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literarymultitudes 's review for:
The Shadow Land
by Elizabeth Kostova
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. There's some great 4 or 5 star reviews been written about it here, with which I agree a lot. So there's nothing much for me to add to that.
This book was like a wonderful road trip in a way. It really took me travelling (and I'm this close to booking a ticket to Sofia...) and was one of those great reading experiences. A great long, rich and colourful book.
A little bit of a spoiler topic wise:
Alexandra may not be my favorite character, but she doesn't have to be. I do think, however, that she is a very well written character. Some of her "obsessions" are somewhat annoying, but she kept being interesting.
This book was like a wonderful road trip in a way. It really took me travelling (and I'm this close to booking a ticket to Sofia...) and was one of those great reading experiences. A great long, rich and colourful book.
A little bit of a spoiler topic wise:
Spoiler
Also, I did my thesis about Gulag literature, so I know a thing or two about this topic. And I must say that those parts of the book were done with an excellent sensitivity and intuition.Alexandra may not be my favorite character, but she doesn't have to be. I do think, however, that she is a very well written character. Some of her "obsessions" are somewhat annoying, but she kept being interesting.