Tolstoy at his best. If anybody s unsure whether to try war and peace or Anna Karenina then try this first to see just what the man can do. This story is a brief intro into Ivan Ilych's life and then his illness and the thoughts going through his head as he is on his deathbed. Some shocking thoughts that you can't help but understand why he thinks them.

Fantastic stuff, I have another one of his to read next, I was gonna wait but gonna jump straight into it.