Take a photo of a barcode or cover
4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
3.5*
The book revolves around Ivan Ilyich’s slow descent into madness and death. I found it to be a good read, not necessarily my usual genre but it was a short read so I gave it a go. I didn’t understand why the last 20 pages were there, I didn’t find them very relevant?
The book revolves around Ivan Ilyich’s slow descent into madness and death. I found it to be a good read, not necessarily my usual genre but it was a short read so I gave it a go. I didn’t understand why the last 20 pages were there, I didn’t find them very relevant?
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have no problems with this and I really enjoyed it as it's a really quick read! i love how it was translated too it's easy to digest but you can tell the words are picked with effort and conscientiousness but it's not a 5 star for me. great quotes and interesting themes about death and the purpose of life. would've had more of a chance to grip me if it were longer but the length makes sense
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-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
The Death of Ivan Ilyich marked one of the final books I read in 2022.
What a way to end out the year.
Tolstoy writes with masterful brevity. In just over fifty pages, I get a sour taste of what death feels like. I am enthralled by this concise and relevant and beautiful work.
Ivan Ilyich is dying. Actually, he's already dead. Tolstoy opens the novella with Ivan's funeral. His self-absorbed wife is wondering if she is entitled to more money and his ambitious coworkers anticipate the new promotional opening with rapture. It seems as though Ivan will not be missed.
But we soon learn that there's more to Ilyich than money. The novella describes Ivan's life: his not entirely loveless yet clearly strategic marriage with the respectable Praskovya Fyodorovna, his stable career as an official in St. Petersburg, and his delightful home where he resides with his wife and children. On what seems like all accounts, Ivan is content with his life. Yet when he learns that he is plagued by a terminal illness, he realizes that he has yet to truly live.
Read the full review at https://thenovellocal.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-death-of-ivan-ilyich.html
What a way to end out the year.
Tolstoy writes with masterful brevity. In just over fifty pages, I get a sour taste of what death feels like. I am enthralled by this concise and relevant and beautiful work.
Ivan Ilyich is dying. Actually, he's already dead. Tolstoy opens the novella with Ivan's funeral. His self-absorbed wife is wondering if she is entitled to more money and his ambitious coworkers anticipate the new promotional opening with rapture. It seems as though Ivan will not be missed.
But we soon learn that there's more to Ilyich than money. The novella describes Ivan's life: his not entirely loveless yet clearly strategic marriage with the respectable Praskovya Fyodorovna, his stable career as an official in St. Petersburg, and his delightful home where he resides with his wife and children. On what seems like all accounts, Ivan is content with his life. Yet when he learns that he is plagued by a terminal illness, he realizes that he has yet to truly live.
Read the full review at https://thenovellocal.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-death-of-ivan-ilyich.html
dark
reflective
sad
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
medium-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
L’histoire principale de ce livre m’a un peu déçue je dois admettre, mais j’ai vraiment aimé “maître et serviteur”, c’était une histoire glaciale où l’on s’attend a ce que la mort frappe à n’importe quel instant et portant quand elle arrive, je n’étais pas prête.
challenging
reflective
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
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No