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I now know how to answer the question, "What's your favourite book?"
This has got to be the best thing I've read, ever.

This book felt like a fever dream to me. Each chapter gave me a weird sense of déjà vu.
The writing is so beautiful that I see each scene and chapter clearly in my head as if I were there.
Perhaps I am Professor Woland at the intervention between Pontus Pilate and Ha Nostri.
I felt engaged. Like I am a part of something rather than relating to it or learning something. Reading this book felt like I was a part of an underground political group. The humour, the satire -- unmatched. For fiction, this is as real as it gets.

Uh, I am so frustrated for not being to find the right word to describe how I feel about this book.
Definitely will reread it, definitely will pass this book on, definitely will buy a fancy copy to sit and stare.

**Chef's Kisses***

boneillius's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

4.0

raya213's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I'm giving 4.5 only because the specific translation I read was not the best. But this might very well be one of the best books I've read in a while. Maybe ever. It was super slow at the beginning, but I'm so glad I stuck through it because I think it's one of the most important Soviet books to read, and I'm really happy that I got to experience it. My thoughts about it are too long to write here and have already been discussed very thoroughly with Mama :D