What I liked was that it didn't try to be a brutal, exaggerated, horrible story ...
The_Muted_Grimaud Send a noteboard - 13/01/2012 02:34:26 AM
... you know? For the most part the day is a successful day for Shukhov, an almost "happy" one. (I'm not sure happy is quite the write word). He just lets the setting and the day's events speak for themselves without beating it dead. He turns it into everyday life.
I don't know exactly what I'm trying to say, something like that.
I don't know exactly what I'm trying to say, something like that.
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich - Alexander Solzhenitsyn
10/01/2012 02:03:00 AM
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Shukhov is his last name, not a "nickname".
10/01/2012 02:23:27 AM
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Oh ... I missed that one ... its probably right at the beginning of the book too *NM*
10/01/2012 04:26:53 AM
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Still a really good book, though
11/01/2012 03:40:56 PM
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What I liked was that it didn't try to be a brutal, exaggerated, horrible story ...
13/01/2012 02:34:26 AM
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