The Death of Ivan Ilych: Annotated by Leo Tolstoy

4.01 AVERAGE

reb3cca's review against another edition

3.25
dark emotional reflective sad 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: Yes
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ladymeleys's review against another edition

3.0
Es una lectura sencilla con un sentido profundo que comienza cuando el protagonista asume que se está muriendo y que a nadie de su familia le importa, lo que se traduce en una enorme soledad. Encuentro una buena analogía en el golpe que comienza todo su proceso de enfermedad y qué pasa sin mucho énfasis ya que dicho golpe parece simbólico: sube a una escalera y cuando está en lo más alto, tanto de la escalera como de su vida profesional y su estatus social, tiene una caída aparentemente sencilla, y ahí comenzará su declive poco a poco; hundiéndose en la enfermedad que lo consume físicamente y la desdicha que lo atormenta por la infelicidad de su vida. En fin que trabajar tanto para llegar a lo más alto no garantiza felicidad ni dicha. Solo había un personaje que empatizara con Ivan era su criado Guerásim, que le cuidó con más paciencia que su familia.

scottpnh10's review against another edition

5.0
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

pgorrini's review against another edition

4.0
reflective fast-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

fefe__b's review against another edition

4.75
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

cass_meier's review against another edition

3.0
dark emotional 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

eveanareads's review against another edition

4.75
challenging reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

vaso44's review against another edition

4.0
reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

evan_b_k's review against another edition

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

michaelj459's review against another edition

3.0
dark emotional sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes