Just finished Heart of a dog by Mikhail Bulgakov. I'd probably have a better opinion if it didn't take me months to read (It's not even very long, I just would forget about it for long stretches at a time).
In brief, a dog called Sharikov is subject of an operation by a doctor called Philip Philippovich Preobrazhensky, who removes and replaces the dog's testicles and pituitary gland with that of a human's. Sharikov then slowly over time begins to walk, then talk like a human, until he eventually transforms into a fully grown man and refers to himself as Poligraph Poligraphovich, and makes a right menace of himself in the doctors home.
Heart of a dog is often seen as a satairisation of the soviet union (the book was written in 1925) and how something can be created then lost complete control of. I personally would probably need a second reading to really appreciate the political meanings in the story, although in retrospect I can definitely see them there.
I'm looking to finish Metro 2033 next. I have it because my brother bought it for me in Australia because the game was pretty rad.
In brief, a dog called Sharikov is subject of an operation by a doctor called Philip Philippovich Preobrazhensky, who removes and replaces the dog's testicles and pituitary gland with that of a human's. Sharikov then slowly over time begins to walk, then talk like a human, until he eventually transforms into a fully grown man and refers to himself as Poligraph Poligraphovich, and makes a right menace of himself in the doctors home.
Heart of a dog is often seen as a satairisation of the soviet union (the book was written in 1925) and how something can be created then lost complete control of. I personally would probably need a second reading to really appreciate the political meanings in the story, although in retrospect I can definitely see them there.
I'm looking to finish Metro 2033 next. I have it because my brother bought it for me in Australia because the game was pretty rad.
Hilarious - TIME Magazine Nothing else quite like her - Morgan Freeman
Absoloutley Sensational - Obama
Who is Sasso? - Man I met on the bus Truly the MnF forumer of our time - Steven Hawking
Absoloutley Sensational - Obama
Who is Sasso? - Man I met on the bus Truly the MnF forumer of our time - Steven Hawking