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pick5⭐️ I don‘t know how Grossman had the strength to write about human suffering, and the most terrible parts of Russia‘s recent history. This is another difficult but rewarding read; the part about the Terror Famine is painful to digest it‘s unforgettable. I‘m emotionally bruised now, but I‘m determined to read all of his works
Current read. I will never forget Stalingrad and Life & Fate, and I have the feeling that this is another powerful work by Grossman
pickPowerful story from recent Soviet history, which, despite the fact that the work isn‘t finished, leaves an extraordinary impression. The essence of the story is the idea of the freedom, told through the Ivan‘s eyes, who returns from the gulag after 30 years. The most terrifying story is about famine in Ukraine which killed millions of people and wiped out entire villages. Shocking, painful to read, but absolutely unforgettable.
Coffee and magazine #readathon break. I like to treat myself to this magazine on occasion because it‘s a bit pricy for a subscription.
#uncannyoctober Day 12 - Set in Eastern Europe
After Ivan Grigoryevich is released from 30 years in a Soviet gulag, he has an understandably difficult time adjusting to life in the world as he encounters it.
"...for a drunk, a city is built on half-litre bottles of vodka to be shared with two chance companions. And for someone in love, a city consists of benches on boulevards, of two-kopek pieces for public telephones, of the hands of city clocks pointing towards the time of a rendezvous"
#sorrynotsorry for the Grossman spam but THIS NOVEL OHMYGOD ?
My book order arrived today! And yah, I'm going through a serious Soviet Russia phase.
