Andrew Cooper's Reviews > The Captain's Daughter

Top class work by Pushkin! I don't remember the last time I flew through a book like this one! Curled up on my couch with a cup of coffee, each time I finished a chapter, I just had to see what Pyotr Andreyich and Masha would do in the next one. Love, adventure, war and rebellion, what more could one ask for in a short novel? Pyotr Andreyich, our hero, must avoid bandits and traitors all while remaining loyal to his love of the Captain's Daughter and to Russia. Three cheers for Grinyov!

Pushkin is clearly a Russian genius and it's no wonder that all of the Russian greats looked up to him. his knack for just the right word or outburst from the characters made them all so real and tangible unlike any other writer. For anyone looking to read Pushkin for the first time, but who has been too afraid to dive into his works, I cannot suggest this highly enough.

This edition was a great one and I recommend it to others. Enough notes to keep one abreast of the Pugachev Rebellion, (since this is a historical novel they are crucial) but not too many to drown in meaningless asides from the translator and author.