Diaboliad and Other Stories by Mikhail Bulgakov, Hugh Aplin

Diaboliad and Other Stories

Mikhail Bulgakov, Hugh Aplin

110 pages first pub 1925 (editions)

fiction classics short stories funny reflective slow-paced
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In Bulgakov's "Diaboliad", the modest and unassuming office clerk Korotkov is summarily sacked for a trifling error from his job at the First Central Depot for the Materials for Matches, and tries to seek out his newly assigned superior Kalsoner, ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 206 reviews

Moods

funny 68%
challenging 50%
mysterious 50%
adventurous 43%
dark 43%
tense 31%
lighthearted 12%
reflective 12%

Pace

fast 62%
medium 37%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 38% | Character: 23% | A mix: 23% | N/A: 15%

Strong character development?

No: 38% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 23% | Yes: 7%

Loveable characters?

No: 41% | N/A: 25% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 58% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 8%

Average rating

3.53

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