Oct. 28th, 2004

liv: Bookshelf labelled: Caution. Hungry bookworm (bookies)
Author: Mikhail Bulgakov

Details: (c) Mikhail Bulgakov 1966-7; Pub 1997 Penguin Books; translated Richard Pevear & Larissa Volokhonsky; ISBN 0-14-118014-5

Verdict: The Master and Margarita is engaging and utterly surreal.

Reasons for reading it: I've seen various comments on my friends list which intrigued me. [livejournal.com profile] coalescent first brought it to my attention, and [livejournal.com profile] lisekit enthused about it recently.

How it came into my hands: [livejournal.com profile] lethargic_man lent it to me.

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Miscellaneous. Eclectic. Random. Perhaps markedly literate, or at least suffering from the compulsion to read any text that presents itself, including cereal boxes.

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