Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the second half of February’s book, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn trans. Ralph Parker published in 1953 (from page 72 "The shop was quiet" if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that I take a book I’ve never read, split it in two and discuss each half on the second and last Fridays of the month. I’ll do a first impressions summary alongside my thoughts and reactions and then raise any interesting ideas so far in the novel (be aware - there may be spoilers.) And then on the last Friday of the month, I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to [email protected]. The book we’ll be reading for March is The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende trans. by Magda Bogin — we’ll be reading up to Chapter 7 The Brothers (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first episode will be on 10th March. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger Content Warning: There are scenes of severe hunger, cold, and harsh prison life in sub zero degree temperatures. I have removed any swear words.  Future Reads: March: The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende trans. by Magda Bogin  April: Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (152 pages) May: Light by M.John Harrison (320 pages) I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/ The idea about 'augit' was mentioned in the following article: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/10/lessons-from-my-dying-therapist-care-less-have-fun-accept-the-inevitable Lessons from my dying therapist: care less, have fun – and accept the inevitable In watching my beloved counsellor die, I finally learned how to live Phoebe Greenwood Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.