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nurr's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
fast-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
5.0
Noore arsti märkmed on kohustuslik kõigile tulevastele arstidele. Ja küllap ei tee "Morfiumigi" lugemine halba, kuigi see on ilmselt hea lugemien kõigile.
Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Classism
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, and Vomit
sherbertwells's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
In a collection of short stories inspired by the author’s medical experience, a newly-qualified doctor finds his feet at a remote outpost on the eve of the Russian Revolution. Bulgakov’s black humor and evocative prose hang a guiding lamp for everyone who has suffered from impostor syndrome—or who just loves to hear a gory tale from an old friend.
“Forty-eight days ago I qualified ‘with distinction;’ but distinction is one thing and hernia is another. Once I watched a professor operating on a strangulated hernia. He did it, while I sat in the amphitheater. And I only just managed to survive…” (21)
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Medical content, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Infidelity, and Antisemitism
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