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A review by mmdavoli
City of Thieves by David Benioff
5.0
The premise: two young Russians—a supposed army deserter and a supposed looter—are arrested by the Russian police during the Nazi seize of Leningrad. They are taken to the colonel. His daughter is getting married at the end of the week and he has hoarded all of the ingredients necessary to make a wedding cake. All of the ingredients that is, except for the eggs. Eggs are impossible to find in war torn Russia, with the Germans advancing. The colonel gives the deserter and the looter a command: you can live if you bring me 12 eggs in the next 4 days.
The tale that follows is intense and amazing. I do not wish to give anything away and therefore I will not go into the plot any further.
The writing is excellent (authored by David Benioff of 25th Hour and Game of Thrones fame). The story was short, clocking in at 258 pages, but every single word packed a punch. Highly recommend, and thankful for the colleague who suggested it to me!
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The tale that follows is intense and amazing. I do not wish to give anything away and therefore I will not go into the plot any further.
The writing is excellent (authored by David Benioff of 25th Hour and Game of Thrones fame). The story was short, clocking in at 258 pages, but every single word packed a punch. Highly recommend, and thankful for the colleague who suggested it to me!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️