Munz Tdt Tdt itibaren Aksentyevo, Moskovskaya oblast', Rusya, 143232
Overall an interesting read, especially to see how vastly different the truth is from what the world learned from the movie and musical. I liked reading of the family's history. I liked seeing their devotion to each other and hearing of their faith. The book took me so long because I didn't feel as drawn to it, and I was highly distracted by my fractured fairy tale phase. I felt the parts in the beginning really dragged, and then the end felt like it was rushing. Much of the book felt like an old woman rambling about her memories (which, in a sense, was true) because it many things were not in chronological order and there felt to be gaps in places or a lot of information in others that I wouldn't have expected to be included. However, I'm not saying this is necessarily detrimental. You get to 89 and see how much you can remember of your entire life, in proper order, and in exact detail to please others! I'm grateful that she remembered as much as she did, and wrote it down for others to share in. I think my favorite memory was the one she shared about the little boat trip she took with her father and a couple of siblings.