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Der Tod des Iwan Iljitsch by Leo Tolstoy
5.0
dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Never thought I would cry that much for a book, but oh well, here I am at 1am sobbing (It gets real halfway through). It started of slow Introducing everything but then it got off with Ivan's struggles not wanting to die, knowing In the end that It Is no use anyway. Thinking about how his life was not actually how he wanted it to be and that it only gets darker and worse after the beginning of life...wow. For such a short read this was a pretty much realistic depiction of the dying process. Highly recommend.