asbach 's review for:

The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy

4.75

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book is a simple concept done extraordinarily well. One of my favorite reads this year; I immediately wanted to reread it as soon as I started it. There aren’t any big plot twists; I kind of knew how it was going to end at the beginning. But I still greatly enjoyed the ending all the same. It was so masterfully written. I recommend for anyone interested in palliative care, death, medicine in general. It gave me a lot to think about.