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lisztaffe's review against another edition
- 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
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
wishbea's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Infidelity and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Racial slurs, Racism, Medical content, and Sexism
bluejayreads's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Death
Moderate: Gun violence, Gore, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Body horror
Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, and Animal cruelty
autisticmisabel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Alcohol, Violence, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Cancer, Racism, Animal cruelty, and Slavery
sherbertwells's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
“‘And there’s no devil either?’ the sick man suddenly inquired merrily of Ivan Nikolaevich,
‘No devil…’
‘Well now that is positively interesting!’ the professor said, shaking with laughter. ‘What is it with you—no matter what one asks for, there isn’t any!” (41)
Graphic: Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Physical abuse, and Violence
Minor: Sexual assault, Slavery, Antisemitism, Torture, Alcoholism, and Cancer
Unlike the work of some authors (*cough*Dostoyevsky*cough*) the minor tag for Anti-semitism isn't from Bulgakov's point of view. In this case, it refers to some of the Roman/Jewish religious tensions in the biblical parts of the story. But I figured readers still might want to know about it beforehand.allisoncc's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
It's definitely Russian Literature and may be a difficult read. It is certainly slow paced in one sense and extremely fast in another. Part One of the novel feels very disjointed and each chapter is essentially a vignette, Part Two is more cohesive in the narrative, and I'm not certain Part One is edited down to it's best ability. This is a book about The Devil so be sure to check out any content warnings.
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Infidelity
Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Gun violence, Terminal illness, and Violence
Minor: Cancer