I became muslim after reading this book. It reminded me of what is just and unjust, what is true and what is wrong, what is good and what is evil. All the stories were delighting. All were written by a genius.

So good. Almost biblical.

مجموعات قصصية قصيرة و طويلة و متوسطة الطول .مأخوذة من الكتاب المقدس ..ممتعة و مؤثرة بحق ..

This is a book of many fine short stories from Tolstoy. They are Tolstoy's attempts to exhibit the qualities that he thought made for good, authentic art: they transmit feelings that either serve to unite people under what Tolstoy thought of as the religious consciousness of our age (the brotherhood of man and sonship to God) or unite people in universal, everyday ways. They stand in sharp contrast to Tolstoy's well-known novels (which he later repudiated--along with the vast majority of what has been considered great art--as being either counterfeit or bad). Some readers may find some of the stories to be didactic, even preachy. I generally find the more preachy stories to be the more edifying, although some of the less preachy stories are also excellent. There are a few that stand out as clearly inferior to the others. The stories are simple and their messages are clear. The best among them have the same effect as parables from the Gospels. They make a simple but powerful point or promote compassion and fellow-feeling. Very good stuff.

I have somewhat mixed feelings about these stories. On the one hand, I often find the naive and overdone. But on the other hand, after reading them for a while, I start to see why they're so good; they remind me, in my sleepy intellectual world, what life is really about.

These stories were hit or miss, but those that hit, hit hard. The best from this collection are:

-A Talk Among Leisured People
-God Sees the Truth, but Waits
-What Men Live By
-A Spark Neglected Burns the House
-Two Old Men
-Where Love Is, God Is

My favorite was Where Love Is, God Is. It's a Christmas tale, very touching and a great message.

outstanding book .

A long, rewarding journey.

ربما أجمل كتاب قرأته حتى الأن ... فيه وصفات لحياة سعيدة تماماً من خلال قصص مسلية :)

This book of short stories and fables by Tolstoy is one of my favorites. Many of Tolstoy's characters live out the teachings of Christ in practical ways. Entertaining and full of wisdom.

I’m very glad to have read the book of Tolstoy’s short stories. They are all moral stories as the title well implies. My least favorite is the title story and longest one that seems too long and drawn out to get to its end, and my favorite is “What Men Live By” although I enjoyed many others. As writers write what they know, Tolstoy gives us a convincing glimpse of his time and place as well as an inside glimpse into a thinking man’s questions about the point of life in this world.

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