Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

A Country Doctor's Notebook by Mikhail Bulgakov

8 reviews

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

nurr's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Noore arsti märkmed on kohustuslik kõigile tulevastele arstidele. Ja küllap ei tee "Morfiumigi" lugemine halba, kuigi see on ilmselt hea lugemien kõigile.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Drug use, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Medical content, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Classism, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Cancer, Alcoholism, and Vomit

sudealtintop's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: War

dorohedoro's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Gore, Medical content, Suicide, Vomit, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Child death, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

betti's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and War

Moderate: Infidelity and Pregnancy

crow_enjoyer's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Solid collection of short stories that paint an interesting picture of early 1900s Russia. The stories are more disjointed than I would have liked. They aren't fully independent of each other but they don't feel totally like part of the same narrative either. Overall somewhat enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Gore, and Death

sherbertwells's review

adventurous funny hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

In a collection of short stories inspired by the author’s medical experience, a newly-qualified doctor finds his feet at a remote outpost on the eve of the Russian Revolution. Bulgakov’s black humor and evocative prose hang a guiding lamp for everyone who has suffered from impostor syndrome—or who just loves to hear a gory tale from an old friend.

“Forty-eight days ago I qualified ‘with distinction;’ but distinction is one thing and hernia is another. Once I watched a professor operating on a strangulated hernia. He did it, while I sat in the amphitheater. And I only just managed to survive…” (21)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Blood, Addiction, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Torture, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Infidelity, Chronic illness, Cancer, Ableism, and Antisemitism

reading_rowan's review

dark funny informative fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gore

Moderate: Addiction