Julie Himes
Auteur de Mikhail and Margarita
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Œuvres de Julie Himes
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- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- United States of America
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Bailed. Sadly, this was a big disappointment on the heels of the brilliantly edited [b:Manuscripts Don't Burn: Mikhail Bulgakov A Life in Letters and Diaries|80693|Manuscripts Don't Burn Mikhail Bulgakov A Life in Letters and Diaries|Mikhail Bulgakov|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348223398s/80693.jpg|77911]. Why bother with such a referential title if the book draws so little from its source? Also, I found the writing tedious and the storytelling generally lacking.
I won this Advanced Copy in a GOODREADS giveaway -Mikhail and Margarita
by Julie Lekstrom Himes - an excellent historical fiction read!
by Julie Lekstrom Himes - an excellent historical fiction read!
Prix et récompenses
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 2
- Membres
- 84
- Popularité
- #216,911
- Évaluation
- 3.2
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 5
- Langues
- 1
Without giving the plot away, I think it is fair to say that Himes' story revolves around a love triangle involving Bulgakov, a state intelligence agent, and Margarita. As with many love triangles, each of the participants ends up diminished in ways they could not have anticipated. And each faces themself in the mirror frankly and exceeds our expectations as well. The Soviet Union of Stalin, and Stalin himself provides the background for the tale.
I found the novel profoundly sad, but offering insight into each of the three main characters and making their outcomes thoroughly plausible.
Reading this will give me cause to revisit The Master and Margarita once more.
Well worth giving it a read in my opinion.… (plus d'informations)