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I loved the first 100 pages or so, and I loved the ending. The middle had too much backstory for me, so it loses a star. (Fantastic audio performance as well.)
But I dare you to read this book and not be moved. You'd have to have the heart of a stone. I also loved the characters, particularly the young girl, Havaa, who will grab your heart right from the start. The writing and the characterization here are top-notch, but I think I'd have got a lot more out of this if I had more of a historical ba ...more
But I dare you to read this book and not be moved. You'd have to have the heart of a stone. I also loved the characters, particularly the young girl, Havaa, who will grab your heart right from the start. The writing and the characterization here are top-notch, but I think I'd have got a lot more out of this if I had more of a historical ba ...more
"Life: a constellation of vital phenomena—organization, irritability, movement, growth, reproduction, adaptation.”
This haunting portrayal of the Chechnyan wars jumps back and forth through time, offering glimpses into moments and decisions that forever alter the lives of individual characters and their relationships with one another. Marra's non linear style depicts the confusion and fragmentation of families and a community during wartime and captures how those who are left struggle to create ...more
This haunting portrayal of the Chechnyan wars jumps back and forth through time, offering glimpses into moments and decisions that forever alter the lives of individual characters and their relationships with one another. Marra's non linear style depicts the confusion and fragmentation of families and a community during wartime and captures how those who are left struggle to create ...more
About a life I cannot imagine. Skillfully written and researched, a moving read that is not soon forgotten.
May 20, 2013
Stephanie Watson
marked it as to-read
Aug 24, 2013
Ginger
marked it as to-read
Nov 23, 2013
Nanosynergy
marked it as to-read
Dec 04, 2013
Ragan
marked it as to-read
Jan 05, 2014
Dawn
marked it as to-read
Mar 07, 2016
Meghan
rated it
it was amazing
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book-club,
historical-fiction,
animals,
eastern-europe,
war,
children-as-protagonists,
parenting,
women,
drugs,
trauma
