Blood Red Snow: The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front

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Vampire hunter Julius King visits Olivia posing as a private investigator and tells her he's looking for a trio of dangerous criminals, one of them being Luke. Olivia covers for Luke, but King sees right through her lies. He attempts to seize Luke by force, only to be killed in the process. The story is set primarily in Russia, in a time of tremendous upheaval, not only in Russia but the world as a whole. I adored that we not only got to see inside World War I, which is so rare in books, but got to see it from a European viewpoint. If you are curious, you may want to read the synopsis of this Goodreads edition, because it kind of gives you a bit more to go on than the US version. Because this is part fiction, yes, but also partly biographical to an extent, and most certainly historical. I also don't really understand its marketing as Young Adult in the US if I am being perfectly honest, because there isn't really much room for even crossover- I think this is just straight up historical fiction, though that's just my opinion, so take it for what it's worth. Parts one and two are stylistically clearly the strongest parts of this sophisticated and captivating read. This is mainly because the language is so fittingly haunting. Part one is dark and sparsely told, as any good fairy tale should be. Part two bears all the typical spy story elements: it’s tense and threatening with an acute sense of betrayal to keep you at the edge of your seat. That is why it is a bit of pity that a novel that is so good loses much of its tension in the last third as we return with Ransome to England and then follow him into Sweden so he can go and get Evgenia.Such is the eloquent style of the author’s writing that anyone wishing to experience the deprivations of the Russian Front is highly recommended to read this excellent first-hand account. This memoir will always rate highly amongst those for the Russian Front and the author has done historians a great service by noting his exploits on those slips of papers that went missing for 40 years. Dr Stuart C Blank, militaryarchiveresearch.com The film was released through various video-on-demand services in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Korea on December 6, 2021. [12] [13] The film received a DVD and video-on-demand release in the United States on December 28, 2021. [14] Reception [ edit ] The story is about a man in his twenties/thirties, a man who makes a difficult decision to leave his wife and child in England, and come to Russia. There is a romance between Arthur and Evgenia (Trotsky's secretary). Usually I don't like the extramarital affairs thing, but it was obvious that Arthur never loved his wife, but really loved Evgenia. I don't know how feelings were in the real story, but I liked how the author brought about the romance in this book. Romance was very small in this book, so don't worry if you're not really a romance person. Blood Red Snow White is a fictionalized biography of the writer Arthur Ransome during his extended stay in Russia. However, it is not like any other biography you are likely to read: part fairytale, part spy story, part romance we do not only follow Arthur Ransome, writer, journalist and potential spy but also the fate of the Russian bear in its rebellion against the regime of the Tsar.

The settings of Tsarist and post-revolution Russia were beautifully well-realized. I learned a lot about the time period, and the addition of fairytales was an added bonus. I also connected with Arthur as a character, and was particularly taken by the relationship between him and his daughter. It pulled at my heart-strings, and I also enjoyed the political thriller elements of this story as well. Midwinterblood: A Printz Medal Winner! Seven stories of passion and love separated by centuries but mysteriously intertwined. Once upon a time beyond the sunrise, halfway to the moon, and so very far away it would make your feet weep to think about it, lies a land vast in size and deep in sadness. From where we sit, on the far edge of history, we can see across Time itself, and yet this land is so big we struggle to see all of it at once." The game Luny plays in her Youtube sequence is a game Little Cute Thing is currently developing called " To the moon and beyond". Vampire horror comedy filmed at Tahoe to be released in December". Tahoe Daily Tribune . Retrieved January 24, 2023.The Ghosts of Heaven: A Printz Honor Book! Timeless, beautiful, and haunting, spirals connect four episodes, from prehistory through the far future. Luny has a gaming channel called 'Smiley Cotton' where she sings while playing some horror and hardcore little cute games. Blood Red Snow White: A gripping, romantic adventure novel based on the true story of Arthur Ransome's experiences with love and betrayal in war-torn Russia.

a brutal and detailed account of the fighting in Stalingrad and the frozen retreat of the German Army.... this is a gripping story.' Beverley Guardian Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2022-10-14 18:01:41 Associated-names Crone-Aamot, Olav R; Chesneau, Roger Autocrop_version 0.0.14_books-20220331-0.2 Bookplateleaf 0006 Boxid IA40739506 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier This one, though, wasn't one of my favourites. I quite liked it in the beginning because MS just sets the scene so well. I could feel the cold of the Russian Winter penetrating the heat of the L.A. Summer I'm currently sat in. I liked the way he told the story of the Russian Revolution almost like it was a fairy tale - it felt magical; strange. Luny perhaps was sweeter before the kidnapping, but currently she's grown a violent persona wanting Rinny to experience the pain she's inflicted onto her. Her and Copper have a mini rivalry going on during the time she was alive with Copper's pacifism and Luny's vengeful bloodthirstiness contrasting each other. Despite her viciousness, she still feels fear of how easy and fragile a malino spirit is to be easily ripped apart. This book left me with a slight unsatisfactory feeling. Although the writing was strong and it contained a lot of interest, it pales substantially when compared to Sajer's 'the Forgotten Soldier' opus. Written in a diary format, the book starts strongly but I was left feeling that something didn't quite add up, and I can't really explain what. Whilst Sajer's book does not even attempt to cover the political side or the atrocities both the Axis and Russians committed, this one goes to great pains to point out how evil the Russians were, and rarely portrays any Wehrmacht soldier in a negative light, bar the very rare bad apple. The SS remain the only German villains and even that is conveniently left woolly. I also was put off by the art, depicting a fairly prominent swastika, perhaps designed for a certain subset of readers who this will no doubt appeal to. It's not something you will want to be seen with in public, that's for sure.This is so not a children's book; it's very adult in its themes and in its prose. Yet, it doesn't quite ascend into the places it could have gone - the magical realism masking the utter tragedy of the Revolution; nor the fast-paced thrill ride of a Russian spy novel (personally I would have loved the former) - or live up to its full potential. There in the case: dead things. Things that might have lived once, maybe for a year, maybe just for an hour, maybe born dead. Their skin bleached by preservative salts; their faces contorted as if shrieking in horror at themselves, screaming for all eternity as if they caught sight of their reflection in a looking glass. Their faces scream as the crowd should, but does not. Babies with two heads, like the sheep. Unborn Siamese twins, with two legs but two heads and four arms. A fetus with no head at all, but countless arms, like an octopus.