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OutsmartYourShelf
Young Stalin | Simon Sebag Montefiore
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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. 1mo
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).
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Andrew65 Excellent 🎉🎉🎉 1mo
PuddleJumper Nice! 1mo
Librarybelle Montefiore‘s books all seem a bit verbose. I have a discarded library copy of this one to read some day: 1mo
OutsmartYourShelf @Librarybelle Oh yes, I‘ve got that one too. 1mo
dabbe Wowza. Those eyes just scream to me: psychopath. 😱😱😱 1mo
DieAReader 🎉🤓Great!! 1mo
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Princess-Kingofkings
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Thanks to Litsy encouragement, I surpassed my goal of reading 12 books. Started the tagged book on Monday ~ the writing is easy to read while the content is heartbreaking. 🩶

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RiversEve
Between Shades of Gray | Ruta Sepetys
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4 stars

Deblovestoread Welcome to Litsy! 4mo
RiversEve Thank you!! 4mo
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RiversEve
Between Shades of Gray | Ruta Sepetys
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The fuzzball is my brothers dog. He‘s my reading buddy a lot of times #pets #dogs #readingbuddy #kindle #libby

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DebinHawaii
Between Shades of Gray | Ruta Sepetys
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#CoverLove

A favorite #Gray book. 🩶

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🩶📚🩶 7mo
Eggs This was an awesome book based on real history❤️💔 7mo
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HaynesIndex
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Mehso-so

An enjoyable short read. I was expecting a little more in regards to the structure of the Soviet Union‘s meteorological network and the work they did. It was less about that and more focused on the life in prison and brutality the meteorologist, Alexey Feodosievich, had to endure as a review on the horrors of the Great Terror. Paragraphs often hop in time which confused at times, but an overall good read for those interested.

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LibraryFairy
Between Shades of Gray | Ruta Sepetys
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Book number 4. Wow. I‘ve had this sitting on my shelf for nearly a year. I picked it up and read it in one sitting. Sepetys is an incredible historical fiction author and you can feel her character‘s thoughts and emotions bleed of the page. A part of history not often talked about but so important. 8/10