![]() ![]() And yet it is charming and lively and, ultimately, worth the time. And yet, astonishingly, The Revolution of Marina M. Many books, especially those requiring 800 pages of time from their readers, would be undone by the absence of a clear purpose. Having undergone unimaginable hardship, she’s now at the height of her creative power. concludes in Chimes of a Lost Cathedral, in which passionate young poet, lover, and idealist Marina Makarova emerges as a woman in full during the transformative years of the Russian Revolution. ![]() On the other hand, were these outlandish events meant to convey the terror of revolution? Or were they the product of a restive writer searching for a way to end her story? The sexual enslavement of Marina, in particular, stood out as problematic and marked a change in the flow of the story. The epic journey that began with The Revolution of Marina M. And that is what makes what happens to her over the course of the novel so disturbing. ![]() And yet, after spending so much time with her, a reader would be hard-pressed not to like her. Marina is an infuriating character in a lot of ways: She is entitled and self-absorbed, a terrible friend and the maker of many bad decisions. is a little bit silly, but it is also quite fun. And yet, despite its narcissistic heroine and its meandering story, Janet Fitch’s novel shimmers with vital energy. is an often exasperating, strange story of a spoiled, entitled aristocratic girl coming of age during the Russian Revolution. ![]()
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