Come on, boys and girls! Let's move out of our comfort zone and read something different (ie other than M&M)
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Come on, boys and girls! Let's move out of our comfort zone and read something different (ie other than M&M)
Umm, how is that within our comfort zone?
I've never read Master and Margarita, so it's not a comfort zone for me. I'd gladly read it.
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Originally Posted by B-Mental
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Originally Posted by bazarov
Seems like M&M is the most popular Bulgakov book and everyone is willing to read that one rather than giving his less known books a try. :)
I honestly hadn't heard of any of these books, and seeing how I was the first one to vote, just picked one...because you wouldn't let me vote for book club regulations....I didn't think everyone would follow my lead....I'm so sorry...*runs off and sniffles in the dark closet under the stairs*.
I knew it was all your doing... With all your talk about M&M and chosen one!
*locks the closet door and throws the key into the well in the back garden*
Lqtm!!
Why "White Guard" is not included in the list? It is a bit less known than "M&M" but it absolutely brilliant. Btw, the play "Day of Turbins" that is based on "White Guard" was Stalin's favorite and was probably the reason Bulgakov didn't end up in Gulag or worth.
I voted for "Heart of the Dog" because I know "M&M" by heart- I read it both in Russian and in English, and actually did some research on it.
Even though Bulgakov has other "good" books, I am trying to limit the number of books included in the polls because more options usually means that no book gets the majority vote. So, we are trying to include couple of more popular works of the authors (amazon's commentaries are a good guide for this).Quote:
Originally Posted by Boris239
I had to go with The Fatal Eggs. I'll be interested to see how the book plays out if it wins.
I am not sure about amazon's commentaries but it is a fact that "White Guard" competes for the second most popular Bulgakov book in Russia ( with "Heart of a dog") being superceded only by "Master and Margarita"Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Today I bought golden hard covered copy of Master and Margarita, so I hope it will win!:banana:
Anyone else for The Heart of a Dog? It's a bit short and is available online.
And just from personal experience, I would agree with Boris. White Guard is incredible. Heart of a Dog is a wonderful, scathing satire, I laughed out loud on several occasions but White Guard is so heart wrenching and it was fascinating to see the Civil War from a different perspective. It doesn't quite have the scope of Master and Margarita, it's just a different kind of book but I think if you're a Bulgakov fan, you have to read this book so even if it isn't on the list, if you like whatever book is chosen for the book club, go out and buy this one and read it on your own, you won't be disappointed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boris239
If M&M is chosen there is a very good site for non Russian speakers to better understand the novel
http://cr.middlebury.edu/public/russ...v/public_html/
There are descriptions of various themes, characters, soviet realities, etc.