The Death of Ivan Ilych: Annotated by Leo Tolstoy

4.01 AVERAGE

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augusta_'s review against another edition

3.5
dark 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
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bridgefortheblind's review against another edition

4.0
dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rim_sbt's review against another edition

4.75
challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

19century_russians's review against another edition

5.0
challenging dark emotional 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: Complicated
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sophiehardy31's review against another edition

3.0
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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sashareadsbooks's review against another edition

4.0
emotional inspiring reflective relaxing sad slow-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
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truthlessofcanada's review against another edition

4.5
challenging dark inspiring reflective sad medium-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 can see why people read this a century and a half after it was written

9.1
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oregonian329's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

talitha's review against another edition

4.0
Indrukwekkende novelle. Het begint wat oppervlakkiger, maar eenmaal bij het verhaal van Ivan aangekomen werd ik steeds meer gepakt door zijn levensverhaal. Voornamelijk in de tweede helft over zijn ziek zijn voel je de emoties van Ivan. En dan het einde.. verwacht, maar aprupt en daarmee passend bij dit verhaal. Knap geschreven.

idicalini's review against another edition

3.5
dark emotional 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
Another short novel from Tolstoy. I preferred Master and Man, but The death of Ivan Ilyich stands out in how it portrays the long approach of death, and the psychology of living through those months. I think both stories go well together.