough.