Wednesday, 24 September 2008

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn


Date Meeting Held: September 17



Summary: Describes one day in the life of a prisoner in a Soviet labour camp in the 1950s called Ivan Denisovich Shukhov.


What We Thought: Most people found the book laborious and dull. We enjoyed the initial stages where the author was describing the camp and some of the other characters but after that found it fairly repetitive. Going against the grain again, K loved it and thought it was the best book we've done at book club so far.


Venue: K's House, Victoria


We Ate: Spaghetti with mascarpone sauce; hot chocolate pots (yum)