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A Country Doctor's Notebook by Mikhail Bulgakov

maryamjamali's review against another edition

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4.0

solid 4.5. time to get back to russian lit.

unbyronically's review against another edition

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dark funny reflective 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? N/A

4.75

mejawoo's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

marandi's review against another edition

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informative lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

kendallsuckss's review against another edition

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adventurous informative tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.0

drewch3's review against another edition

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dark informative tense medium-paced

3.5

leggocomemangio's review against another edition

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5.0

Tempo di lettura: una turno di guardia tranquillo
Cosa ci vuole: essere medico, ma non solo

Questo libro ha il sapore del vin brûlé, immersi nella neve fino alla cintura, ci si incammina alla volta di qualche bisognoso. Si studia a lume di candele, ci si inebria di una diagnosi ben riuscita. Il giorno dopo il mal di testa e la gastrite probabilmente faranno capolino, però quel sapore, quella gioia, quel senso di invincibilità rimarranno. Bulgakov si era laureato in medicina nel 1916 e ci regala con questi appunti uno spaccato di vita personale impagabile. È un libro da medici si, ma non solo. Regalato e condividetelo con chiunque inizi i propri passi difficili in una professione, capirà che è essenziale trovare buoni alleati e mantenere salda la motivazione. Poi per fortuna non siamo all’inizio del novecento e neanche in Russia, sicuramente qui sarà più facile affrontare le difficoltà.

letty_and_books's review against another edition

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4.0

Published over the course of two years in the 1920s in two monthly magazines aimed at a different target audience and collated in a single volume after his death, as his translator lets us know, some details can feel a little repetitive at times as a result.

However, each medical case reads like a thriller (not for the faint-hearted though). While very engaging and well written, the book also brings to light the devastating effects of poverty, ignorance, and depression with hints of dark humour and howling blizzard aplenty à la Wuthering Heights.

I am now eager to discover how the BBC adapted it!

glaslaschwarz's review against another edition

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5.0

might be my favourite of bulgakov. perfection.
have read it in one sitting.

5/5 if not more



cel6193's review against another edition

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4.0

Super nice and lovely to read. Only in Russia is -15 degrees described as “frosty”