I personally did not enjoy master and man, it felt like a very short story and quite repetitive with how Vasili and Nikita kept getting lost when they could have just stayed the night at Grishkino and waited out the blizzard. disregarding that I though it was not a bad story it was just different from the rest of the the stories i’ve read as of late, the stories i’ve read are more action and suspense compared to this book which is quite a bit slower and less action and more story building about 2 men who get lost in a blizzard. id say that this story would be very interesting when it was published but compared to today it is quite a different experience compared to books that have been published as of late they are a lot more into action when this book is a slow story and doesn’t have much action. master and man is a book that i would not read usually cause i dont like this kind of book I like books that are longer and have more action but still a lot of story building, I also dont really find russia in the 1700s very interesting compared to other countries at that time such as Great Britain, Spain and France. if i were older and like these types of books I think it would be a great read but these kinds of book are just not my type.
I find that master and man is a interesting story that has some moments that make you think why are the characters not doing this or this instead. I did like how master and man shows how people can change like how Vasili saves Nikita at the end of the book instead of leaving him there to die like he probably would have if that were to happen in the beginning of the book.
over all I find this interesting book but it is just not for me but I see how it could be apealing to other people.