The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo TolstoyMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
The most important, most true, most amazing thing I have ever read. I wish I had read it sooner and often.
Death is one of the most important things humans must confront, but most of don't until and unless we must. Instead, we are caught by surprise. When I had to confront it the first time, I couldn't believe how unprepared our society had left me. There is a lot of information that would make us able to handle it with more grace and less pain. The Death of Ivan Ilych perfectly captures the ironic surprise of the most important event of our lives which we all know will happen but surprises us nonetheless.
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