The Brothers : The Road to an American Tragedy (Paperback)

from bogopea

Well-written and researched by prominent anti-government author Masha Gessen, formerly of Russia. She has previously written books about the plight of the Soviet people. She is fabulous writer and I found this book extremely riveting. I don't think anyone could not be sympathetic to the plight of...

from dono421846

Tells the story of the Boston Marathon Bombers from the perspective of their ties in Chechnya and surrounding areas. Once they are caught, she switches focus from the brothers to other Chechen Americans, including the friends of Jahar, describing their treatment by the FBI (it wasn't nice or fair...

from bogopea

Well-written and researched by prominent anti-government author Masha Gessen, formerly of Russia. She has previously written books about the plight of the Soviet people. She is fabulous writer and I found this book extremely riveting. I don't think anyone could not be sympathetic to the plight of...

from bostonbibliophile

It's an interesting if difficult read for someone who was affected by the bombing. Gessen provides some good background on the environment that the Tsarnaevs came out of but cherry picks details from their lives to portray them in a way more sympathetic than I could really take. I think her point...

from velopunk

I am struck by what grifters the Tsarnaev's seemed to be. I can't see where any of them added anything to the quality of life around them.They got public assistance and were small time drug dealers.The boy's mother was arrested for shoplifting but the author didn't mention this. Then there are th...