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A review by kyscg
The Gulag Archipelago, Volume I by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Tthe writing is so powerful, a must read. The first time I read it, I think I was too overwhelmed by all the information thrown at me, but this time, I appreciated the writing too. You can't say this story and keep the reader turning pages without being a literary genius.
"If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?"
"If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?"