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Roseamber R. Sumner, October 13, 2008

City of Thieves hurled me into WWII Russia at the time of the siege of St. Petersburg. One short week in the life of a scrawny 17 year old Jewish boy held me spellbound, barely breathing. I found myself wondering how anyone in Russia survived the war at all. But despite details of starvation and terrifying circumstances, there is humor in this story; comradeship, love, lust, introspection, courage, as well as the hatred and evil that stands out so sharply in wartime. I learned more from this historical fiction thriller than I would have retained if I were reading historical non-fiction. This is a coming of age story of such intensity and refinement that one comes away finally feeling wrung out and yet deeply satisfied at being led through such a full story, so superbly told.

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