Russian Literature – Julie Stielstra

Book Reviews / Goodreads, Fiction, Russian Literature

A Present Past – Sergei Lebedev

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 by jstielstra

These eleven short stories continue Lebedev’s explorations of history, memory, evil, and survival, glowing with […]

19th Century Literature, Health / Medicine / Health Care, Russian Literature, Writing - Mine and Other People's

Thanks to Anton and Semezdin…

May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 by jstielstra

In Semezdin Mehmedinovic’s beautiful and poignant book My Heart (see my full review here), he […]

Fiction, Russian Literature

Untraceable – Sergei Lebedev

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 by jstielstra

Untraceable by Sergei Lebedev My rating: 4 of 5 stars Maybe it’s just because I […]

Animals / Birds / Nature, Book Reviews / Goodreads, Russian Literature

Where the Sea Breaks its Back – Corey Ford

June 5, 2021June 5, 2021 by jstielstra

Where the Sea Breaks Its Back: The Epic Story of a Pioneer Naturalist and the […]

Book Reviews / Goodreads, Russian Literature, Writing - Mine and Other People's

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain – George Saunders

November 13, 2020April 9, 2021 by jstielstra

NetGalley ARC – 5 stars Review published in Calliope on the Web, journal of Mensa’s […]