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William Morrow (2001), Edition: 1st, 656 pages
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Fiction. Literature. Romance. Historical Fiction. HTML: The golden skies, the translucent twilight, the white nights, all hold the promise of youth, of love, of eternal renewal. The war has not yet touched this city of fallen grandeur, or the lives of two sisters, Tatiana and Dasha Metanova, who share a single room in a cramped apartment with their brother and parents. Their world is turned upside down when Hitler's armies attack Russia and begin their unstoppable blitz to Leningrad. Yet there is light in the darkness. Tatiana meets Alexander, a brave young officer in the Red Army. Strong and self-confident, yet guarding a mysterious and troubled past, he is drawn to Tatiana�and she to him. Starvation, desperation, and fear soon grip their city during the terrible winter of the merciless German siege. Tatiana and Alexander's impossible love threatens to tear the Metanova family apart and expose the dangerous secret Alexander so carefully protects�a secret as devastating as the war itself�as the lovers are swept up in the brutal tides that will change the world and their lives forever..… (more)
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LibraryThing member DeltaQueen50
The Bronze Horseman is first and foremost a doomed love story set against the backdrop of the German invasion of Russia and the siege of Leningrad. Tatiana and Alexander fall in love, but can’t show their love to the world for many reasons. Tatiana’s older sister met him first and claims him
At first this book seems very long winded but suddenly, wow, all her character building and scene setting pays off and you realize what a fully fleshed book this is. Descriptions of a little girls’ hair falling out, or a young man whose body doesn’t have the strength to heal itself from a cut, brings home the gut-wrenching horror of slow starvation. There was little the Soviets could do to help this city as it was encircled, bombarded and besieged by the Germans.
The Bronze Horseman is a book for both your senses and your emotions. Passionate and fearless, Alexander and Tatiana are very intense characters and their love brings out both their best and worst qualities. Seeing how over-possessive and protective Alexander could be, or how stubborn Tatiana could become, made them all the more real. But at the same time, these two totally completed each other.
I can understand that this is not a book for everyone. People seem to either love or hate it, I come firmly down on the love side and I can’t wait to pick up the sequels. Paullina Simons has, in the past, been a hit and miss author for me, this time she really produced a hit.
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for herself. Tatiana’s position as the lowest member in her family forces her to step aside and allow her sister to take over But, more importantly, Alexander has a secret, his true identity must not become known, unfortunately there is Dimitri, who knows the truth and doesn’t hesitate to threaten him with exposure if he declares his love for Tatiana. Dimitri claims Tatiana for himself, but really has another agenda he’s following.At first this book seems very long winded but suddenly, wow, all her character building and scene setting pays off and you realize what a fully fleshed book this is. Descriptions of a little girls’ hair falling out, or a young man whose body doesn’t have the strength to heal itself from a cut, brings home the gut-wrenching horror of slow starvation. There was little the Soviets could do to help this city as it was encircled, bombarded and besieged by the Germans.
The Bronze Horseman is a book for both your senses and your emotions. Passionate and fearless, Alexander and Tatiana are very intense characters and their love brings out both their best and worst qualities. Seeing how over-possessive and protective Alexander could be, or how stubborn Tatiana could become, made them all the more real. But at the same time, these two totally completed each other.
I can understand that this is not a book for everyone. People seem to either love or hate it, I come firmly down on the love side and I can’t wait to pick up the sequels. Paullina Simons has, in the past, been a hit and miss author for me, this time she really produced a hit.
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LibraryThing member avernon1
She sits there, enjoying an icecream, her favourite, creme brulee, wearing a white dress with red roses and ridiculously uncomfortable high heels. It is a glorious June day in Leningrad as she sits on the bench, playfully swinging her legs as she waits for the bus. She glances up and there he is,
This book has taken me by surprise. I had no interest in Russia and didn't know much about its land or people. However, I became immediately drawn into the plot, caught up in the undeniable connection between Tatiana and Alexander. Perhaps it is the strong female character that keeps me reading, a strength of spirit that does not impede on her innocence. Perhaps it is the beautiful dark-haired soldier, Alexander, very tall, very strong and unyielding in his love for Tatiana. Perhaps it is the struggle and the strife that these two people endure in order to be together, the sickness, starvation, war, guilt, deception. I couldn't help but cry for them when they were together and weep for them when they were apart.
In my opinion, the sign of a great writer is the impact the characters leave upon the reader. I can honestly say that I am obsessed. I cannot let go. I want to be that young girl walking with that tall, dark-haired soldier through the Summer Garden. I want that summer month in Lazarevo where I finally feel my one and only true love, in every sense of the word. I want it all, St. Isaac's cathedral, Lake Lagoda, Luga, Leningrad, the Fields of Mars, and the Bronze Horseman. I want my Alexander.
The struggle continues for Tatiana and Alexander in the second book of the trilogy, which of coarse, I have quickly begun. These characters are imprinted upon my psyche and their love for each other burns within my own heart. Thank god their journey is not over, and thus, neither is mine......
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staring, unabashadly from across the street. From that moment on, Tatiana's life is over...yet it is only just beginning. On this June day, Hitler has invaded Russia and Tatiana has met her Alexander. This book has taken me by surprise. I had no interest in Russia and didn't know much about its land or people. However, I became immediately drawn into the plot, caught up in the undeniable connection between Tatiana and Alexander. Perhaps it is the strong female character that keeps me reading, a strength of spirit that does not impede on her innocence. Perhaps it is the beautiful dark-haired soldier, Alexander, very tall, very strong and unyielding in his love for Tatiana. Perhaps it is the struggle and the strife that these two people endure in order to be together, the sickness, starvation, war, guilt, deception. I couldn't help but cry for them when they were together and weep for them when they were apart.
In my opinion, the sign of a great writer is the impact the characters leave upon the reader. I can honestly say that I am obsessed. I cannot let go. I want to be that young girl walking with that tall, dark-haired soldier through the Summer Garden. I want that summer month in Lazarevo where I finally feel my one and only true love, in every sense of the word. I want it all, St. Isaac's cathedral, Lake Lagoda, Luga, Leningrad, the Fields of Mars, and the Bronze Horseman. I want my Alexander.
The struggle continues for Tatiana and Alexander in the second book of the trilogy, which of coarse, I have quickly begun. These characters are imprinted upon my psyche and their love for each other burns within my own heart. Thank god their journey is not over, and thus, neither is mine......
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LibraryThing member Misfit
The Bronze Horseman begins in 1941 as the Germans have just invaded Russia, but seventeen year old Tatiana Metanova still stops to enjoy the day with an ice-cream, and as a bus passes she sees a soldier staring at her from across the street. Alexander Belov is mesmerized from the first at the sight
Since I am not into book reports and spoilers I'm not going to reveal much more of the plot, although Alexander does have a deep dark secret from his past that Dimitri holds over Alexander's head that threatens both his and Tatiana's eventual happiness, and finally culminates in a hair-raising attempt to escape from Soviet Russia. The good - the scenes in Leningrad were chilling, as people literally starved to death and dropped where they were (and left there) as bombs rained down around them daily. Alexander's devotion to Tatiana was very endearing, and I loved the scenes where he dealt with her injuries after the bombing. Sigh...
The problematic - Tatiana's never ending suffering at the hands of her family as she sacrifices all during the siege without a word of complaint (you know any seventeen year old who would put up with that??). Just stepping aside and letting her self-centered sister have the man she loves? Tatiana getting a private hospital room in overcrowded Leningrad? Once the cast came off her leg she was pretty much healed and able to trudge up and down icy stairs and streets with no discomfort or slowness? But the worst for me was the idyllic setting around page 600 that went on and on and on and on - I got the picture already and I did not need 100+ pages of nothing but sex and sex and more sex. Where was the editor?
So why am I still giving this one four stars even though I agree with the flaws pointed out by the critical reviewers? Since I flat out couldn't keep my nose out of the book and the carpet didn't get vacuumed and the floors didn't get mopped this weekend, I guess that's a good indication that despite the flaws I was pretty much sucked into the story and thoroughly enjoyed it and plan on reading the next in the trilogy Tatiana and Alexander. Just be warned that if you're not able to get past the nitpicks and the author's somewhat repetitive style, I suspect this is not the book for you.
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of Tatiana, but is in for a surprise when he follows her home and finds her sister is a woman he's met before - and that sister thinks Alexander is in love with her. Out of love for her older sister, Tatiana keeps silent and encourages Alexander to court Dasha. Much of the story continues as the Germans advance on Leningrad, finally resulting in a siege of the city as Tatiana and her family struggles to survive amidst the ever growing shortage of food and fuel, along with the oncoming Russian winter. When on leave Alexander continues to involve himself with the Metanova family, not able to stay away from Tatiana even though he must hide his feelings for her, although his "friend" Dimitri openly courts Tatiana. Since I am not into book reports and spoilers I'm not going to reveal much more of the plot, although Alexander does have a deep dark secret from his past that Dimitri holds over Alexander's head that threatens both his and Tatiana's eventual happiness, and finally culminates in a hair-raising attempt to escape from Soviet Russia. The good - the scenes in Leningrad were chilling, as people literally starved to death and dropped where they were (and left there) as bombs rained down around them daily. Alexander's devotion to Tatiana was very endearing, and I loved the scenes where he dealt with her injuries after the bombing. Sigh...
The problematic - Tatiana's never ending suffering at the hands of her family as she sacrifices all during the siege without a word of complaint (you know any seventeen year old who would put up with that??). Just stepping aside and letting her self-centered sister have the man she loves? Tatiana getting a private hospital room in overcrowded Leningrad? Once the cast came off her leg she was pretty much healed and able to trudge up and down icy stairs and streets with no discomfort or slowness? But the worst for me was the idyllic setting around page 600 that went on and on and on and on - I got the picture already and I did not need 100+ pages of nothing but sex and sex and more sex. Where was the editor?
So why am I still giving this one four stars even though I agree with the flaws pointed out by the critical reviewers? Since I flat out couldn't keep my nose out of the book and the carpet didn't get vacuumed and the floors didn't get mopped this weekend, I guess that's a good indication that despite the flaws I was pretty much sucked into the story and thoroughly enjoyed it and plan on reading the next in the trilogy Tatiana and Alexander. Just be warned that if you're not able to get past the nitpicks and the author's somewhat repetitive style, I suspect this is not the book for you.
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LibraryThing member raisedbybooks
I decided to pick this book up based off of the glowing reviews and my love of historical fiction. I am also a sucker for a really great love story. This book...ugh. This damn book annoyed the ever loving hell out of me. Honestly, I don’t even know how I managed to read it long enough to get to
So, we have Tatiana. She’s a seventeen year old girl living in Russia during WW2. On the day her family finds out the war is literally heading their way they ask Tatiana to please get some food and other necessities that morning. Which Tatiana does, after she reads for a bit, gets super dolled up in her dress and heels, and stops for a freakin’ ice cream. UGH, girl, get your shit together.
BUT the ice cream is important, because this is where she first meets Alexander, the man of her dreams, and it is obviously love at first sight! But wait, this is an 800 page epic love story. It can’t be that fast, can it? Nope...
Dasha is Tatiana’s older sister, and she is also in love with the man of her dreams. Who just happens to be-can you guess?-ALEXANDER! Oh Em Gee! Now, let’s forget about the fact that Dasha and the whole family kinda treat Tatiana like shit, because that doesn’t matter. Tatiana has to be a good sister, so she tells Alexander that he absolutely cannot break her sister’s heart under any circumstances. SO, Alex and Dasha continue dating, and Alex and Tatiana just meet in secret and talk and go on walks whenever they can.
Tatiana spends the majority of her time going to get her family’s rations (because they can’t), cooking for her family (because they can’t), and thinking about Alexander (because love, duh).
Every so often, someone dies and people cry and Tatiana gets yelled at some more.
Alex continues professing his undying love and devotion to Tatiana while screwing her sister whenever he comes to visit.
And this goes on for over half the book.
So, why did this get a decent rating from me? I really don’t know. I guess I’m a glutton for punishment. Also,once the entirety of Tatiana’s family dies, and some of the unnecessary drama disappears, it gets a bit better. As morbid as that sounds. I absolutely loved reading about the war and Soviet Russia and Alexander’s crazy backstory. I thought the writing was absolutely breathtaking, and it’s obvious that the author did her research. I am a sucker for a great historical novel, okay?!
I am also currently reading the second book, because I don’t like cliffhangers and I also like to torture myself. Would I recommend this to someone? Probably not. You really don’t want to get sucked in to the madness.
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the point of anything good actually happening!So, we have Tatiana. She’s a seventeen year old girl living in Russia during WW2. On the day her family finds out the war is literally heading their way they ask Tatiana to please get some food and other necessities that morning. Which Tatiana does, after she reads for a bit, gets super dolled up in her dress and heels, and stops for a freakin’ ice cream. UGH, girl, get your shit together.
BUT the ice cream is important, because this is where she first meets Alexander, the man of her dreams, and it is obviously love at first sight! But wait, this is an 800 page epic love story. It can’t be that fast, can it? Nope...
Dasha is Tatiana’s older sister, and she is also in love with the man of her dreams. Who just happens to be-can you guess?-ALEXANDER! Oh Em Gee! Now, let’s forget about the fact that Dasha and the whole family kinda treat Tatiana like shit, because that doesn’t matter. Tatiana has to be a good sister, so she tells Alexander that he absolutely cannot break her sister’s heart under any circumstances. SO, Alex and Dasha continue dating, and Alex and Tatiana just meet in secret and talk and go on walks whenever they can.
Tatiana spends the majority of her time going to get her family’s rations (because they can’t), cooking for her family (because they can’t), and thinking about Alexander (because love, duh).
Every so often, someone dies and people cry and Tatiana gets yelled at some more.
Alex continues professing his undying love and devotion to Tatiana while screwing her sister whenever he comes to visit.
And this goes on for over half the book.
So, why did this get a decent rating from me? I really don’t know. I guess I’m a glutton for punishment. Also,
I am also currently reading the second book, because I don’t like cliffhangers and I also like to torture myself. Would I recommend this to someone? Probably not. You really don’t want to get sucked in to the madness.
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LibraryThing member plunkinberry
I finally finished this massive saga - this was significantly longer than it needed to be. I am conflicted; I really liked some parts of the book and some things about the characters, but at the same time, there were significant parts that were unnecessary and things about the characters that were
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annoying and that I didn't like. I stuck with it because I am stubborn and the overall story was good. I honestly don't know that I can read the next book or two - even though I really want to know what happens next... Show Less
LibraryThing member rosinalippi
This really could have been a great love story. Certanly the main characters are engaging and I wanted a happy ending for them, something that didn't quite happen in the way I expected it to -- another plus point. But the novel is terribly bloated and needed a sharper editorial eye. Also, the
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author indulges in the kind of sex scenes that go on too long, so that the erotic gives way to the merely sensational. Show Less
LibraryThing member scarpettajunkie
The Bronze Horseman is definitely not a cut and dried boring war book. Maybe it is because it deals with a love story taking place during WWII. This book is extremely recommended. The love is not too gushy, and the war is shown in all its horror and loveliness. Everything about the story will wrap
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around you and involve you. It was nice to be pleasantly surprised by this book. Show Less
LibraryThing member melissadyches
Absolutely the best book I have ever read! I could never put it down and it actually brought tears to my eyes. The author makes you feel like you are right there beside Alex & Tatiana. A must read for anyone!
LibraryThing member NadineCrawf
A friend lent me this book and I had no preconceived ideas about it. I had previously read one Paullina Simons which I thought was pretty silly but tried this one anyway. I was captivated from the start. Its the sort of book that stays with you when you are not reading it and makes you ignore your
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family when you are. The historical aspect of the book was done in such a way as to really emphasize the human aspect of what went on, while not making the story mundane. It was beautifully written. Imagine my surprise when I found out there was more..... Show Less
LibraryThing member den_80_99
I loved this story, it kept you glued to the pages the whole way through. I really felt for the characters and felt the drop back of the war was very moving but not taking over the main story. It was one you do not want to finish but cant help rushing to get to the end to see what the out come will
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LibraryThing member lollypop917
The Bronze Horseman was so much more than just a love story. This book was historical fiction at its finest. It completely transports you into Stalin's Soviet Union during the period of Hitler's invasion in a gripping tale of love and loss which is unforgettable. The characters are so well drawn
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and the descriptions so vivid it will bring you to tears. Fantastic! Show Less
LibraryThing member libraryhermit
One of the main things that I learned in this novel is what it means to be a fugitive in little towns in the Soviet Union. I have not heard very many stories of this before, because after reading Sozhenitsyn and other Soviet authors, I assume that nobody can go anywhere. But I guess during World
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War II, even the secret police could not keep tabs on everybody, especially in the remote areas away from the big cities. The fact that an adventure story that has Western European elements could have some of its main characters get in and out of the Soviet Union seems almost unbelievable. Did anybody else notice this inconsistency. Show Less
LibraryThing member booksandbutter
I LOVED this book. It was the best book I have read in a long time. I could not put it down. It was a great story about russia in world war two and a girl that just wouldn't give up. It will stick in my mind for a long while. I loved the way it was written. I can't wait to get this book for my
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LibraryThing member charleneheins
This was such a good book. I felt like I was in their life. I dreamed about their life. I can't wait to read the next book. Tatiana and Alexander.
LibraryThing member lenalili
This book was incredible! I could not put it down. From start to finish you are completely enthralled in the life and drama Tatiana and Alexander are living together and apart from each other. One of my favorite books of all time. Filled with romance, war, and heartache. I find it so difficult to
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love the leading ladies in any book but Simons showed me a character I will never forget. The leading man ain't too bad himself ;) Handsdown worthy of several reads. The sequels are quite different though. You can never get this story back once it is over. Read it! Show Less
LibraryThing member tap_aparecium
A fantastically woven love story mixed in history. I spent the whole book hoping that everything would just get out of their way. The book was long in parts but I don't think the story would have been what it was without asking the reader to be so patient... again and again.
LibraryThing member bookwormteri
Wow, did these characters ever annoy me. I enjoyed the story, the blockade of Leningrad made the book impossible to put down, but Tania and Alex, well, I just wanted to slap them both upside the head. She has no faults, is not selfish in any way, shape, or form, even when she should be. I think
The best part of the book was when it went from Hogan's Heroes to The Blue Lagoon. After Tania escapes from Leningrad and Alex finds her, there is a period of idyll. It is like a fantasy in this war torn country. It was romantic but there was the dark cloud hovering overhead because you knew it was going to end.
The whole book was predictable. I called the ending well before it happened, but still read it. This was for my book club, if it hadn't been, I would have put it down. Not because the story was bad, but the characters were so annoying.
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that her eternal goodness just hurt some of those around her. Alex annoyed me for just going along with whatever she said, he might get mad about it, but still just did whatever she said (especially when it came to her sister). The only character I felt passionately about was Dmitri, just because he was so clearly the bad guy, it was very easy to dislike him. The best part of the book was when it went from Hogan's Heroes to The Blue Lagoon. After Tania escapes from Leningrad and Alex finds her, there is a period of idyll. It is like a fantasy in this war torn country. It was romantic but there was the dark cloud hovering overhead because you knew it was going to end.
The whole book was predictable. I called the ending well before it happened, but still read it. This was for my book club, if it hadn't been, I would have put it down. Not because the story was bad, but the characters were so annoying.
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LibraryThing member Danielle_B
I really liked this book. Many twists and turns. Russian novels have always been my favorite. The only criticism that I have is that when this young couple had an argument, Alexander's dialogue sounded more like a 21st century young adult rather than a 1940 Russian soldier. Overall, it was a great
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book. Waiting for the sequel to be delivered to my door via Amazon. Show Less
LibraryThing member EmmaBTate
Epic sweeping historical romance, couldn't put it down!
LibraryThing member suryajune
I really fell in love with these characters. I read this book because I got the third in the series from the ER program and thought I'd better read the first two before reading the third book. The book is very well written overall. Parts of it do drag on a little, but I definitely reccommend it to
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historical fiction fans. The general plot is the impossible love story of Tatiana and Alexander in the Soviet Union during WWII. Show Less
LibraryThing member hollysing
The international bestseller, The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons reenacts the horrors of the German World War II attack on Russia and the fates of star-crossed lovers.
Take a Russian family of five living in one cramped, narrow room. Add an officer in the Red Army with a secret who seems to play
Alexander and Tatiana are bonded not only by love, but by fidelity to Russia evidenced by their esteem of Pushkin’s poem, “The Bronze Horseman.” Their love story is engrossing. The addition of a secret in Alexander’s life adds an enticing twist. They dance around the fulfillment of a passion they deny themselves because of Tatiana’s loyalty toward her sister, Dasha, who is in love with Alexander.
Prolific author Simons, born and raised in St. Petersburg, displays a great love and knowledge of her setting. There is immediacy to her writing and she delivers a rip tide epic that will delight lovers of this ilk. The reader is vividly transported into war torn Russia within twenty pages and the momentum builds quickly. You will become emotionally connected to the characters and keep turning pages to learn more of their fates.
No novel is without its faults. The dialogue here, although fast paced, is often repetitious. The siege seems to overshadow the development of the main characters a bit. Many descriptions of potatoes, onions and other foodstuffs could have been cut. The love story seems drawn out unnecessarily. All in all The Bronze Horseman is a heartrending, compelling novel for a reader willing to sift through all the detail. For this reader, it was worth it.
Reviewed by Holly Weiss, author of Crestmont
Take a Russian family of five living in one cramped, narrow room. Add an officer in the Red Army with a secret who seems to play
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between two devoted sisters. Dose heavily with Hitler’s blistering push into Leningrad. Set it in a cold winter with food rationing, bombings, depravation and desperation. Sprinkle liberally with steamy scenes of forbidden desire. Add a favored son lost in the war. Setting for a page-turning epic novel? Yes. Alexander and Tatiana are bonded not only by love, but by fidelity to Russia evidenced by their esteem of Pushkin’s poem, “The Bronze Horseman.” Their love story is engrossing. The addition of a secret in Alexander’s life adds an enticing twist. They dance around the fulfillment of a passion they deny themselves because of Tatiana’s loyalty toward her sister, Dasha, who is in love with Alexander.
Prolific author Simons, born and raised in St. Petersburg, displays a great love and knowledge of her setting. There is immediacy to her writing and she delivers a rip tide epic that will delight lovers of this ilk. The reader is vividly transported into war torn Russia within twenty pages and the momentum builds quickly. You will become emotionally connected to the characters and keep turning pages to learn more of their fates.
No novel is without its faults. The dialogue here, although fast paced, is often repetitious. The siege seems to overshadow the development of the main characters a bit. Many descriptions of potatoes, onions and other foodstuffs could have been cut. The love story seems drawn out unnecessarily. All in all The Bronze Horseman is a heartrending, compelling novel for a reader willing to sift through all the detail. For this reader, it was worth it.
Reviewed by Holly Weiss, author of Crestmont
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LibraryThing member FranceneConnor
A bodice-ripper for my bookclub, that is hard to put down... sadly. Why do we always read books where people are awful to each other?
LibraryThing member Clara53
There are books that overwhelm your senses by the beauty and finesse of their language, and there are those that depend mostly on the plot (there are rare ones that do both, of course). This book is of the second variety. What I liked about it is an excellent plot, as well as historical evidence of
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astounding mistakes that Stalin made at the start of and throughout the Second World War. What I didn't care about is the quantity over quality (it's a large volume), repetitiveness, and the fact that almost every character except for the two main ones (who were idealized) carried a huge chip on their shoulders, some ugly trait. That said, the plot does carry the book, and I am looking forward to the sequel that just came out. Show Less
LibraryThing member ACQwoods
This is the tale of an unlikely romance in Leningrad during World War II. Tatiana, a young Russian girl, meets Alexander, a soldier in the Red Army, and they fall in love immediately. Their relationship is complicated by Tatiana's family, Alexander's secrets, and the world crumbling around them. I
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haven't read much about the siege of Leningrad and I learned a lot. Tatiana and Alexander are well written; at times I would be annoyed with them because they were so human and had faults. The Bronze Horseman is a long book that wraps you in its world and releases you only reluctantly at its close. Show Less
LibraryThing member jenreidreads
This series came highly recommended by several friends of mine. I love other epic historical romances like Outlander and The Tea Rose, so it was a safe bet I'd love these novels, too. And overall, I did. The Bronze Horseman is set in Russia during WWII, a setting with which I wasn't terribly
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familiar (I kept referencing Wikipedia to learn about the history). At the beginning of the novel, I found Tatiana very annoying. She's so innocent and naive; that eventually becomes endearing, but I was frustrated by some of her actions - instead of buying food for her family, she buys herself an ice cream. Once I thought of Tatiana as kind of like Scarlett O'Hara, I liked her more. Tatiana's and Alexander's romance is, well, very romantic. When they finally get together, there are plenty of very steamy scenes. Almost too many, actually. Honestly, how many times can one couple have sex?? I thought Alexander was a great character, ranking nearly as high as Jamie Fraser (from Outlander) for sex appeal. Recommended. Show Less
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Awards
AAR Annual Reader Poll (2002)
Whitcoulls Top 100 Books (12 — 2010)
AAR Top 100 Romances (71 — Most Recent Rank - 2004)
Original language
English
Original publication date
2000
Physical description
576 p.; 6.13 inches
ISBN
0060199261 / 9780060199265