4.05 AVERAGE


This novel, to me, reads as the masculine answer to Ferrante's Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay.
emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Beautiful descriptions of the mountains and the people living around them. But despite its first person perspective the whole story felt incredibly distant and whilst I was sad in the end I didn't feel for the characters as much as I would have liked. 

Zo mooi!

Prachtig boek! Gedurende het verhaal ga je steeds meer meeleven met Bruno en Pietro, hun avonturen in de Italiaanse Alpen en de levenslessen die ze leren. Dit is echt zo'n boek dat je bijblijft, mooi.

Ik ben erg benieuwd naar de verfilming.
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No

Over vriendschap, en eenzaamheid

due amici, le estati in montagna e il sapere d'alta quota; poi un rapporto un po' complicato con una figura genitoriale. ah, questi padri!

Zo veel zin om een bergwandeling te maken! Dit boek leest fijn en werkt kalmerend. Er had wat mij betreft nog iets meer mogen gebeuren, ik wachtte op een plotwending die niet kwam. Desondanks een goed boek.

70/100