THE EIGHTH LIFE by NINO HARATISCHVILI

THE EIGHTH LIFE by NINO HARATISCHVILI

I have been reading this book for a month (since @scribe_uk started their read-along) and in that time these characters have become part of my life. I feel like I have lived with their stories for so long that I have become part of their family.

This book is the definition of epic. It is 944 pages long (the longest book I’ve ever read) and it spans over 100 years of Georgian history; living under Tsar rule, WWI, The October Revolution, Lenin, Stalin, WWII, all the way up to the fall of the Soviet Union and 2007 political demonstrations.

In that time I relearned my intrigue for Soviet history, I fell in love with the Jashi and Eristravi families and I craved chocolate more than ever before.

If you haven’t read this then you probably should and if you have read this, please comment with your favourite character(s). I think mine would have to be Christine or Stasia or Kitty. But honestly I loved them all and all their stories.

I don’t think I’ve even seen a picture of Georgia before but in my head Lenin Square is as clear as my own back garden layout!

I always like to write reviews as soon as I’ve finished reading a book so that the emotions are raw and I have been reading this book all day hence this review is quite gushing and, probably, hardly a review at all!

Give this book all the prizes and let’s leave it there.

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