The Romanovs
by Simon Sebag-Montefiore
Taste attributes: biographyhistoricaldocumentarypoliticalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosioninjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeA grounded, serious biography: moving and expansive. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.5 / 5
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About This Book
From the Introduction... In some ways, this book is a study of character and the distorting effect of absolute power on personality. It is partly a family story of love, marriage, adultery and children, but it is not like other such stories—royal families are always extraordinary because power both sweetens and contaminates the traditional familial chemistry: the allure and corruption of power so often trump the...
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- Author
- Simon Sebag-Montefiore
- Published
- 2016
- Pages
- 768
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- Open Library
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