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I Malavoglia: Romanzo (1888) by Giovanni Verga, I. Vinti

ellioth_mess's review against another edition

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5.0

Se me hizo complicada la traducción, porque si bien entiendo la idea de trasponer los localismos, que en esta novela son muy importantes, al recibirlos como latinoamericano me costó horrores entender que estábamos hablando de Sicilia en 1860 y no de, ponele, Málaga en 1930.

En fin, librazo.

valefrog2000's review

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adventurous dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

bookwanderer_'s review

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medium-paced

3.75

franklyfrank's review against another edition

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challenging reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

purplewaterbottle's review against another edition

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emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

A classic but REALLY hard to get into

serrasa's review against another edition

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slow-paced

3.0

anaislepri's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

fedecato's review against another edition

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2.0

È un classico, ma ci sono libri altrettanto significativi dell'Ottocento non così incredibilmente noiosi.

alialicece's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

idgaf's review

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adventurous emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5