Comparing The Secret Adversary And Five Little Pigs

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No book/movie has ever made me laugh as much as "The Master and Margarita". I was fascinated by the cat, Mikhail Bulgakov accomplished to create a brilliant character. Currently it is my favorite book.

"It is astounding to find that the belly of every black and evil thing is as white as snow. And it is saddening to discover how the concealed parts of angels are leprous." This quote, taken from "Tortilla Flat" by John Steinbeck, made me deeply think about human nature.

Agatha Christie's stories have never disappointed me; his year I read "The Secret Adversary" and "Five Little Pigs".

"The Martial Chronicles" is an interesting book with sorrow thrust about our society, although Ray Bradbury's perspective towards life depressed me a little.

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