Re:Life Got You Down? Time to Read The Master and Margarita
by notyourday on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @09:48AM
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> Why wouldn't I be talking about it at parties?
For the same reason why you would not be discussing "Confucius, Philosopher of the Chinese" -- wrong audience.
> Do you think that Master and Margarita is overrated or do you think people like it for the wrong reasons?
I gave the answer above - fawning over TMAM among the western population is signaling of intellectualism targeting their friends. TMAM actually addresses it.
For the same reason why you would not be discussing "Confucius, Philosopher of the Chinese" -- wrong audience.
> Do you think that Master and Margarita is overrated or do you think people like it for the wrong reasons?
I gave the answer above - fawning over TMAM among the western population is signaling of intellectualism targeting their friends. TMAM actually addresses it.