A review by angus_mckeogh
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

3.0

I found this “classic” to be a mixed bag. Either an allegory of the Soviet Union and an expression of the absurdity of living there, or possibly I just didn’t understand it at all. The story was marginally more entertaining than just being mediocre but wasn’t nearly as stellar as I was anticipating going into it. Perhaps too complex for the level of intellectual work I was willing to put in at this time. I’ve read better. Was considering two stars, but with such a high rating from everyone else I’m just assuming I missed something and maybe it was more impressive than I thought. The curse of the classics.