It's very seldom that fantasy stories draw me in, but I actually enjoyed it. What are your thoughts on the fantasy-ish elements? I enjoyed the reminiscing of times long ago.Ģ. The overall feel of this story is very close to what she used to read to me. Over the years I have tried to find the stories she used to read, but to no avail. At the time the stories scared me because they were so dark. When I was young my great aunt would watch me often and she would pull out really old folklore books and read them to me. Yes, I think the Russian folklore backdrop was one of the main reasons I enjoyed the book. This book has a Russian folklore backdrop - did that setting enhance your reading experience in any way? However, I ended up really enjoying this book! 4*ġ. I would have never picked it up without the book club. I was not looking forward to reading this book because I didn't think I was going to like it.
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