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boxer_dogs_dance t1_ja2txb7 wrote

Reply to comment by imsosleepyyyyyy in Are there any books you're actively putting off? Is that even something other people do? by adam4231

We just finished the Master and Margarita in r/classicbookclub with discussions one chapter at a time. You could start and read our commentary.

Also the Master and Margarita is a 20th century book. It reads faster. The prose is more efficient. The book is somewhat surreal.

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mikarala t1_ja347tc wrote

I'm halfway through and maybe it's my translation, but I find the prose difficult. Or rather, so dull and lifeless that I'm constantly zoning out and missing what's happened.

Kinda annoying because I looked up the most recommended translation and this is the one people seemed to recommend the most.

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boxer_dogs_dance t1_ja351b5 wrote

Different books work better for different people. I did find the chapter by chapter discussion helpful. The Soviet context is important and there is religious content and echoes of Faust.

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