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I finished this:
I'll write a short review for the sake of writing and for sake of those interested in Russian literature:
So Alexander Pushkin, the first professional poet in Russian history. His great grandfather was the godson of Czar Peter (Peter The Great), he was also from Africa. I don't want to feed too much into the fact that one of the most important writers in Russian history was black.
To find out more about his great grandfather, Pushkin wrote a story about him and it's in that book.
Anyway, the stories in the book are good. They're written with feeling that you'd imagine Russia would give you. The greatest intentions, by one with a huge heart, can sometimes be turned around and be used for their downfall. Of course there are stories that deal with romance, but it's in a way that makes you desire the romantic situations that are described in the stories.
One of the difficult things about the book, following up with names being conjugated due to circumstances of the everyday Russian. Not to mention the large amount Russian history that I have no idea about. The first and main story "The Captains Daughter" is in fact a fictional encounter of a historic Russian situation.
The thing that I enjoy about Pushkins writing is that in most cases the main character will have an adviser. Someone to encourage the innocent girl to take that chance for love, someone to warn the boy about pride and stubbornness. In a sense, these advisors deal with the senses of the human. We're curious, we like to take risks, etc.
I think that's all I'll tell about the book, I want to review one of the stories but I figure a review of his writing style is more beneficial.
I'll write a short review for the sake of writing and for sake of those interested in Russian literature:
So Alexander Pushkin, the first professional poet in Russian history. His great grandfather was the godson of Czar Peter (Peter The Great), he was also from Africa. I don't want to feed too much into the fact that one of the most important writers in Russian history was black.
To find out more about his great grandfather, Pushkin wrote a story about him and it's in that book.
Anyway, the stories in the book are good. They're written with feeling that you'd imagine Russia would give you. The greatest intentions, by one with a huge heart, can sometimes be turned around and be used for their downfall. Of course there are stories that deal with romance, but it's in a way that makes you desire the romantic situations that are described in the stories.
One of the difficult things about the book, following up with names being conjugated due to circumstances of the everyday Russian. Not to mention the large amount Russian history that I have no idea about. The first and main story "The Captains Daughter" is in fact a fictional encounter of a historic Russian situation.
The thing that I enjoy about Pushkins writing is that in most cases the main character will have an adviser. Someone to encourage the innocent girl to take that chance for love, someone to warn the boy about pride and stubbornness. In a sense, these advisors deal with the senses of the human. We're curious, we like to take risks, etc.
I think that's all I'll tell about the book, I want to review one of the stories but I figure a review of his writing style is more beneficial.
I loooooove Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson series (werewolves). I read every book within a day or two. 
