I won't be reviewing this because it's for school, but I will say that I found it fairly easy to read and not too boring. Obviously there are other books I would rather be reading, especially since this is a required read for my AP European History class. However, I can't really say my time was wasted. It's a really interesting take on the Soviet Union and the entire book is an allegory for that period of time. If you like history like me, it's definitely something worth reading at some point in your life. Even if it's not exactly "fun" to read.