The Kindly Ones might not be the "first masterpiece of the 21st
century" as some critics hailed it, but it is certainly a powerful work
and its scholarly groundwork is quite literally breathtaking. Besides the ethic
qualms, which I see as beside the point with regard to this multifaceted book,
the greek/musical structure remains a burden and does not give the story
sufficient robustness.
SPOILERS: Two more thoughts. I found it strange that nobody referred to
the allusion to Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita literally spelled out by
Dr. Mandelbrod/Leland in the very last episode. I thought the Leland/Voland was
a simple one. I wonder about the possible existence of a historically
documented Thomas Hauser.
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