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debicates's review against another edition
3.0
Listened to audio from Ralston College:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlaXnWk_mYY&ab_channel=RalstonCollege
Listened to summary/analysis from The School of Life:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr6DYLBkyG0&ab_channel=TheSchoolofLife
And the deeper dive on this title from Ralston College again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fmkyfuXA-U&ab_channel=RalstonCollege
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlaXnWk_mYY&ab_channel=RalstonCollege
Listened to summary/analysis from The School of Life:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr6DYLBkyG0&ab_channel=TheSchoolofLife
And the deeper dive on this title from Ralston College again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fmkyfuXA-U&ab_channel=RalstonCollege
om_sharma's review against another edition
dark
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
5.0
homestylereads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Terminal illness
ceri124's review against another edition
3.5
3.5*
The book revolves around Ivan Ilyich’s slow descent into madness and death. I found it to be a good read, not necessarily my usual genre but it was a short read so I gave it a go. I didn’t understand why the last 20 pages were there, I didn’t find them very relevant?
The book revolves around Ivan Ilyich’s slow descent into madness and death. I found it to be a good read, not necessarily my usual genre but it was a short read so I gave it a go. I didn’t understand why the last 20 pages were there, I didn’t find them very relevant?
sorodeeznuts's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I have no problems with this and I really enjoyed it as it's a really quick read! i love how it was translated too it's easy to digest but you can tell the words are picked with effort and conscientiousness but it's not a 5 star for me. great quotes and interesting themes about death and the purpose of life. would've had more of a chance to grip me if it were longer but the length makes sense
yourwitch_hekate's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
whiskeybucket's review against another edition
5.0
The Death of Ivan Ilyich marked one of the final books I read in 2022.
What a way to end out the year.
Tolstoy writes with masterful brevity. In just over fifty pages, I get a sour taste of what death feels like. I am enthralled by this concise and relevant and beautiful work.
Ivan Ilyich is dying. Actually, he's already dead. Tolstoy opens the novella with Ivan's funeral. His self-absorbed wife is wondering if she is entitled to more money and his ambitious coworkers anticipate the new promotional opening with rapture. It seems as though Ivan will not be missed.
But we soon learn that there's more to Ilyich than money. The novella describes Ivan's life: his not entirely loveless yet clearly strategic marriage with the respectable Praskovya Fyodorovna, his stable career as an official in St. Petersburg, and his delightful home where he resides with his wife and children. On what seems like all accounts, Ivan is content with his life. Yet when he learns that he is plagued by a terminal illness, he realizes that he has yet to truly live.
Read the full review at https://thenovellocal.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-death-of-ivan-ilyich.html
What a way to end out the year.
Tolstoy writes with masterful brevity. In just over fifty pages, I get a sour taste of what death feels like. I am enthralled by this concise and relevant and beautiful work.
Ivan Ilyich is dying. Actually, he's already dead. Tolstoy opens the novella with Ivan's funeral. His self-absorbed wife is wondering if she is entitled to more money and his ambitious coworkers anticipate the new promotional opening with rapture. It seems as though Ivan will not be missed.
But we soon learn that there's more to Ilyich than money. The novella describes Ivan's life: his not entirely loveless yet clearly strategic marriage with the respectable Praskovya Fyodorovna, his stable career as an official in St. Petersburg, and his delightful home where he resides with his wife and children. On what seems like all accounts, Ivan is content with his life. Yet when he learns that he is plagued by a terminal illness, he realizes that he has yet to truly live.
Read the full review at https://thenovellocal.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-death-of-ivan-ilyich.html
kasinin's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
hilladee's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75