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kimberlylands's review
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
hpayne's review
challenging
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
hardcoverhearts's review
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
roseteeth's review
3.0
3.5☆ — there is something about the quality of natalia ginzburg's writing and the way that she crafts characters that i like very much, everyone feels so real- we know these characters at their most pompous and at the height of their caustic tendencies, but also at their most dejected and vulnerable. my only complaints were that the writing in this book with regard to the flow of the plot felt like it was dragging at times, and the cast of the characters which increased by a lot considering the short span of time means that it would be easy to be confused when trying to remember about who was who.
adam_nie's review
4.0
Ginzburg presents a host of unhappy Italians bound up in each other's lives like a cold plate of spaghetti. I enjoyed her postal format, her minute characterization, and the way each character bends events through retelling, leaving the reader to untangle subtext like yet another cold plate of spaghetti.
zwsimon's review
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25