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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-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
Normalmente associado a grandes romances, Tolstoy também escreveu pequenos contos de uma enorme riqueza abordando temas como a morte, a sociedade e a forma de olhar a vida.
Uma boa forma de começar a ler Tolstoy, no entanto esta edição é péssima porque não há praticamente espaçamento entre linhas o que dificulta bastante o trabalho do leitor em certos momentos.
Uma boa forma de começar a ler Tolstoy, no entanto esta edição é péssima porque não há praticamente espaçamento entre linhas o que dificulta bastante o trabalho do leitor em certos momentos.
Read only Ivan Ilyich. It did its thing. Boy. Eek.
Only actually read The Death of Ivan Ilyich here: the other stories will have to wait. Nevertheless, my first taste of Tolstoy and I can see why he is acclaimed: he writes with an intensity and purpose that brings out the struggles of Ivan Ilyich as he dies. Particularly compelling was the idea that we lie to ourselves about hope and the inevitability of death, and when this is gone you can only suffer. More thoughts to come, but perhaps I will attempt other Tolstoy at a suitable opportunity.
i read the first story (family happiness) and wasn't that excited about it, so i think i will return it to the library. sorry tolstoy.
challenging
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
I picked this up earlier this year for a book-club read of The Death of Ivan Ilyich, and then I continued dipping into it throughout the year to read the rest of the stories. The first couple of stories (The Prisoner of the Caucasus and The Diary of a Madman) are relatively light, but then starting with The Death of Ivan Ilyich, it’s one brilliant story after another. Tolstoy has a way of plainly writing the deepest, most complex aspects of human nature. It’s sometimes such an accurate portrayal of humanity’s worst impulses that it’s hard to read—but worth confronting and contemplating. I’ll need to reread Hadji Murat sometime, as I wasn’t patient or engaged enough to fully get into all the historical detail. Having just rewatched The Bridge on the River Kwai as I was reading Hadji Murat, however, I was struck by the parallels in the two war stories. Tolstoy’s story could almost end with a character repeating, “Madness . . .”
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced