A review by ohkay_23
The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

...and I’m leaving the world knowing I’ve ruined everything I was given, and there’s no way to set it right—well, then what? He laid on his back and began to go over his entire life from a totally new perspective.

When we are still young, we're expected to proper once we formally enter a society. Turning to an adult, we're expected to be pristine and fitted to social norms-with that, we strive for perfection because we want to feel valued and respected by others. But once all of this diminished, the people we met that who only knew our legacy will turned their back and lie they care about us. 

By the time, we are nearly tortured to death, we asks ourselves: “did I live the life I wanted for myself?” 

After all, death is always the end. Nothing else.