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The first two chapters of the The Solitude of Prime Numbers were my favourite and led me to think that it would be a series of short stories about tragic stories of little girls. It was a shame for me then that it turned into a sort of slice of life aborted love story. It also irritated me that time jumps were used at times to avoid actually explaining things such as how Alice got back down from the mountain after breaking her leg.
The years of circling each other followed by nothing really happening was realistic as was having no answer to whether or not Alice did see Michela however it also wasn't particularly satisfying. I found both Alice and Mattia's misery a bit flat and at times they seemed to lack depth.
Overall just not my favourite genre, but I do think the writing was quite good, especially considering it had been translated from Italian.

laesch's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

ms_arual's review

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5.0

"Las decisiones se toman en unos segundos y se pagan el resto de la vida"
Una frase extraída del libro que creo que es la mejor que puede definir toda esta historia. La lucha de personas por intentar encontrar un camino que no saben dónde está.
Me ha encantado. No es una historia alegre; es triste, cruel en ocasiones, y me hace sentir impotente en otros muchos momentos, dura en todo momento, pero es tan hermosa. Y cómo está escrito: sin florituras, sin rodeos. Todo hace que el conjunto me parezca maravilloso.

jkn303's review against another edition

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1.0

Don't get the hype. Thoroughly disappointing book despite the interesting premise. Found the characters to be entirely unlikable and very maddening. They were not tragic through uncontrollable circumstances but rather through their own stubborn idiocy and over dramatization of the stuff most kids face. Cringe worthy to the extreme. Annoyed with myself for finishing it. But hey, maybe I'm shallow. ;)

ercole's review against another edition

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1.0

Lessi questo libro sotto consiglio della mia insegnante di italiano al terzo anno di liceo, e nonostante sia molto amato da molte persone ne rimasi alquanto deluso. Il libro tratta tematiche importanti, ma lo fa con una superficialità disarmante. Per essere profondi non basta parlare di cose profonde, occorre spingersi dove Giordano non si spinge, non basta buttare temi uno accanto all’altro e mescolare. Non ho trovato nulla di interessante, nulla di piacevole in questa lettura. Anche quando prova a essere intensa, fallisce nel raggiungermi. Ho intenzione di rileggerlo, ora che sono di qualche anno più maturo, per capire se a essere superficiale era il libro o ero io.

vorpalblad's review against another edition

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5.0

This is usually the type of book that would bore me. Two misfits: will they get together? Lots of slow, thoughtful scenes. But I give this five stars because I was amazed to find myself drawn into the characters and what they were doing. Really well written.

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