I read this book over fifteen years ago and still remember it!
As a child in middle-school all I could think was: Wow. Why; because even the prison system here in the U.S. during that time frame was better than in Russia. Yet, I would imagine that some things were (or still are) very similar.
As a child in middle-school all I could think was: Wow. Why; because even the prison system here in the U.S. during that time frame was better than in Russia. Yet, I would imagine that some things were (or still are) very similar.
This book is a great ready about the daily struggle of a man named Ivan who is trying to survive in a concentration camp. The book describes Ivan's encounters with the guards and the "games" that the guards use against the prisoners to cause problems amongst themselves. There is no friends for Ivan in this life that he now lives, no one is to be trusted. Even though each new day is like the day before, Ivan remains hopeful that somehow this new day will be just a little better than the last.
Very intriguing look at life in the Russian Gulag
