De meester en Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

4.16 AVERAGE

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kimberlyds's review against another edition

4.75
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ahblecke's review against another edition

4.0
Thoughts reserved for book club

maaikevan's review against another edition

5.0
Ok, wat een achtbaan. Van de duivel en zijn geweldige handlangers die overal in Moskou chaos en verderf zaaien, via de migraineaanvallen van Pontius Pilatus naar naakte heksen en het jaarlijkse satan-bal, door een verbrand manuscript… ik ben er duizelig van, maar ook onder de indruk van zoveel originaliteit en scherpe (vaak grappige, uiteindelijk tragische) maatschappij kritiek. De commentaren van de vertalers voegden ook echt veel toe om de sarcastische verwijzingen naar de misstanden in de Sovjet-Unie en andere literaire werken te begrijpen.

svennyh's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot

nominatrix's review against another edition

5.0
Brilliant, although I'm sure there's plenty I understand on only a superficial level. I'd like to read some academic interpretations of it to get a better grasp on the subtler aspects.
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thoms230's review against another edition

4.0
A high 4/5, but it's one of those books that I suspect will rise to a 5/5 when revisited later.
Also there's like seven different English translations so I'll have to shop around a little.

hanomalies's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
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missvicmanaged's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous dark emotional funny reflective 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: Complicated
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mentekid's review against another edition

4.0
An interesting book, definitely a must-read. Bulgakov is a master of satire and his use of Pilate to castigate those in power unwilling to do the right thing is ingenious.

I detract one star due to large passages of text that felt redundant to the plot (e.g the thirty or so pages of Margarita turning into a witch).

rheabz's review against another edition

2.0
dark
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
A satirical critique of Soviet society, a love story and an exploration of morality set in 1930s Moscow.