Sicaru Rodr Rodr itibaren Dyagilevo, Tverskaya oblast', Oroszország, 171477 itibaren Dyagilevo, Tverskaya oblast', Oroszország, 171477

Great detail pulls you into city life, even a daisy-sniffer like me.

Harding did a great job of creating a rich world full of fleshed-out and interesting characters. However, this book was about twice as long as it should have been. Sporadic somber moments seemed out of place amongst the light jovial tone, and I could have done without the 9/11 reference. Considering how many parallels there were to various Shakespeare plays, I'm not sure why he chose to have a character trying to translate Hamlet; it would have been neat if the focus were on a play that the characters were more closely, but unintentionally, acting out.