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A review by imogennegomi
Sashenka by Simon Sebag Montefiore
5.0
I loved this book!
Only recently have I become interested in modern history, and more specifically the Russian Revolution, and this book definitely helped to deepen my interest.
'Sashenka' is very well researched, and is the author's first novel as Montefiore normally writes historical books. This was a GREAT debut! The latter part of the book, though not AS enjoyable as the first two parts is still fantastic and provides a look into post-Stalinist Russia. It is set in a different decade from the first two parts and doesn't contain the characters that we have come to love and hate, but has a good (though somewhat predictable) twist.
I strongly recommend this novel to anyone who enjoys historical fiction, it is fatastically researched while also having a great, fast-moving storyline.
Only recently have I become interested in modern history, and more specifically the Russian Revolution, and this book definitely helped to deepen my interest.
'Sashenka' is very well researched, and is the author's first novel as Montefiore normally writes historical books. This was a GREAT debut! The latter part of the book, though not AS enjoyable as the first two parts is still fantastic and provides a look into post-Stalinist Russia. It is set in a different decade from the first two parts and doesn't contain the characters that we have come to love and hate, but has a good (though somewhat predictable) twist.
I strongly recommend this novel to anyone who enjoys historical fiction, it is fatastically researched while also having a great, fast-moving storyline.