The Death of Ivan Ilych Audiobook

" A look at a man's life and his death. "

" Short, interesting read. "

" This book set my life on its current course. After reading it in college, I was determined to live a life of purpose and fulfillment. "

" This is one of my favorite short stories/novellas. Also a very good intro to Tolstoy if you are interested in him. "

" One of the main things that this book has highlighted is the physical and personal pain that Ivan has to suffer. "

" WOW! This book will be relevant as long as people live and die. One of the books that has changed my life. "

" Brilliant! Shows you that material wealth isn't king. "

" Only two things are certain, death and taxes... "

" one of my favorite books. short, but makes you really think about your life. "

" This is just one of those stories that hit me just right at a certain in my life. About a man finally getting to the "real" stuff in life while everyone around him is still living in the superficialness of life. "

" Interesting read - had to do it for college lit class. "

" Um mestre! "

" Since I consider myself a Christian Anarchist, I suppose I should read Tolstoy, since he is labeled one as well. This book was brilliant. He threads so many Christian concepts into a single story made more honest than an autobiography. Fantastic. "

" Read this for one of my Master in Nursing classes which made it more interesting because of the required analysis. Otherwise, I probably would not have thought about life and death as much. Where is Palliative Care and Hospice? "

" Is it strange to say this book made it easy to think of my own passing? Profound is a word used too often, but when it fits it fits. "

" If ever a piece of fiction validated the notion that life without death would be meaningless (and I use that word deliberately for all of its suggestive nuances), that work is Tolstoy's concise and potent accounting of the life and death of one Ivan Ilyich. "

" Excellent, and especially relevant to someone my age. "

" Maybe it is me, but I found this story too slow and melodramatic. However, that tone could be the intention of the writer, in order to show how miserable Ilyich's life is. "

" so moving. no need to say more, just wonderful. "

" Long short story or novella. My freshman lit project. Enjoyed every sentence. "

" Very well written short story and pretty sad "

" First work by Tolstoy that I have read and already it has cemented his undeniable genius. The depth of characterization is incredible you'd be humbled and crushed immensely if you have ambitions of being a writer. "

" I can safely say this book changed my life. "

" This was an interesting book on the process of one man's death. did make me want to read more of Tolstoy. "

" What is death? Why do we live? You can see Tolstoy wrestle with death in this book. A great read! "

" Spend time with a timeless author and Ivan Ilych, a human being dealing with the discontinuity of life when all he's known is the sameness. If you are able to put aside resistences to the subject of death, you will find much to identify with and think about long after the end. "

" It took a long, long time to die. "

" The paradox in this book is heartwrenching. It's a short story, so it's difficult to review without giving spoilers. My favorite Tolstoy. "

" Don't read the introduction before the book; it could ruin it. On the other hand, without a little knowledge of Tolstoy, I'd say all but the last pages are boring (sorry, Beth). "