The Death of Ivan Ilyich Paperback 1936594668 9781936594665 Leo Tolstoy

from bogopea

Short, depressing book. Ivan wanting more in life. Cancer. Regrets. Happiness at instant of passing (relief).

from greeniezona

Disclaimer: This book should not be read the day you find out that your grandfather has passed and you were sent home from work because you were sobbing too hard to be intelligible. Even if you've already finished half of it and there's not much left. Even if the first chapter, with work acquai...

from Juva

An unflinching look at mortality through the death of a regular man. Ivan Ilyich has not had a remarkable life though it has been one of relative ease. When his poor health is discovered, it soon becomes clear that he is dying slowly. This tedious death gives him the first chance at introspection...

from lethalmauve

A tale sadder on its grasp of life than death, Tolstoy's masterfully written short story The Death of Ivan Ilyich copes with life's disappointments through work. As much as this work provides luxuries and to an extent a type of happiness, its toxic offer of escapism seeps through everything that ...

from foof2you

Tolstoy's look at a man who is dying. We do not what has caused Ivan Ilyich long slide to death, yet we know what he thinks and feels about it.