Reviews

A Country Doctor's Notebook by Mikhail Bulgakov

lgtl's review against another edition

reflective tense slow-paced

4.0

Never thought I’d be on the brinks of fainting while reading a short story dealing with amputation 😷. 

An overall well written collection with a very memorable and famous short story, "Morphine". 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Addiction, and Injury/Injury detail

jazzlibrariansbookcase's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

2.0

peabrainium's review against another edition

favourite stories
the embroidered towel
black as Egypt's night
morphine

plastron's review

adventurous funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

maryamjamali's review

4.0

solid 4.5. time to get back to russian lit.

jane_ml's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

annarudja's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny relaxing 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? It's complicated

5.0

aroontcho's review

3.0

I have heard enough grotesquely detailed doctor stories for a lifetime, so this wasn’t exactly my cup of tea. However, the last two stories about drug addiction and murder were the most tame and compelling to me.

neuroqueer_af's review

4.0

That escalated quickly.

carmenx9's review

4.0

Went from "lovely little essays about saving lives in the middle of the night" to "here's all about the horrors of morphine and war" all with Bulgakov's signature ironic levity. Very good