A Terrible Country

Read for TOB2019, and honestly probably would not have picked it up otherwise.
I mean, a privileged white male from the academic world? UHHHHHGGHHHG.
Here's the thing, I ended up loving it because I can't even remember the last time I read something set in contemporary Russia and I fell in love with the grandmother. In fact, I loved all of the characters except the main character. Yulia was brilliant.
It was totally readable, I found myself looking up and realizing I had just pounded out chapters. Great voice.
I hope some of it sticks with me, and I will remember that I enjoyed reading it.