The Master and Margarita (chs. 26-epilogue) by Bulgakov
Major themes: Comedy in translation, Ivan as creative process, PG shootouts for Americans
A Volga Tale (The Pupil-The Son-The Children) by Yakhina
Major themes: Knowing The Big Lie, WWII as billiards, rivers as historical force
Office Hours - Life and Fate Chapter a Day Read Along 1/1/2024
Major themes: The Home Depot-Lowe’s spectrum, violence in media, Crime and Punishment and CCTV
The Master and Margarita (chs. 19-25) by Bulgakov
Major themes: Eroticism as individuality, fairytales as moral clarity, alternative afterlives
A Volga Tale by Yakhina (The Wife-The Daughter)
Major themes: Fairy tales, women with “K” names, justified societal shunning
Solaris (1972) by Tarkovsky
Major themes: The only genre is film, ears: the road to the soul, “just be happy doing chores”