The Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov

3.91 AVERAGE

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ehrenfernandez's review against another edition

3.25
dark funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes

morgan22's review against another edition

4.0
dark funny tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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forggybats's review against another edition

4.5
challenging fast-paced

ronan_lynch's review against another edition

4.0
Convincing, interesting, literarily appealing.
I enjoyed with what ease and conviction the narrators switched, that it felt just right for the story and was able to tell so much.
At times I was given "Flowers for Algernon" vibes (the bad kind, where I'm sad), but thankfully the style of narration kept it above being flooded with only that overwhelming pity one might feel for the main character.
Poligraph Poligraphovich, Telegraph Telegraphovich – I love this kind of silliness in name invention.
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jules_not_dead's review against another edition

2.75
dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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jonske's review against another edition

4.5
funny inspiring reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sinlpoba's review against another edition

4.0
fast-paced
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king_macbeth_of_mtsensk's review against another edition

3.75
challenging dark funny lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

neato's review against another edition

4.0
nice nice nice nice

emiliano_schiatti's review against another edition

4.0
Brilliant satire of the ealy soviet period. That's probably why, written in 1925, it was published in the USSR only in the late 80s. As Bulgakov would say "manuscripts don't burn" empires, apparently, do.