Reviews

Farewell, Ghosts by Nadia Terranova

franpesca's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

confaederica's review against another edition

4.0

“Nessuna risposta può placare i sopravvissuti. Esiste un armadio pieno di risposte diverse che i vivi si misurano a seconda della giornata, [...]. Ma una vita parallela non c’è da nessuna parte, non esiste niente se non quello che è esistito, [...]. Nessuno è vivo- tutti noi siamo soltanto: ‘ancora’ vivi. Abitiamo il tempo del ‘per ora’.”

tolkosegodnya's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

peppyb's review

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

federicafrazza's review against another edition

5.0

Ida a 13 anni perde il padre, che decide, dopo un lungo periodo di depressione, di andarsene di casa e sparire nel nulla.
23 anni dopo Ida deve tornare nella casa della sua infanzia a Messina per aiutare la madre a sistemare la casa prima di metterla in vendita. Lei torna a Messina ma portandosi addosso tutta la pesantezza d'animo che le si è incollata alla schiena il giorno della scomparsa del padre.
Ida è arrabbiata, si dà la colpa del gesto del padre, si indispone per il rapporto con la madre, non tollera la casa "della tristezza".
Decide di trasformare i giorni che trascorre a Messina in giorni di metabolizzazione, per avere finalmente la meglio sul suo male di vivere e su tutto il suo rancore inespresso.

Nadia Terranova ha la rara capacità di farti vedere e sentire piccole situazioni che aiutano il romanzo a farsi strada nell'animo.
Consigliato.

zaineandherbooks's review

emotional reflective sad

candelibri's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

This was just so tender and stunning. Mainly a lense on a mother daughter relationship after the husband/father (who is shown to have been dealing with depression) has disappeared when the daughter is 13. Did he die? Did he run away? They don't know. Yet his disappearance severely alters both of their experiences and memories.

Terranova does a wonderful job eliciting feelings of loss and lack of closure of the absence of a parent intensely.

maermaer's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

leslies_library's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

lipglossmaffia's review against another edition

I got bored.