Ivan is in a Soviet labour camp, this is his life. Review:
This is a horrible, could-be-true story. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in history, it tells the tale of the Soviet era forced-labour camps in such startling detail you will never forget it. This is above all a story of joy, it seems impossible that a novel with this setting could be almost entirely about the joy of day to day life but that is what it is. Ivan shows us that life is what you make of it, that no matter the situation you are in you can make it your own and appreciating everything and embracing the small daily joys. I think anyone would be better off for having read it, but most especially those interested in history.
8/10
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