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Omen IV - The Awakening (1991)

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A Virginia congressman (Michael Woods) and his wife (Faye Grant) see signs of the devil in their...

Salman Rushdie recommended The Master and Margarita in Books (curated)

The Master and Margarita

Mikhail Bulgakov | 1970 | Fiction & Poetry

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"The Devil comes to Moscow and, of course, makes trouble, accompanied by a cat shooting six-guns and an associate who disappears when he turns sideways. But Satan also helps the Master, a tortured writer, recover a manuscript he’d written and burned. One of the greatest Russian novels. Stalin didn’t like it."

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Eilidh G Clark (177 KP) rated The Testament of Gideon Mack in Books

May 14, 2017

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Gideon meets the Devil and he's not quite what he expected

This was a really good read. The novel is written in the style of a memoir and is pretty convincing. There are layers and layers of myths and legends throughout the novel and truth and lies become so merged that the reader is left wondering about the clarity of the protagonist and the statements and evidence of the editor and journalist who represent the story. The novel explores the life of Gideon Mack, who, like his father become a minister of the Christian church. Gideon however, has no real faith in god until his accident leads him on a journey of discovery in which he claims he meets the devil.
I thought the description of the devil was excellent and the significance of the shoes has baffled me a little, however, it may be the old, 'What is it like to walk in my shoes', I am undecided. I thought the book was well written and kept me hooked until the end. Good plot, good narrative voice and convincing read.