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581 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780002612470
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In the First Circle depicts the lives of the occupants of a sharashka (a research and development bureau made of GULAG inmates) located in the Moscow suburbs. This novel is highly autobiographical. Many of the prisoners (zeks) are technicians or a...
Community Reviews Summary of 348 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
dark 58%
tense 41%
emotional 33%
informative 33%
sad 25%
funny 16%
hopeful 16%
Pace
medium 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 30% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 54% | No: 36% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 18%Average rating
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581 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780002612470
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In the First Circle depicts the lives of the occupants of a sharashka (a research and development bureau made of GULAG inmates) located in the Moscow suburbs. This novel is highly autobiographical. Many of the prisoners (zeks) are technicians or a...
Community Reviews Summary of 348 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
dark 58%
tense 41%
emotional 33%
informative 33%
sad 25%
funny 16%
hopeful 16%
Pace
medium 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 30% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 54% | No: 36% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 18%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.