Author: Mikhail
Bulgakov
Title: The Master & Margarita
Description: I’ll
give it a shot. There are some odd folks in Russia who seem to have the ability
to predict the future. Some poets die, or go insane. There are flashbacks to
the trial of Jesus by Pilate. Demons are involved, as is Satan himself.
Confusion ensues. There is a woman named Margarita who loves a writer named The
Master. She gets involved with the bad guys, but all seems to turn out in the
end.
Plot: As you may
perceive, I didn’t really get the plot.
Characters: I didn’t get the characters either.
Writing style: The
book was originally written in Russian. I read the Ginsburg translation which
is supposed to be the best; I can’t imagine how incomprehensible the other
translations must be. It’s also supposed to be satirical. I guess I don’t know
enough about communism in Stalinist Russia to get the satire.
Audience: Very
smart people. Smarter than me.
Wrap-up: Absolutely
hated it. Could be the worst book I ever actually finished. Since I don’t give
zero stars, I guess it gets 1/5*
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