These are my ThrowbackThursday reviews from August 2016.
Alexievich, Svetlana "Second Hand Time. The Last of the Sovjets" (Russian: Время секонд хэнд = Vremja sekond khend) - 2013
The author wrote down her interviews with former citizens of the Soviet Union, people who liked the new system, people who disliked it, people who loved it, people who hated it. She wrote down their life stories and you can understand every single one of them. This is what makes politics so hard, trying to please everyone is not possible, there is always someone who disagrees with a certain decision.
Brownstein, Carrie "Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl" - 2015
I never heard of Carrie Brownstein or Sleater-Kinney in my life. It was a brilliant read. I loved her voice, her capability of bringing over the story.
A nice throwback, and very interesting. For a long time now I have wanted to read The Unwomanly Face of War by Alexievich, but Second-Hand Time sounds interesting as well.
ReplyDeleteI also have that on my TBR pile. And I read Voices from Chernobyl, also a great book. She has deserved her Nobel Prize.
DeleteAlways meant to read something by Alexievich, but not done yet!
ReplyDeleteYou will like her, Emma. She is such a great reporter.
DeleteBoth books sound like interesting books!! I will add them to my ever growing reading wishlist.
ReplyDeleteAnd I am sure you will like them, Lisa. Enjoy.
DeleteP. S. I have my review for Cardiff, by the Sea posted on my blog. I'm looking forward to reading your review when you have it posted.
ReplyDeleteI'm still in the middle of trying to write a comprehensible review an dnot include too many spoilers. At the moment, there are too many things going on for me to be able to concentrate. But I will try to get it done soon. Thanks, Lisa.
DeleteI was trying to write a more comprehensive review too. It was taking up too much time... And like you, I've had a lot going on it. So, I ended up shortening my review.
DeleteI do need to shorten our conversations, it's just far too long for a post.
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