Pros & Cons
Pros
The art is fantastic, the writing is slyly funny, and the story very touching. Everything flowed just beautifully from one page to the other. It is a page turner.
It is deceptively light hearted and accessible. It’s educational and heartwarming.
Highlights
Quality
I am very very grateful he wrote and illustrated his story
This would be an impactful buddy read with the young people in your life
Its origin is a vivid example of the familys austere living circumstances imposed by the soviet government
Competitiveness
An insightful look into a world that never wanted its story shared while paying homage to those who lived through
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- This product had a total of 94 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 18 2022.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The kindle book has many glitches
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It was very frustrating and sometimes impossible to decipher text that was superimposed on text
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This small boy must navigate communist rules and be aware of communist listeners deal with open prejudice all the while managing his own adolescence perhaps the hardest work of all
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Thank you to dreamscape media for the advanced listening copy of the genius under the table growing up behind the iron curtain by eugene yevgeny yelchin narrated by the author
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It confirms that we in the usa are just as uninformed in understanding the russian culture as they are of us
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Eugene yelchin uses his voice from his childhood in leningrad to share what it was like growing up in terrible times
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Room in a communal apartment and were treated by one and all at home and at school with a casual antisemitic insult
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
What i did likereads like a fictional story