144 pages • first pub 1886 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780553210354
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Bantam Classics
Publication date: 01 March 1981
Description
Hailed as one of the world's supreme masterpieces on the subject of death and dying, The Death of Ivan Ilyich is the story of a worldly careerist, a high court judge who has never given the inevitability of his death so much as a passing thought. ...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,046 reviews
Moods
dark 69%
sad 54%
emotional 47%
challenging 24%
tense 15%
inspiring 6%
funny 3%
hopeful 3%
mysterious 3%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 8% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 86% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 4% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Terminal illness, Chronic illnessModerate
Toxic relationship, Grief, Misogyny
144 pages • first pub 1886 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780553210354
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Bantam Classics
Publication date: 01 March 1981
Description
Hailed as one of the world's supreme masterpieces on the subject of death and dying, The Death of Ivan Ilyich is the story of a worldly careerist, a high court judge who has never given the inevitability of his death so much as a passing thought. ...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,046 reviews
Moods
dark 69%
sad 54%
emotional 47%
challenging 24%
tense 15%
inspiring 6%
funny 3%
hopeful 3%
mysterious 3%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 8% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 86% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 4% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Terminal illness, Chronic illnessModerate
Toxic relationship, Grief, Misogyny