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froeken_roej 's review for:
Atomic Anna
by Rachel Barenbaum
This is, as all good sci-fi books, a story about people. I didn’t even come at it as sci fi despite the time travel component.
Strong theme of “just because you can, it doesn’t mean you should”
Pros:
- scientists who are also humans
- story time line encompasses end of czarist Russia to post USSR collapse Russia. Setting is Soviet Russia and US Philadelphia Soviet immigrant Little Russia
- small cast of characters
- easy to follow despite the time travel theme and jumps
Cons:
- despite 90% of the book being great, the ending fell a bit flat
- Chernobyl plot point left unresolved
Strong theme of “just because you can, it doesn’t mean you should”
Pros:
- scientists who are also humans
- story time line encompasses end of czarist Russia to post USSR collapse Russia. Setting is Soviet Russia and US Philadelphia Soviet immigrant Little Russia
- small cast of characters
- easy to follow despite the time travel theme and jumps
Cons:
- despite 90% of the book being great, the ending fell a bit flat
- Chernobyl plot point left unresolved