The Master and Margarita - Critique
“You can now finish your novel with only one word!” - “Free!”
Bulgakov’s novel is arguably the world’s best-known work by a modern Russian writer. However, Bulgakov would have been horrified that his “novel of temptation by evil” became a mass culture commodity. He wrote it for one reader - Stalin - pleading to set free dissident writers kept in lunatic asylums.
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Lana V Lynx
Avid reader and occasional writer of satire and short fiction. For my own sanity and security, I write under a pen name. My books: Moscow Calling - 2017 and President & Psychiatrist
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War & Peace
The Russian word "mir" (peace) has another meaning - "world, society." While translating the novel's title as "War and Peace" is logical for juxtopposition, Tolstoy's main goal was to show how war affects the world. It is Natasha's love and life story in the context of war, peace, and society.
By Lana V Lynx9 months ago in Critique
Birthright
Nora Roberts has written 'Birthright' the story of Callie Dunbrook aka Jessica Cullen a woman who was kidnapped and adopted illegally. Callie is an anthropologist who is the head of an archeological dig in a small town and at the same time learns that she may be the daughter of another woman other than the mother that raised her. Nora Roberts does show and tell her stories and with this one you can see the details of the dig along with all the events that she creates for Callie and all involved. You will feel for Callie, the mothers and fathers, and even Callie's friends.
By Mark Grahamabout 7 hours ago in Critique
Comments (4)
Super interesting. I have never read or heard of it so now feel very ignorant but I am certianly going to look it up! Thank you for writing and sharing -Really well written and it's piqued my interest for sure! 🥰
Excellent and intriguing, best of luck in the challenge 😁
Oh wow, this is really intriguing. Excellent review!
T.I.L. ^ Wow. Thanks for sharing this, Lana.