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Paradise Lost by John Milton
5.0
This is, perhaps, one of the best epic poems ever written by a human. It tells the story how Satan rebelled against God and was sent down to hell, how the world was created and inhabited by first people, how those were later seduced by Satan. You don't even need to read Bible to understand what's going on.
A masterful piece of literature.
A masterful piece of literature.
P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
3.0
I expected it to be a bit more interesting, actually. But worth reading anyway!
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
5.0
"Manuscripts don't burn" ("Рукописи не горят")
The Master and Margarita is my most favorite book which impresses me so much every time when I read this excellent masterpiece again and again. The novel tells about numerous important interesting things, namely, a romantic affair of Master and Margarita, the eternal struggle between Satan and God, and moral values of Soviet citizens at the beginning of 1920’s.
In my opinion, it is one of the most wonderful and best books of this great writer. The characters of the protagonists are presented very convincingly. The story impressed me so much that I have a feeling that I know these persons very well and am able to read their thoughts. The interesting fact is that Voland is not a negative character in The Master and Margarita . As for me, he is like a teacher: he punishes people only when they commit sins. Voland is a villain with kind aims and hopes that one day people will become better without committing sins.
Despite the book is quite big and at times hard to understand even for us, native speakers, I still consider it being one of my most favorite ones…
FACTS…
• The Master and Margarita novel is said to have been read by Mick Jagger and influenced his writing of the song "Sympathy for the Devil".
• The Franz Ferdinand song "Love and Destroy" was based on a scene where Margarita flies over Moscow on her way to the Walpurgis Night Ball.
• In the videogame Grand Theft Auto 4, a mission is entitled "The Master and The Molotov", in which you kill a Russian man named Mikhail.
• The grunge band Pearl Jam were influenced by the novel's confrontation between Yeshua Ha-Nozri and Pontius Pilate for the song, "Pilate" on their 1998 album "Yield".
"Not causing trouble, not touching anything, fixing the primus" ("Не шалю, никого не трогаю, починяю примус") - (a "primus" is a brand/type of portable stove) – Behemoth :)
The Master and Margarita is my most favorite book which impresses me so much every time when I read this excellent masterpiece again and again. The novel tells about numerous important interesting things, namely, a romantic affair of Master and Margarita, the eternal struggle between Satan and God, and moral values of Soviet citizens at the beginning of 1920’s.
In my opinion, it is one of the most wonderful and best books of this great writer. The characters of the protagonists are presented very convincingly. The story impressed me so much that I have a feeling that I know these persons very well and am able to read their thoughts. The interesting fact is that Voland is not a negative character in The Master and Margarita . As for me, he is like a teacher: he punishes people only when they commit sins. Voland is a villain with kind aims and hopes that one day people will become better without committing sins.
Despite the book is quite big and at times hard to understand even for us, native speakers, I still consider it being one of my most favorite ones…
FACTS…
• The Master and Margarita novel is said to have been read by Mick Jagger and influenced his writing of the song "Sympathy for the Devil".
• The Franz Ferdinand song "Love and Destroy" was based on a scene where Margarita flies over Moscow on her way to the Walpurgis Night Ball.
• In the videogame Grand Theft Auto 4, a mission is entitled "The Master and The Molotov", in which you kill a Russian man named Mikhail.
• The grunge band Pearl Jam were influenced by the novel's confrontation between Yeshua Ha-Nozri and Pontius Pilate for the song, "Pilate" on their 1998 album "Yield".
"Not causing trouble, not touching anything, fixing the primus" ("Не шалю, никого не трогаю, починяю примус") - (a "primus" is a brand/type of portable stove) – Behemoth :)
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
5.0
Having read it twice, I guess I'm still not quite sure what it's all about. But I love the way Salinger writes his books. There is always something special in them...