Reviews - The Death of Ivan Ilych: Annotated

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The Death of Ivan Ilych: Annotated

Leo Tolstoy

4.01 AVERAGE

medhavinii's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

not just about regrets and loss but so much about present and possibilities

wanderlustlover's review against another edition

2.0

Summer 2018, Audiobook:

I wanted to love this one more than I actually did end up loving it. It's hard to like Ivan Ilych, which I think is a large part of the point of this book. He makes a lot of not-great choices, which alienate him from everyone except coworkers, and doesn't really even engender them to have affection, so much as just genial respect for him. I don't regret picking this up at the steal of a deal sale price, but I am glad I didn't end up paying full price for it.

ashesnddust's review against another edition

4.0

took me so much longer to finish than i wanted it to, but it was so worth it. this book captures death in a way i’ve never seen before, and it caused me to think about things in ways i never did before.