Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

17 reviews

aristarcodisamo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Minor: Racial slurs, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

tamara_joy's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Truly bizarre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Blood, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

lisztaffe's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Abortion, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

lesska's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense 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? No

5.0

I lov  this novel. The juxtaposition of a strict communist, atheist society and the devil himself. This book combines the "suffering of a Russian soul" and the comedy of a people. 
The flow-of-thought writing style was beautiful executed, easy to follow and engaging 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs and Slavery

personarobot's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs

sas_lk's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

3.0

I honestly just did not care. At first it was fine, then i enjoyed it for like 2 chapters, and then I just wanted it to end. I was bored. I got so confused about which character was which, and did not bother trying to understand because I was bored. Just felt meh...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Mental illness

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

Minor: Racial slurs

clarathromycin's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Alcohol

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Fire/Fire injury

wishbea's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Infidelity and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Medical content

elizlizabeth's review against another edition

dark funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

Gorgeous edition, but honestly I'm dreading to ever have to re-read this. It felt like it was never going to end and I'm usually a fast reader. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gun violence, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Police brutality, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Infidelity and Racial slurs

It is implied that black cats are rounded up and abused because of their appearance. The word negro is used to describe multiple black characters.

urfavpunk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, and Sexism