About Castle of Concrete
• Paperback: 304 pages• Publisher: Young Europe Books (June 11, 2019)
Set in the final year of Soviet Russia’s collapse, this stunning debut novel tells the story of Sonya, a timid Jewish girl reuniting with her once-dissident mother and falling in love with a mysterious boy who may be an anti-Semite. All the while, Sonya’s mama is falling in love also?with shiny America, a land where differences seem to be celebrated. The place sounds amazing, but so far away. Will Sonya ever find her way there?
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Review: The setting of this book is perfect for me as I was growing up and graduating high school around the time all of these things were happening in Russia. This was news that I have heard. Actually reading it made me sad, because I don't see a lot of change in the world
As Sonya told her mother "there's so much hatred in the world." I simply nod in agreement. Its 2019 and all we see in the news is hatred.
I didn't really much know about the goings on in Russia at the time, but I do remember Mr. Gorbachev and Mr. Yeltsin.
I loved Sonya, she was so much a typical teenage girl with her love triangle of Ruslan and Misha. I often found myself wanting to shake her, much like I would any teenage girl doing something stupid, and early on you could tell Ruslan wasn't the right guy for her.
This is a story that is more than a teenage romance. Its the story of Russian history and Jewish history that is seldom pretty. It is about a girl finding a New Life and herself.
I only wish the there was more resolution to her relationship with Misha.
I didn't really much know about the goings on in Russia at the time, but I do remember Mr. Gorbachev and Mr. Yeltsin.
I loved Sonya, she was so much a typical teenage girl with her love triangle of Ruslan and Misha. I often found myself wanting to shake her, much like I would any teenage girl doing something stupid, and early on you could tell Ruslan wasn't the right guy for her.
This is a story that is more than a teenage romance. Its the story of Russian history and Jewish history that is seldom pretty. It is about a girl finding a New Life and herself.
I only wish the there was more resolution to her relationship with Misha.
This was such a beautifully written novel and a quick read for me. I simply couldn't put it down I really loved the characters.
Rating: 5 flowers
1 comments:
I agree, this is beyond a teenage romance- that actually feels like a secondary plot in this book, and I think that's really great. It'll draw people in to read it but they'll get a bit of historical fiction at the same time. Win win. Thank you for being on this tour! Sara @ TLC Book Tours
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