In view of the context of this account one wouldn't expect enjoyment as such. However the writer has moved in an interesting circle of colleagues and friends and one is easily drawn in to discover their fate. There are more loose strands than would appear in a work of fiction but one is held by the unfamiliarity of the social context and curiosity about the apparently bizarre way of running a regime. The style is conversational and well suited to the genre. The political aspect isn't allowed to interfere with the flow of the narrative.
In trying to help my grandson I came to the subject cold so to speak.This book serve my purpose extremely well as every aspect of its approach is detailed and set out very clearly. Many of the suggestions help towards stimulating the students own thoughts and facilitating the practice of writing down and rehearsing actual answers. It seemed particularly skilled in pointing up quotations the selection of which is always a problem in exam preparation.
