Reviews

Cancer Ward by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, David Burg, Nicholas Bethell

smithh65's review

challenging sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

jo_mentaltravels's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

wlwkara's review

challenging sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

maddie4s's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

4.0

aaronlindsey's review against another edition

5.0

An excellent novel. A window into 1950's Russia and many of the issues faced then. Also a stout warning to other countries leaning toward socialism.

heregrim's review against another edition

5.0

This story tore out my heart. The emotions and troubles that all of the characters and doctors faced made this an emotional roller coaster, sometimes flying high on hope and others living in despair. I highly recommend reading this!

hanrutous's review against another edition

5.0

A beautifully translated portrayal of the health care provided in post war Russia. A story of crushed hopes and dreams, of positivity in the face of deaths and of the life to be lived after the Gulags. I have learned and experienced so much reading this book. I am grateful it was written.

epictetsocrate's review against another edition

4.0

PAVILIONUL CANCEROŞILOR PURTA chiar numărul treisprezece. Pavel Nikolaevici Rusanov n-a fost niciodată şi nici n-ar fi avut cum să fie superstiţios, dar ceva s-a prăbuşit în el când medicul i-a scris pe trimitere: „pavilionul treisprezece". De ce nu s-or fi gândit să boteze cu treisprezece altă secţie, cea de ortopedie, de exemplu, sau de afecţiuni gastrice?
Cum-necum, în toată republica numai la această clinică putea găsi ajutor.
- Dar eu n-am cancer, doctore, nu-i aşa? Nu-i aşa că n-am cancer? întreba cu speranţă în glas Pavel Nikolaevici, pipăind uşurel, pe partea dreaptă a gâtului, umflătura urâtă, care creştea văzând cu ochii sub stratul nevinovat de piele albă care încă o mai acoperea pe dinafară.
- Nu, bineînţeles că nu, îl liniştea pentru a zecea oară doctoriţa Donţova, în timp ce-i umplea paginile fişei cu scrisul ei avântat. Cînd scria îşi punea ochelarii pătrăţoşi-rotunjiţi, de cum înceta să scrie – îi scotea. Nu mai era tînără şi arăta palidă, foarte obosită.

kazd's review

challenging hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

fant_ine's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5