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If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino

16 reviews

aquaticteal's review against another edition

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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

1.0

i spilled water on my copy but honestly it deserved to be burned in a dumpster fire instead

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emberise's review against another edition

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challenging funny reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A

3.25

A mixture of thinking "those are my exact thoughts put onto the page in words," and the opposite. Fascinating examination of books, reading and writing and some aspects that find a new relevance with the rise of AI. The plot was the least interesting part.

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aoyenhi's review against another edition

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funny mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

Cool concept and beautiful prose. It's very aesthetic for lack of a better description.

But Calvino is just so insanely horny. One character trips and falls on a lady in such a way that they immediately start fucking. That's what we're working with here lol

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meadowlurk's review against another edition

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challenging reflective 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

4.5

I really like this book, its mindbending form reminds me so much of House of Leaves! Sometimes it went a bit over my head. Also towards the end it increasingly involved

a lot of gross sexual depiction and assault, which I really dislike.

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wendelreads's review against another edition

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lighthearted 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? No

3.0

This book jumps around a lot and gets quite fantastical or meta. I was into it, but about halfway, I grew tired of the jumps. Also, I don’t understand why every woman in the book is sexualized. That seemed unnecessary and makes The Reader (yes, some of us are women!) uncomfortable. I did like how it keeps unfolding so I don’t want to say too much.

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random19379's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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baghead's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny relaxing slow-paced

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

4.0

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hidodey's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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isobel_laura's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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seb_pitch's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No

3.25

Very interesting in terms of what it's trying to do, the structure of it all, the philosophy of stories, reading and writing. Would be more enjoyable if it was normal about women. The characters were a bit too unlikeable for me, though I don't think that necessarily detracts from the aims of this novel.

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