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MONDAY STARTS ON SATURDAY
MONDAY STARTS ON SATURDAY | Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky
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Sasha, a young computer programmer from Leningrad, is driving north to meet some friends for a nature vacation. He picks up a couple of hitchhikers, who persuade him to take a job at the National Institute for the Technology of Witchcraft and Thaumaturgy. The adventures Sasha has in the largely dysfunctional institute involve all sorts of magical beings a wish-granting fish, a tree mermaid, a cat who can remember only the beginnings of stories, a dream-interpreting sofa, a motorcycle that can zoom into the imagined future, a lazy dog-size mosquito along with a variety of wizards (including Merlin), vampires, and officers. First published in Russia in 1965, Monday Starts on Saturday has become the most popular Strugatsky novel in their homeland. Like the works of Gogol and Kafka, it tackles the nature of institutions here focusing on one devoted to discovering and perfecting human happiness. By turns wildly imaginative, hilarious, and disturbing, Monday Starts on Saturday is a comic masterpiece by two of the world s greatest science-fiction writers. "
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vivastory
vivastory
Monday Starts on Saturday | Arkady Strugatsky
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I have read Roadside Picnic by the Strugatsky siblings, but not the tagged book. I have to say that this might very well have the most terrifying title I have heard in quite awhile.

Bookwomble That's an amazing cover design! 14mo
vivastory @Bookwomble The SF Masterworks covers seem divisive. Personally I really like these editions! 14mo
Bookwomble @vivastory The earlier editions had covers by Chris Moore, which I usually liked, then later they solarised his artwork, which I didn't like at all. If the newest editions are in this style, then I like them again 😊 14mo
LeahBergen That title! 😆 14mo
vivastory @LeahBergen Seems especially relevant with Daylight Savings this weekend 😒 14mo
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johncadams
johncadams
Monday Starts on Saturday | Arkadi Strugatsky
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Science-fiction satire that uses the absurdity of Soviet life for inspiration. Briliant.

#mondaystartsonsaturday #JohnCAdamsReviews #bookreviews #sciencefiction

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Hidie
Hidie
MONDAY STARTS ON SATURDAY | Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky
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"Weird, Russian literatue" you say...??

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DePaepe
DePaepe
MONDAY STARTS ON SATURDAY | Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky
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“Like all science, our work deals with human happiness.”

(picture of my doggo for bonus points)

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Dogearedcopy
Dogearedcopy
MONDAY STARTS ON SATURDAY | Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky
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It took me *2 weeks* to read this 240-page Soviet Era novel! A SFF novel published in 1965, the absurdist sensibility, Russian naming conventions, and suspect translation issues made this a challenging read; but if you work your way through it carefully, it's actually a clever and entertaining story!

Release Date: October 01, 2017

Moray_Reads I've read a couple by the Strugatsky brothers, I'll look forward to this one 7y
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Dogearedcopy
Dogearedcopy
MONDAY STARTS ON SATURDAY | Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky
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🎧Favorite Hobby: Kayaking
🎧Favorite Drink(s): MexiCoke, Dark & Stormies, Porters/Stouts, Champagne
🎧Favorite Food(s): Eggs Benedict, Caesar's Salad, Lemon Sorbet
🎧Favorite Color(s): Black, Red
🎧Favorite City: NYC
🎧Where would my dream house be: Maine Coast
🎧Favorite Accessory: AKG K271 Headphones
🎧Favorite TV Show(s): BTVS
🎧Last Movie I Watched in a Theater: Beauty and the Beast
🎧Currently Reading: (Tagged Above!)

#asidefrombooks

Grrlbrarian 😍BTVS! 7y
Megabooks MexiCoke nice! 7y
Bklover I love Maine! 7y
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Dogearedcopy
Dogearedcopy
MONDAY STARTS ON SATURDAY | Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky
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Starting this one today: A Science Fiction Classic written in 1965, it's about a science research lab in the USSR that looks into magic!

(Pictured: Detail from cover of English-language print edition)

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