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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I really enjoyed this book. I Have studied Russian history and i found the historical element of the story to be accurate and interesting. It's written very well and although I didn't get into it that quickly once i did i couldn't put it down! I would recomend this novel to anyone who has an interest in Russian history. It's a useful insight into the family life of the Romanovs before their brutal murder. This novel takes events that are usually only examined in a historical context and makes them personal to the reader. There is much mystery surrounding the deaths of the Romanovs and this novel offers a fictitious solution. The only thing that i didn't like about this book was the twist at the end, however i still really enjoyed the story and would certainly recommend it to anyone who enjoys historical fiction or just anyone who likes a good story!
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Fiction is a great tool to personalise often abstract historical events. "The Kitchen Boy" is one of those books who brings to the reader a historical event in a manageable way. Historical books have to try to balance no such limitations. The author can present the figure how he sees them. "The Kitchen Boy" is the story of the Romonanoff' s last kitchen boy who serves them in the weeks before their murder. He survived and just before his deaths tells what really has happened .Here friend (Romanoff) and foe (Bolsheviks) come alive. First I thought that is might be just bad Bolsheviks against saintly Romananoffs... but no. There are very interesting passages why the Emperor lost his throne. Robert Alexander has written his novel with a great flow, can bring alive a long lost time and persons. Having read many books on the last Imperial Family I was surprised to find many passages close to reality as portrayed in non-fictional work. It was very much fun reading it. But, as a previous reviewer wrote very nicely, I too did not like the rather twisted end. Well, but this does not stop me for recommending this book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I have just finished this book and now eagerly await to start on Rasputin's Daughter - his second novel of this era.
I found this a very satisfying read from an author who seems to know his Russian history. I empathised with the Romanovs and was quite taken back at the twist at the end which I admit I didn't expect at all. Very clever!
Well worth the read and I look forward to more from Mr Alexander in the future.
I found this a very satisfying read from an author who seems to know his Russian history. I empathised with the Romanovs and was quite taken back at the twist at the end which I admit I didn't expect at all. Very clever!
Well worth the read and I look forward to more from Mr Alexander in the future.
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