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alapham 's review for:
A Confession
by Leo Tolstoy
It is a fascinating look into the mind of a man looking for answers where there are none. His use of arithmetic shows his willingness to reduce the world to simple terms, in a quest to uncover what it means to live (or be good, or any number of things he's looking for). There is something uncomfortably nihilistic here, and I find myself wondering how Tolstoy would have contended with the world if he could have been confronted with more existential ideas (Beavoir/Sarte). While I don't agree with his conclusions, I enjoyed the insight into his development and shift in worldview.