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May 22, 2012
Barbarac
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This was not an easy read for me. I was truly interested but I had an internal war going on whether I wanted to know how it ended. Aliide, one of the main characters of the story, was not a likeable character and it seemed even in the later years of the book, in the 90s, her character had not improved. She is a woman whose life has been about one obsession, and she did whatever she thought necessary to achieve her goals.
But I did want to see if Zara made it to safety so I read on. Her story is a ...more
But I did want to see if Zara made it to safety so I read on. Her story is a ...more
The two main characters are fantastic. There’s minimal plot but somehow it’s still suspenseful. The Estonian soviet and anti-soviet history was fascinating and sometimes horrifying. The modern Russian mafia sex traffickers were always horrifying. But the uncertain relationship between the two women and the careful revelations of their stories were so well done.
Nov 19, 2014
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Don't read this book if you don't like complicated stories. The personal stories are painful. Worth reading, but prepare for heartbreaking moments and think about getting tissues ready. There were times when I couldn't bear to read any longer, but I read all pages dutifully.
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Aug 29, 2012
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May 05, 2025
Steve Oh
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