Robert Strupp’s Reviews > The Master and Margarita > Status Update

Earlier this year, or was it last year, I found 'M&M' incomprehensible, ceased reading and donated it to library. Later, I was reading article in 'Touchstone' that delved deeply into 'The Master & The Margarita,' explaining its subject. I bought the book back for 75-cents, and began re-reading. NOTE: One MUST read, alongside each chapter, the chapter-by-chapter' COMMENTARY in the back of the book. This is mandatory.

This is one book where the notes, the 23 pages of "Commentary," must be read in order to understand the what's happening. I see there's an additional 8 pages of "Afterword" and such. Dunno about you, but I read fiction for pure enjoyment. 'M&M' is more like a foreign textbook. I don't, yet, understand its high 4-point Goodreads rating.