reneete 's review for:

The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy

3.5

reflective sad 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

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"'Can it be that I have not lived as one ought?' suddenly came into his head. 'But how not so, when I've done everything as it should be done?' [..] Ivan's life had been most simple, most ordinary, and therefore most terrible."

Perhaps one of the biggest fears of mine put into writing. Death will come one day, but I pray the death of me is not like the Death of Ivan Ilych.