A review by bmwpalmer
The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin by Masha Gessen

4.0

3.5 stars bumped up to four because this book is worth reading, despite its shortcomings. I need to start keeping track of all the books I wish [a:Mark Bowden|3098|Mark Bowden|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1269484493p2/3098.jpg] had written instead - this would be on there! Gessen is too close to so much of this story and so obviously biased by her personal connections to the very long list of people who have been screwed over by Vladimir Putin. I don't doubt that the majority of this book is true or true-ish, but I just needed more perspective and more distance.