I read Master and Margarita for the local book group this past month. Not gonna lie, there was a fair bit of skipping and skimming. I don’t think mid-century Soviet magical realism is my thing. Still, I’m glad I encountered it, even glancingly.
I'm not on the ship. I'm in the ship. I am the ship.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Calli - Feb 07, 2026 6:05:44 pm PST #28563 of 28564
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
DavidS - Feb 07, 2026 6:15:39 pm PST #28564 of 28564
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I read Master and Margarita for the local book group this past month. Not gonna lie, there was a fair bit of skipping and skimming. I don’t think mid-century Soviet magical realism is my thing. Still, I’m glad I encountered it, even glancingly.
The important thing to know is that novel was the inspiration for the Rolling Stones song "Sympathy for the Devil."