Come on, boys and girls! Let's move out of our comfort zone and read something different (ie other than M&M)
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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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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Umm, how is that within our comfort zone?
"I am glad to learn my friend that you had not yet submitted yourself to any of the mouldy laws of Literature."
-John Muir
"My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - It gives a lovely light"
-Edna St. Vincent Millay
I've never read Master and Margarita, so it's not a comfort zone for me. I'd gladly read it.
Like this:Originally Posted by B-Mental
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.
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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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 am glad to learn my friend that you had not yet submitted yourself to any of the mouldy laws of Literature."
-John Muir
"My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - It gives a lovely light"
-Edna St. Vincent Millay
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*
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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Lqtm!!
"I am glad to learn my friend that you had not yet submitted yourself to any of the mouldy laws of Literature."
-John Muir
"My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - It gives a lovely light"
-Edna St. Vincent Millay
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).
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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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"
Today I bought golden hard covered copy of Master and Margarita, so I hope it will win!
At thunder and tempest, At the world's coldheartedness,
During times of heavy loss And when you're sad
The greatest art on earth Is to seem uncomplicatedly gay.
To get things clear, they have to firstly be very unclear. But if you get them too quickly, you probably got them wrong.
If you need me urgent, send me a PM
Anyone else for The Heart of a Dog? It's a bit short and is available online.
I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew.
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.
the luminous grass of the prairie hides
feet lovely and still as sleeping doves,
porcelain bones strong enough to carry a life,
but weighty and unmovable
As black Dakota hills. ~ Riesa
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.
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