Reviews

كم هو نصيب الإنسان من الأرض by Leo Tolstoy, ليو تولستوي

rainerani's review against another edition

5.0

This was really good. How Much Land Does a Man Need? takes about half an hour to read. It's a beautiful and concise story that deals with the potent themes of greed, desire, envy, and work. This is for sure worth your time as it is thought-provoking and speaks to a culture shaped by workaholism and capitalism. I think this would make a great discipleship resource if you’re trying to help those you lead recognize the dangers of overworking, the illusion of limitlessness, or believing the lie that our satisfaction and contentment will be found if “we just get the next whatever.”

Best Quotes:
• “We may live roughly, but at least we are free from anxiety. You live in better style than we do but though you often earn more than you need, you are likely to lose all you have.” - Younger Sister
• “If I had plenty of land, I shouldn’t fear the Devil himself!” - Pahom
• “An hour to suffer, a lifetime to live.” - Pahom

eenaah's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

“𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒖𝒈 𝒂 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑷𝒂𝒌𝒉𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒆 𝒊𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒕. 𝑺𝒊𝒙 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅.”

Greed is the worst temptation and nothing satisfies it, it only grows, it's infinite...

seb233's review against another edition

informative reflective

4.0

alex_writer's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective 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

3.0

flooooo's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

arxchiell's review against another edition

emotional inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Minor: Child death, Car accident, and Death of parent

ariaslibrary's review against another edition

4.0

How Much Land Does A Man Need =★★★★
What Men Live By =★★★★★

4.5 but I have to round it up. First Tolstoy book and I enjoyed it way more than I expected. I didn't expect to love Russian literature as much as I do. 

aayushsthapit's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

4.0

livpaige93's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

glambamzinger's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

3.0