Pentapod reviewed The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy
This satirical novella tells the story of the life and early death of a high …
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3 stars
The short novel is about exactly what you'd expect from the title: the death of Ivan Ilych. All the stages he goes through to get there, and the reactions of those around him. Less a novel and more of a philosophical examination of death and mortality, really.