rafamar's review against another edition
4.0
Tendo em conta que as temáticas dos escritores russos são sempre trágicas, obscuras, abismos emocionais com muito pouco humor envolvido, achei surpreendente este livro.
O enredo é moderno, original, satírico e poderia ter sido escrito aos dias de hoje. O autor abusou um pouco do realismo fantástico, é verdade! Contudo, achei fenomenal o génio criativo e a imaginação de Bulgákov. Não é para qualquer escritor! O livro tem uma narrativa meia encantatória e, por este motivo, recomendo a leitura.
O enredo é moderno, original, satírico e poderia ter sido escrito aos dias de hoje. O autor abusou um pouco do realismo fantástico, é verdade! Contudo, achei fenomenal o génio criativo e a imaginação de Bulgákov. Não é para qualquer escritor! O livro tem uma narrativa meia encantatória e, por este motivo, recomendo a leitura.
regattagala's review against another edition
3.0
The story is very attractive but from what I have read there are better translations out there. I should have researched first.
applesodaperson's review against another edition
challenging
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
This book was honestly such a struggle to get through, but I still really enjoyed it, and am glad I finished it. Personally, I just have a really hard time with Russian literature in general. The way it is written, and the fact that every character has life three names, means it takes me a lot of brain power to read. But I will say, this book was easier to read then some other Russian lit I have read. About this book in particular, I thought it was super fun and random and whimsical, and my favorite part was Margarita becoming a witch and just destroying some guy's apartment. Speaking of Margarita though, I am confused as to why her name is in the title, when she really wasn't in the book all that much. She was just a side character, as much as Ivan Homeless was. And "The Master" part of the title isn't really even referring to Satan, the main instigator of the book, but to her lover who wrote the book about Pontius Pilate. And that's another thing, I enjoyed the biblical narrative, but I still don't quite understand what its significance to the story was. Despite being pretty confused by this book, I still did enjoy it.
Read from the Provo library.
Read from the Provo library.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Violence
infyria's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Margarita would you like to hang out I'm free whenever.
samocx's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
r1n's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
hanns's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
awilderm23's review against another edition
4.0
‘Laughter must liberate the gay truth of the world from the veils of gloomy lies spun by the seriousness of fear, suffering, and violence.’
uli_emm's review against another edition
challenging
dark
inspiring
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
maresreads's review against another edition
4.0
Is is what having a Fever dream while being high as fuck on a dubious mix of substances from that guy i once met at night in a provincial Romanian busstation must feel like