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The Siege (The Siege, #1)
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The novel revolves around five interwoven lives during the war when Leningrad was completely surrounded by the Germans. Winter came and there was no food or coal, it was a brutal winter and one half of the population of the city perished.
There are fantastic descriptions of what the city looked and felt like. The heroism of the people who were described was incredible. There is so much history to be learned for this book, love, determination, heroism, redemption, survival, it's all there.
Another great historical novel by Ms. Dunmore. After I read this book I remember doing a lot of research about this time in Leningrad, it was a terrible time for those who lived there.
***all time favorite. This book made such an impression on me that I still can think about it and feel as though I was there.***
There are fantastic descriptions of what the city looked and felt like. The heroism of the people who were described was incredible. There is so much history to be learned for this book, love, determination, heroism, redemption, survival, it's all there.
Another great historical novel by Ms. Dunmore. After I read this book I remember doing a lot of research about this time in Leningrad, it was a terrible time for those who lived there.
***all time favorite. This book made such an impression on me that I still can think about it and feel as though I was there.***
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Reading Progress
Started Reading
January 1, 2004
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Finished Reading
July 30, 2015
– Shelved
September 14, 2015
– Shelved as:
all-time-favorite
January 12, 2019
– Shelved as:
historical-fiction
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Jan 14, 2019 07:36AM
Dorie, great review, this sounds sad, but really good. I love a book that sends me to the internet to find out more.
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JanB wrote: "Dorie, great review, this sounds sad, but really good. I love a book that sends me to the internet to find out more."This was such a great book, I love Dunmore's writing. I can still picture the city as she described it, frozen, starving, brutal and unforgiving!
This sounds really great and I have yet to read a Dunmore. Going to add based on your review !
Jaidee wrote: "This sounds really great and I have yet to read a Dunmore. Going to add based on your review !"If you like historical fiction you will love this one. Helen Dunmore is an incredible writer, let me know how you like it :)
I love Helen Dunmore and this is one of my favorite books by her--great review!
