Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

La muerte de Ivan Ilich by Leo Tolstoy

42 reviews

seforana's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

michela_ognibeni's review against another edition

emotional sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Death

gracefm's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Mental illness, Death, Chronic illness, and Grief

flooooo's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Death, and Terminal illness

katewhite77's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I never knew Tolstoy could be  so readable.

The short novella packs so much in to a short page. It discusses the biggest philosophical question of all. Life and the meaning of it and in doing so warns against taking life for granted. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

atuin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A beautiful work focusing on the meaning of life and death. The main characters introspection of whether he lived a good life is something everyone can relate to, and this should be required reading to make sure no one makes the same mistake as the main character in this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

annabellw06_'s review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Death

mariavdl's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Terminal illness

imrath's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Terminal illness

theabee's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A frank look at death and characters confronting it, the surface signs of success but an unsatisfying internal sense of mediocrity

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Terminal illness

Moderate: Toxic relationship