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I switched to the abridged version so I can finish this behemoth!

i love this

Fun, engaging, kind of between a mystery thriller and sci-fi. The ending surprised me in a good way!

Somehow kept me reading despite being fairly boring. I wouldn’t really recommend it and it felt zeitgeisty without anything specific to say.

Whenever I leave a review like this though I think, well, at least they wrote it and got their story out! Maybe there’s something there.

“Macaroni priest”

Must agree with other reviews that this is a bit heavy handed. It’s an interesting premise but way too drawn out And hand holding. If you love to hate the main character, check it out 😆

The main character is so awful 😭 does she have any redeeming qualities???

Very interesting introduction to the wives of the Decembrist revolutionaries. There are also some good excerpts of letters and memoirs at the end.

Nice collection and intriguing prints. I got this at a famous English bookstore in Tokyo and have been enjoying reading the stories.

Absolutely engaging and delightful. The author has such a light hearted style, it reminds me of Douglas Adams. There are fascinating creatures and interactions here. I think this book also benefits from being just the right length! The author or editors or someone did a great job of making every word count. Additionally there are captivating photos and QR codes linking to videos, so it's just a great experience.

Such a great fantasy adventure. Also, the author is 100% a horse girl, you just know it.

I’m giving up on this one as it is way too wordy. I can’t skim because there’s definitely interesting stuff hidden in there, but he seems to quote literally everyone and somehow also not say much. I read 100 pages that somehow all said almost the same thing. I love the idea of this book, but would like an abridged version.

Perfect fluff

“Well the thought that there were Communists joining up with modern Gadianton Robbers burning books in the Library had set the Moab Mormons aflame.”

If that sentence doesn’t excite you, no evil thing will!

I’m sorry, this is so boring, I made it halfway.

I don’t know if I’ll finish this one, it was interesting but not exactly engaging enough. Also I’m more of a knitter and most of this is about weaving 😂

delightful.

A bit long winded, so unless you’re a very specific kind of history buff or are connected to this family’s history, I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it. I found parts interesting but also ended up skipping to the end.