A Country Doctor's Notebook by Mikhail Bulgakov, Михаил Булгаков

A Country Doctor's Notebook

Mikhail Bulgakov, Михаил Булгаков

158 pages first pub 1925 (editions)

fiction classics short stories funny reflective slow-paced

Description

Brilliant stories that show the growth of a novelist's mind, and the raw material that fed the wild surrealism of Bulgakov's later fiction.With the ink still wet on his diploma, the twenty-five-year-old Dr. Mikhail Bulgakov was flung into the dept...

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Community Reviews Summary of 719 reviews

Moods

reflective 63%
funny 57%
dark 45%
emotional 36%
informative 31%
sad 27%
adventurous 24%
tense 22%
inspiring 21%
hopeful 14%
challenging 9%
relaxing 8%
mysterious 4%
lighthearted 3%

Pace

medium 42%
fast 40%
slow 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 37% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 24% | N/A: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 56% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 4%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 8% | N/A: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 69% | N/A: 11% | Yes: 11% | It's complicated: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 47% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

4.17

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