I'm not accustomed to listening to audiobooks, so I'd like to read-read this at some point. I wasn't completely enthralled by the audio version, so my rating could go up; on the other hand, if I'm giving it my undivided attention in print (as opposed to giving at least half my attention to the act o...
This is a well written historical novel that describes the adventures of some young Russians during the siege of Leningrad during World War II. Needless to say, it was not a good time for humanity. But if you want to tell a story of life and death, a time that concentrates the mind, you tell a sto...
Consistently clean, smart prose, and a decent quest novel centered around the WWII siege of St. Petersburg and the search for a dozen eggs. Benioff writes male-male relationships well, and has an ear for clever (but not too clever) dialogue, and cuts across tones (the silly McGuffin of the egg-ques...