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mikebond's review against another edition
Ho trovato troppo difficile seguire l'intreccio in audiolibro. Proverò a leggere il libro.
halitn's review against another edition
challenging
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.0
djbobthegirl's review against another edition
bored. too slow paced.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Sexism, Death, and Sexual harassment
heavenlyspit's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
lisahopevierra's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
deb12's review against another edition
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
maestrozen's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
2.0
ajkhn's review against another edition
5.0
Got this on a whim at a used bookstore and was pretty worried about a book with a "Joycean use of language" would survive translation.
And honestly, look, I don't know Italian and can't rate the translation. And there were whole pages of just really weird stuff that I just let wash over me. I really enjoyed the book. It's kind of like a Big Lebowski as done by Fellini: there's a plot, nominally, but it's mostly just bizarre characters wandering into and out of the pages getting in fights or talking about who ripped them off or whatever. It does a good job at accomplishing Gadda's goal - that there's never any "one" reason why things happen - through sheer intensity and claustrophobia.
For a book about a gruesome murder, fascist police, and class abuse, it's a hoot! Just genuinely funny weirdness that I'll probably remember forever, even if I'll never remember the name of a single character. I don't think this is for everyone, but I dunno, I'm really glad I grabbed it randomly because I really enjoyed dipping my toes into this messed up world 30 pages at a time for a month or so.
And honestly, look, I don't know Italian and can't rate the translation. And there were whole pages of just really weird stuff that I just let wash over me. I really enjoyed the book. It's kind of like a Big Lebowski as done by Fellini: there's a plot, nominally, but it's mostly just bizarre characters wandering into and out of the pages getting in fights or talking about who ripped them off or whatever. It does a good job at accomplishing Gadda's goal - that there's never any "one" reason why things happen - through sheer intensity and claustrophobia.
For a book about a gruesome murder, fascist police, and class abuse, it's a hoot! Just genuinely funny weirdness that I'll probably remember forever, even if I'll never remember the name of a single character. I don't think this is for everyone, but I dunno, I'm really glad I grabbed it randomly because I really enjoyed dipping my toes into this messed up world 30 pages at a time for a month or so.