Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
#RussianHistory
review
rwmg
post image
Pickpick

Does what it says on the tin, taking us from 1917 to 1928, although the author did sometimes overwhelm me with statistics.

blurb
rwmg
post image
Bookwormjillk That looks nice! 4d
tpixie Lovely spaces! 🌴 4d
dabbe Tea? Color me surprised! 😍 3d
27 likes3 comments
blurb
Rome753
post image

Next up for reading.
#Russia #RussianHistory

rubyslippersreads One of my favorite books. 2w
Rome753 @rubyslippersreads Nice! Good to hear. 2w
15 likes2 comments
review
Nebklvr
post image
Pickpick

Slezkine introduces the reader into the homes and histories of the families living in the House of Government. Their fanatic idealism, close, almost familial, ties to their fellow political revolutionaries is as inspiring as it is melancholy as their friends were behind their downfall and/or death.It is with astonishing to realize many of those who lost everything still considered Stalin their friend and savior. the font is almost painful to read.

review
Kristy_K
post image
Pickpick

Interesting and informative although a bit dense at times (it read like a text book). Recommend for any history lovers.

review
OutsmartYourShelf
Young Stalin | Simon Sebag Montefiore
post image
Pickpick

Out of Churchill, Hitler, & Stalin, I know the least about Stalin so decided now would be the perfect time to read this first book in the two part series. How did Joseph Dzhugashvili from Georgia become the megalomaniac ruler of Russia & preside over millions of deaths of his own people?

OutsmartYourShelf Even from the start Stalin seemed to have innate confidence in his own abilities & judgment & a powerful personal charisma. This book deals with his life from his humble origins to just after Lenin took power. It's informative but it's very verbose & therefore the text seems very dense. It also seemed a much longer book than it actually was & there are lots of footnotes. 7mo
OutsmartYourShelf Stalin comes across as a sociopath or even psychopath at times: manipulative, able to walk away from those he professed to love without a backward glance (including some of his own children), & an astounding lack of empathy with others. I'm thinking the second book will be very interesting. 4🌟

TWs: adult/minor relationships, animal death (moderate).
7mo
See All 9 Comments
Andrew65 Excellent 🎉🎉🎉 7mo
PuddleJumper Nice! 7mo
Librarybelle Montefiore‘s books all seem a bit verbose. I have a discarded library copy of this one to read some day: 7mo
OutsmartYourShelf @Librarybelle Oh yes, I‘ve got that one too. 7mo
dabbe Wowza. Those eyes just scream to me: psychopath. 😱😱😱 7mo
DieAReader 🎉🤓Great!! 7mo
37 likes9 comments
review
Trace
Mehso-so

Very dry to begin with but then gains traction.

review
EadieB
post image
Pickpick

#October2024 #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024

I have read 5 books for October with 1 Bingo.

DieAReader 🤓👻❤️‍🔥 9mo
TheSpineView Fantastic! 9mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!! 9mo
39 likes3 comments
blurb
TheBookgeekFrau
post image

October Wrap-Up

Total read: 6
#BookSpin ✔️
#DoubleSpin ✔️
#MountTBR 5
DNF 1

#ReadAway2024

DieAReader 🤓❤️‍🔥👻 9mo
TheBookgeekFrau @DieAReader 🧡🎃🧡 9mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fabulous month!! 9mo
29 likes3 comments
blurb
BarbaraBB
post image

#OctoberStats #OctoberWrapUp

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Prima Facie
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
Earth
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Tell Me Everything
I Who Have Never Known Men
For Reasons Unknown
Annie Bot
⭐️⭐️⭐️
American Psycho
Rejection
Blood like mine
Someone at a distance
Keep it in the family
City of the Lost
The Book Censor‘s Library
⭐️⭐️✨
Beautyland
⭐️⭐️
The extinction of Irena Rey

DNF
Victory City
Dead in Long Beach, California

sarahbarnes Looks like it was a great month! 😃 9mo
Cathythoughts Nice month 👏🏻 I have Prima Facie , I must pick it up. 9mo
BarbaraBB @Cathythoughts Please so, it‘s so good. 9mo
See All 6 Comments
BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes The first half was, the latter I struggled with some of them. But overall I can‘t complain 😀 9mo
Suet624 So many books!!! 9mo
BarbaraBB @Suet624 Yes. You can see that I went to Gladstone‘s for a few days! 9mo
38 likes6 comments