Comments on: A long overdue review

By: I’m curious « The Armenian Odar Reads

I’m curious « The Armenian Odar Reads — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:58:12 +0000

[...] a Comment Is there anyone out there in the big wide world who can explain to me why my review of Orlando Figes’ The Whisperers (which I wrote in April of last year) has been getting so many views since July 19? Over half of [...]

By: Russian Reading Challenge Roundup « The Armenian Odar Reads

Russian Reading Challenge Roundup « The Armenian Odar Reads — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:43:06 +0000

[...] are the books I read for the Russian Reading Challenge in 2008 (links are to my reviews): * Orlando Figes – The Whisperers * Simon Sebag Montefiore – Young Stalin * Fazil Iskander – Tali, Het wonder van Tsjegem (Tali, The [...]

By: Myrthe

Myrthe — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:43:42 +0000

Julie, I highly recommend this book. I keep wanting to say “I loved The Whisperers”, but that seems so inappropriate considering the subject, however that is really how I feel. Weird as it sounds…

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:36:22 +0000

Wow — I think I’m going to have to read this. I am always interested in how “big history affects ordinary people,” especially when it’s personally relevant. My grandmother was born in the Ukraine in 1900 and she lost a lot of her family during the revolution.

By: Eva

Eva — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:11:33 +0000

I worked a bit w/ the local chapter of Memorial when I was in Krasnodar. This one sounds great-thanks for the review!

By: Robert Michel

Robert Michel — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:50:52 +0000

I just stopped by your blog and thought I would say hello. I like your site design. Looking forward to reading more down the road.

Robert Michel