Reviews

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, Mikhail Bulgakov

schatzkatze's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

Faustischer Roman über einige Bewohner Moskaus die unterschiedliche Erfahrungen mit dem dorthin gereisten Satan und seinem Gefolge machen. Den Kern bildet die Liebesgeschichte zwischen Margarita und einem Schriftsteller (der Meister), dessen Roman über Pontius Pilatus von den Kritikern verrissen wurde. Bulgakow karikiert und kritisiert in diesem Roman die Situation im stalinistischen Russland. 

elspethmj's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.25

zatulasma's review against another edition

4.0

the story felt like a fever dream

librisepolti's review against another edition

5.0

Assolutamente incredibile.

sofiiaivann's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

pauliboi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

A great romp about individuals causing chaos in Moscow

softmellow's review against another edition

3.0

Given that it is considered a true classic of Russian literature and a masterpiece, yes it's good. Personally imo, the multiple storylines and themes, from the supernatural, satirical, philosophical, and political, got me all convoluted. It also felt dreadful long.

yars_reading_corner's review against another edition

5.0

This book started off so monotonously then it became a jungle of incoherent fever dreams of names I still can't pronounce or remember, it honestly is a great book for fans of surrealism and psychology, there are many references to Jesus's execution (it's a whole half section of the book) and satanic rituals with lots of mockery of both religion and satanism, I'm not sure how I found this book but I also had some fever dreams about the character because I made the mistake of reading before bed, and quite frankly it really is one of the best written works of modern fiction, I told a few people that it reads like the talks or dreams of a madman..it's true , there are several mad men, and the story is told from their points of view, and there are some disturbing scenes so read at your own risk.

egumi's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

tumormozgowicz's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0