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The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
5.0
dark funny mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

One of my top three favourite books of all time.

I love a good magical realism satire and this was crazy good! Everything from the parallels and deliciously trippy episodes, to the humour. As someone who writes and appreciates many forms of art, I particularly enjoyed the depiction of "true" art as something that could withstand suppression so long as the idea lives on, or as Woland would say:

"Manuscripts don't burn."