Reviews - The Death of Ivan Ilych: Annotated

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The Death of Ivan Ilych: Annotated

Leo Tolstoy

4.01 AVERAGE

charlene_balba's review against another edition

3.5

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gntis's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional tense medium-paced

gonza_basta's review against another edition

4.0

Ascoltato nel podcast di "Ad alta voce" di Rai 3 e probabilmente la mia unica possibilitá di arrivare alla fine di questo racconto veramente tormentato e tormentante. Troppi pensieri negativi mentre lo ascoltavo, se non lo avessi preso ogni giorno a piccole dosi, probabilmente avrei smesso tanto tempo prima, ora che l'ho finito invece, sono contenta perché penso che fosse comunque un piccolo capolavoro.

picaresquity's review against another edition

3.5

challenging reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

everettjt's review against another edition

3.75

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

millsjeff's review against another edition

5.0

dark hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ksnizzle13's review against another edition

5.0

It makes me think of how we’re the most “pure” as children because we come into the world and experience everything for the first time from a new perspective. But it’s only as we get older that this perspective is moulded into what society expects of us, and this is when we lose sight of the true meaning of life while replacing it with reaching a higher status and keeping up with the appearances of our peers. It takes a huge jolt in our lives to break living for others and start living for ourselves again in meaningful ways, but unfortunately there are some of us that only come to this realization when the threat of imminent death is upon us.