/lit/ - Literature

>>20879838
Childhood is identifying with the underground man. Adulthood is knowing Ivan Ilyich was right all along

Recommend me other (more uplifting) books that capture the meaning of life: making meaningful connections with other humans and the fulfillment of alleviating the suffering of your fellow man.

Obviously there are other interpretations of picrel, but that's what I got from it

That was quite good.Probably one of the best descriptions of death I have ever seen.

>more profound than almost all fiction combined
most not honest enough to admit it but it's true

Read or pass?

If Ivan Ilyich did not live as one ought then how should he have lived? Also does anyone else find it incredibly impressive that Tolstoy managed to end this book with such an uplifting ending

Just finished reading this for the first time. Am I supposed to have a new outlook on life now or some shit?

Remind me why this guy is considered comparable to Dostoevsky.

This is Tolstoy's best work, followed by 'A Confession'. Prove me wrong.

This is litterally just a worse version of the Metamorphosis

i'm a Russian dude living in a very rural area in France, so buying books in the city is my best bet.
How about pic related?
Never read Tolstoy.

>>8886226

So I started my journey into literature with this one and I finished it yesterday. It was a really great read. I'm wondering if my next one should be something like a McCarthy or if I should go with a behemoth like The Count of Monte Cristo or Crime and Punishment? Thoughts /lit/?

Hello /lit/!
I've just read pic related, thanks to one anon's rec. I love Russian litterature, and I've read most of Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Gogol and Tourgueniev (amongst the most famous Russian authors), so pic related sounded right up my alley. However, even though I enjoyed it, I wasn't especially blown away or really caught by it.
>Interesting description of physical decay and the inherent psychological and metaphysical pain that comes with it
>Good family drama (it shows it rather than telling it)
>Thought-provoking writing manner: phrases are short, wording is kept simple, as to mimic the simplicity of a naked, diseased and ready to die body

However:
>Book tends to be happy by simply describing, rather than going further than that => The main question of the plot, "what should Ivan have done differently?", is left to the reader to answer, even if some clues are given
>The theme is powerful but goes on too long and loses some of its originality by the end

What did you think, /lit/? Did you see something in this book I haven't? What were your impressions out of it, and did you tremendously enjoy it, or rather did you simply liked it?

Masterpiece

Is it bad that im bawing for Ivan?

Is there any better place to discuss books on the internet? Goodreads is meh for community. I have never been able to find a good book related forum. If I can't find one, I'll probably just tripfag around here. What does everyone else use if anything?

Hitchens is clearly a smart man but does anyone else feel like he is kind of a show of? I have watched a few interviews of his on youtube and all his responses are way longer then they need to be and he always name drops to sound smart

What is it about 4chan culture that leads to its ostentatious mentality from all the interest boards?

So my classics professor recommended reading The Death of Ivan Ilyich over the winter break. Pretty interested in it. But what's the recommended translation? I don't want to blindly just purchase a copy because it's cheap on Amazon, and lose part of the experience of the book due to a word being poorly translated, or edited sloppily.

Also, should I just get Death of... by itself, or should I get one of the "& Other Stories" volumes? I'm mostly concerned about it being portable enough to read on the go. I'm not typically a fan of volumes with many books in them, but I'm not so vigorously opposed to them that I won't get it if it seems to be a good idea.

What kind of other is Tolstoy? I know his later works are radically different from his more famous, earlier works. How approachable is his writing style? Should I just get Death of... to begin with and see if I'd want to continue, or would it be worth getting the collected work?

Thoughts?

There are so many faggots ITT that trolling them all would be impossible. Special shout-out to all the people who posted comic books, though.