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In the First Circle
In the First Circle: The First Uncensored Edition | Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
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The thrilling cold war masterwork by the Nobel Prize winner, published in full for the first time Moscow, Christmas Eve, 1949.The Soviet secret police intercept a call made to the American embassy by a Russian diplomat who promises (…more)
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Daisey
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I‘ve finished this audiobook, but I listened to it too quickly and really should revisit it again (but not right now). It‘s a long story with several perspectives, and I did not keep close enough track of everyone‘s details. Even so, it was quite a look at life inside a Soviet shurashka, a prison for academics and scientists, in 1949.

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BookwormM Just starting the print copy 2y
Daisey @BookwormM I need to go to the Goodreads group and check out the discussion. I‘ll be curious to hear what other readers think. 2y
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Moray_Reads
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Unlike some of his other works The First Circle is set in a sharashka rather than the work camps of the Gulag proper. The inmates work in R&D (mechanics, mathematics etc.) but while their conditions are better than the labour camps but the threat of Siberia hangs over them and they struggle with the implication of their work perpetuating a system they oppose. #ashapeinthetitle #junebookbugs

LitLogophile Loved this one 8y
Moray_Reads @lostlogophile so did I. Though not quite as much as Cancer Ward 8y
ApoptyGina69 I've read a number of his works, but not this one. Added! 👍📚 8y
Moray_Reads @ApoptyGina69 it's one of his longer ones but it's excellent 8y
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LitLogophile
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Here's a screenshot of my Kindle app -- my #bookstack is an #ebookstack because I am on the road #augustofpages #bookphotochallenge ... See any of your favs? 😁

ImaginativeMom Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close blew me away. So powerful. I've never seen the movie because there's no way it can live up to my reading experience. 9y
Texreader Dragon Tattoo trilogy!! 9y
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TheNextBook Plenty of faves! I saw some Hunger Games and a Song of Ice and Fire Collection. Very nice. 9y
LitLogophile Only a true song of ice and fire enthusiast would recognize that tiny thumbnail 😂😂😂 @TheNextBook 9y
TheNextBook @lostlogophile 😂😂😍 Yes! I need him to finish those books already 9y
Reagan The Hunger Games!! 8y
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