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Published: May 30, 2009
Words: 122103 (approximate)
Language: English
Ebook description
Journalist Jada Perlmutter becomes the story she seeks as she travels from Soviet Moscow to the mountainous "South" where her lover Vahan plans to take up being a guerrilla fighter in a new breakaway state. Injured, Jada is transported back to Moscow. Years later, in NYC, the taste of ash in her mouth sends Jada back to the Caucasus to conclude the story she left unfinished.Tags
writing, narrative, war, russia, voice, virginia, veterans, journalist, warfare, armenia, azerbaijan, moscow, amputation, soviet union, caucasus, gulf war, third person, second person, third person plural, karabakh, tbilisi, yerevan, stepanakert, female journalist, stringing, drug dealers, afghanistan, vietnam vets, kids of vietnam vets, gulf war vets, tazewell, amputee, morphine addicts, soviet vets of afghanistan, 1991, hemipelvectomy, gulf war syndromeAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
Vera Arutyunyan
on March 25, 2010 :
In November of 2008, I was assigned to design the cover of the book “Bombardirovka” for Art Knows No Borders exhibition in downtown Los Angeles – a public art, literary, music, and relief event spearheaded by Crystal Allene Cook.
Before I started the design, I read the book. I was shocked how could a non Armenian writer to be able to absorb so deep the Armenian culture, moral, psychology. The book raises awareness of the effects of Karabakh war, ethnic conflicts.
Inspired by the book, I painted over 200 copies on both sides of the cover pages.
Allene Crystal is a talented writer and I am expecting more master pieces from her.
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Review by:
Bronwyn Mauldin
on March 04, 2010 :
A compelling story. A young journalist is unexpectedly drawn into an armed struggle she knows little about. The battle becomes her own, with heartbreaking consequences.
Cook provides vivid details about the subcultures in Moscow and Armenia that Jada encounters. Characters are strong, and the plot moves along at an enjoyable pace.
Bombardirovka is one of those books I couldn't put down as I read it. When I was done, I was sad to be leave the world Cook has created.
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Review by:
Nancy Mills
on March 03, 2010 :
Crystal Allene Cook is a truly talented writer. Actually brilliant, I would say. She is poetic, original, and with her new book, Bombardirovka, she offers us a moving lens into a different culture.
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Review by:
timo
on Oct. 31, 2009 :
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I wish this book was 5 times bigger!! It was a great read--one of my favorites. I put it off to finish reading a classic (The Great Gatsby) which seems irrelevant in today's world after reading this incredibly poignant book by Crystal Allene Cook.
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Review by:
G S
on June 12, 2009 :
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Very good read - hard to put down. Crystal has come into her own as a writer. I loved the ending which is rare for me. I highly recommend this book. If you know nothing about the area of the world or the politics that the book is about, then as a bonus, it is educational as well as entertaining.
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Review by:
East Coast
on June 01, 2009 :
I had written a much longer review and then it got eaten here. So, warning! Unless you sign in, your review will disappear.
Probably better anyway. Now my review will be short and sweet. I dig this book. I let my friends know I dig it. I am probably a little biased as I have read short stories of Crystal's and really liked those. The same great intelligence, love of story, interesting characters, strangeness of place, and emphasis on dynamics between people is also present in this. So go read it now!
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Review by:
Anna Bauldry
on June 01, 2009 :
I got a preview copy of this last fall at the event that went with it. In that version some of the formatting errors and copy editing things were a drawback, but it looks like that has been cleaned up here. I still love the painting on the front though!
When I started reading this I couldn't put it down. I don't know anything about that area of the world and it didn't make any difference. I went along for the ride. The book is a good, solid story. There are a lot of themes, but they didn't get unwieldy. A few scenes still stick with me all these months later. I definitely recommend reading it.
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