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544 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781784871925
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: 27 February 2017
Description
Read this stunning new translation of Boris Pasternak's Nobel Prize-winning masterpiece from Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, the acclaimed translators of War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Banned in the Soviet Union until 1988, Doctor Zhivag...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,570 reviews
Moods
emotional 68%
sad 58%
challenging 54%
dark 37%
adventurous 22%
informative 22%
tense 17%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 6%
mysterious 6%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Character: 35% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 31% | No: 27% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Death of parent, War, DeathModerate
Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationshipMinor
Suicide, Racism, Blood544 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781784871925
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: 27 February 2017
Description
Read this stunning new translation of Boris Pasternak's Nobel Prize-winning masterpiece from Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, the acclaimed translators of War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Banned in the Soviet Union until 1988, Doctor Zhivag...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,570 reviews
Moods
emotional 68%
sad 58%
challenging 54%
dark 37%
adventurous 22%
informative 22%
tense 17%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 6%
mysterious 6%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Character: 35% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 31% | No: 27% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, War, DeathModerate
Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationshipMinor
Suicide, Racism, Blood