by Anya Ulinich
http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2009/01/review-petropolis-by-anya-ulinich.html
Petropolis tries very hard to be dark and satirical and paint a picture of America and Russia that is both brutal and touching. It partly succeeds, in that there were many moments in the book that I thought perfectly conveyed the grimness of living in impoverished post-Soviet Russia, and the grimnes...
This book is the last selection from NPR's Bryant Park Project's book club. I never would have chosen it without a recommendation. Surprisingly, I did enjoy it. Ms. Ulinich is a talented young writer. The cold sadness of Russia seeped into my bones as I read this. The heroine is funny, smart, a...