Master and Margarita

[KEV67]

I have started reading this. I wonder whether it was the book the Rolling Stones song Sympathy for the Devil was about. Not massively gripped so far.

[KEV67]

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It's still a bore fest. More than half to go before I can say I read it.

[France]

I've read ,it twice, once when I was about 18 then about 7 years ago for a book club and enjoyed it enormously. I must admit though that having an incredibly well-read Russian leading the book club discussion was a huge bonus as she could explain the background to the satire etc.

[KEV67]

On 12/30/2023 at 12:41 PM, France said:

I've read ,it twice, once when I was about 18 then about 7 years ago for a book club and enjoyed it enormously. I must admit though that having an incredibly well-read Russian leading the book club discussion was a huge bonus as she could explain the background to the satire etc.

Yes, I wondered if I was not picking up on subtle references. It just seems like a lot of random stuff happening. It reminds me a bit of One Hundred Years of Solitude, which was another book I did not like. I expect experts on Columbian history would have got it, but not me.

[KEV67]

Finished the snorefest this morning. Still, some of the TV and film adaptions look interesting, what with all the nudity.