tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156711476329086506.post4514963403728871777..comments2023-10-28T16:32:49.824-06:00Comments on Lindy Reads and Reviews: The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo TolstoyLindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394647553208708858noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156711476329086506.post-51855821596274668242010-08-09T07:47:32.077-06:002010-08-09T07:47:32.077-06:00I like your way of seeing advantages to a bad memo...I like your way of seeing advantages to a bad memory!Lindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394647553208708858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156711476329086506.post-69196996974590413882010-08-08T12:24:14.756-06:002010-08-08T12:24:14.756-06:00The advantage of not remembering books is that I c...The advantage of not remembering books is that I can reread them years later and enjoy them almost as if I'd never read them before... On the other hand, I don't think I'll be rereading this one!avisannschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486477882148877317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156711476329086506.post-53584064080295965642010-08-08T11:11:09.437-06:002010-08-08T11:11:09.437-06:00When I have a strong reaction to a book - even a n...When I have a strong reaction to a book - even a negative one, as with Ivan Illych - I tend to remember a lot of details even years later. But my memory has become capricious, so it remains to be seen if I'll remember Ivan and his kind manservant and his unpleasant family a year from now.Lindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394647553208708858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156711476329086506.post-39196289342649158412010-08-04T08:34:22.211-06:002010-08-04T08:34:22.211-06:00I love this review. I seem to remember reading thi...I love this review. I seem to remember reading this book years and years ago, but I don't remember anything about it!avisannschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486477882148877317noreply@blogger.com