Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

16 reviews

tamara_joy's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Truly bizarre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Gore

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Body horror, Child death, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Police brutality, Racial slurs, Infidelity, Blood, Alcohol, and Religious bigotry

lisztaffe's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Infidelity, Violence, Ableism, Racism, Xenophobia, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Gore, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Torture

lesska's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I lov  this novel. The juxtaposition of a strict communist, atheist society and the devil himself. This book combines the "suffering of a Russian soul" and the comedy of a people. 
The flow-of-thought writing style was beautiful executed, easy to follow and engaging 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs and Slavery

personarobot's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs

sas_lk's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

3.0

I honestly just did not care. At first it was fine, then i enjoyed it for like 2 chapters, and then I just wanted it to end. I was bored. I got so confused about which character was which, and did not bother trying to understand because I was bored. Just felt meh...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Mental illness

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

Minor: Racial slurs

clarathromycin's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Alcohol

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Fire/Fire injury

foxwish's review

dark mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Infidelity and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Racial slurs, Racism, Medical content, and Sexism

elizlizabeth's review against another edition

dark funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

Gorgeous edition, but honestly I'm dreading to ever have to re-read this. It felt like it was never going to end and I'm usually a fast reader. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, and Police brutality

Minor: Racial slurs and Infidelity

It is implied that black cats are rounded up and abused because of their appearance. The word negro is used to describe multiple black characters.

urfavpunk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, and Sexism

wolff's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs