A review by agreatgabsby
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

dark hopeful informative sad medium-paced

4.0

The first 50 pages are a bit slow but by the end, you can’t help but empathize deeply with Ivan. It of course gets points for historical significance but it also has lines that sparkle, like “They bloomed like a couple of poppies.” about two prisoners who came alive greeting each other. It was a pleasant surprise about an extremely unpleasant setting, that centers hope and resilience.