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llona_llegaconlalluvia's review against another edition
3.0
divagazioni di un entomologo
non per me (una settimana x finirlo quando solitamente 200 pagine le leggo in un giorno)
e nemmeno capisco tutte ste recensioni super entusiaste: è un libro senza capo ne coda, solo chiacchere da bar.
detto questo sono cmq chiacchere scritte bene
non per me (una settimana x finirlo quando solitamente 200 pagine le leggo in un giorno)
e nemmeno capisco tutte ste recensioni super entusiaste: è un libro senza capo ne coda, solo chiacchere da bar.
detto questo sono cmq chiacchere scritte bene
silviabrochet's review against another edition
4.0
Divertente, incatalogabile. Si impara non solo sui "sirfidi" amati dall'autore ma anche su entomologi, scienziati, teorie geologiche, opere d'arte, avventurieri... Tutto nella cornice della mitica "bottonologia".
thewizzywizard's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
3.75
bettyvd's review against another edition
2.0
2,5 ster: een charmant schrijfsel. Ik weet niet waar het over gaat, sloeg alinea's over, maar genoot hier en daar dan weer van fijne humor.
renbooks's review against another edition
2.0
Wow, I thought this would be a 5-star read for me, but I feel like 2 stars is the absolute maximum I could give this. This was another book that I thought was right up my alley, being an entomologist and seeing that this book was described as a "major best seller in its native country", I figured it must be amazing if even non-entomologists are reading it. Boy was I wrong about that. I found this book dull, poorly-organized, and the majority of it was not at all about the author and his memoir, but rather random tidbits about a historical entomologist. this book didn't seem to know what it wanted to be, a memoir, a history book, or a story about flies. It seems like the author tried to do all three, resulting in none of them being done well. I did enjoy the anecdotes and information about hoverflies, just not the rest of it. One of the best compliments I can give this book is that it was mercifully short.
queerandweird's review against another edition
2.0
It's a well-written piece of non-fiction in terms of language and structure, it just doesn't provide enough storytelling incentive to keep turning the pages so it shall remain unfinished.