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For #redoctoberrussianreads I am leading a buddy read of The Master and Margarita over on Facebook, but I also wanted to do a post on Russian books I have read and loved. There are books I have borrowed and loved and returned or lent away and so are not pictured here, but this is still a pretty good representation. As you can see, I have a bit of a thing for Bulgakov. This will be my third reading of The Master and Margarita, which I will probably start tomorrow. I really have loved all of these books, especially Cancer Ward and Memoirs from the House of the Dead (plus all the Bulgakov, obviously.) I am a bit embarrassed there are no women in this stack, though #witmonth gave me lots of ideas and added books to my want-to-read shelf so hopefully I will be filling that gap soon. . . Currently making myself a cup of Russian Caravan tea, because I am committed to the concept. . . #cancerward #alexandersolzhenitsyn #acountrydoctorsnotebook #themasterandmargarita #thewhiteguard #thefataleggs #mikhailbulgakov #definitelymaybe #arkadyandborisstrugatsky #whatmenliveby #thedeathofivanilyich #leotolstoy #memoirsfromthehouseofthedead #fyodordostoyevsky https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Ke664g1s3/?igshid=1uzoh7e4p9myh

I don’t know. Today seemed like a good day to get out all of my Bulgakov. (I also have read Heart of a Dog, from the library, and have a copy of Morphine as a stand-alone, which I believe is currently lent out to my sister.) . . I discovered Bulgakov through The Master and Margarita, like one does, then when Melville House published a bunch of his other books, I knew I had to read further. I have loved all of these so much it’s impossible to pick favorites. I need to find a copy of Black Snow soon. . . #mikhailbulgakov #acountrydoctorsnotebook #thewhiteguard #thefataleggs #themasterandmargarita #russianliterature #translatedfiction #translatedfromrussian #michaelglenny #harvillpress #melvillehouse #hughaplin #hesperuspress #dianaburgin #katherinetiernanoconnor https://www.instagram.com/p/BydSlhogTTm/?igshid=1siutuh1z5glp

What I actually finished in the #readathon. I was hoping to read more like ten books, but eight was my minimum goal, so I’ll take it. My favorite was probably Jonny Appleseed (but a Country Doctor’s Notebook was a close second.) . . #books #jonnyappleseed #acountrydoctorsnotebook #joshuawhitehead #mikhailbulgakov #nickhornby #yesyesbooks #arsenalpulppress #blacksuperpowers . . #books