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Nails And Eyes by Kaori Fujino
dark
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Whoa whoa whoa, Pushkin Press. Where have you been hiding Kaori Fujino's NAILS AND EYES all this while? I was blown away by the title story. That ultraslow build-up is really just a ploy; you'll SEE.
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
It has taken me over a year to read Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita, and it's mainly due to... mood. The translation may have something to do with it as well; the prose is the old fashioned kind that many try to replicate nowadays, but it's not an easy one to breeze through, and so some brain recalibration is needed.
I struggled a little with the first half, but thoroughly enjoyed Book Two, when Margarita came into the picture. The many quirky characters—Woland aka Satan, Behemoth aka the black cat, Margarita aka the witch aka the Queen, etc—makes the book the alleged masterpiece that it is, though it is also one that might not be appreciated by many.
I fall under the "House of Guffawed Off My Pantaloons", mainly because the language is an art in itself. However, I wouldn't recommend it to simply anyone; there's only so much about the devil you can read about without thinking too much into it. Don't. Think. Too. Much. Into. It.
I struggled a little with the first half, but thoroughly enjoyed Book Two, when Margarita came into the picture. The many quirky characters—Woland aka Satan, Behemoth aka the black cat, Margarita aka the witch aka the Queen, etc—makes the book the alleged masterpiece that it is, though it is also one that might not be appreciated by many.
I fall under the "House of Guffawed Off My Pantaloons", mainly because the language is an art in itself. However, I wouldn't recommend it to simply anyone; there's only so much about the devil you can read about without thinking too much into it. Don't. Think. Too. Much. Into. It.