The Book Will Destroy You | The Death of Ivan Ilyich - Leo Tolstoy | Episode 2

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We read Tolstoy’s cheerful little story about dying slowly and realizing that nothing you’ve ever done matters. It’s 120 pages of dread and denial. What do you mean? Of course, we still recommend it.YouTubeApple Podcasts Follow us → IG: @shelfdestructpod | TT: @shelfdestructpodAbout Shelf DestructA podcast where three guys ruin literature by talking about it too much. Each week, we read a classic, drink something questionable, and pretend we know what we’re talking about.Watch Norm Macdonald tell a great joke: https://tinyurl.com/4nyu2d7xShelf Destruct, literature podcast, book club podcast, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Tolstoy, Russian literature, existentialism, philosophy podcast, reading podcast, gallows humor

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