A review by hummusnchill
The Doctor Is Sick by Anthony Burgess

inspiring slow-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

1.0

 
I've had numerous people suggest this book to me, and every single one of them forgot to mention the absolutely insane amount of racism and racist language throughout this novel. There's a lot of word play, and linguistic references that I'm sure /someone/ interested in language would enjoy, but I found it horribly dull considering I do not have a particular interest in word breakdowns and latin root words.

It's too bad because I had some interest in the storyline and enjoyed the hospital setting at the beginning and the interesting characters that the main character meets, but it was so filled with racism that there was no way that I could enjoy reading it. Not for me. It took me so long to read it because I was struggling to get through all the pages of slurs, racist descriptions, and the use of the N-word to describe a character's dog. Did not enjoy.