Reviews

Arturo's Island by Elsa Morante

ragnatela's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

Short after My Family and Other Animals (https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/bbef6633-a244-48b7-8957-78c1adf0b14b) here we are again reading about a child and "his" island.
The mood is quite different: while Gerry is childishly enthusiastic about anything and Corfu is a paradise for his adventures, Arturo is way more focused on his teen drama and Procida is both a refuge and a prison. 

It could easily become one of my favorite books.

(April 2024)

100reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense 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

4.0

Coming of age. I love these kinds of stories. It has a fable/fairytale like element which I really loved.

clody89's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

ludmilaravazi's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

mc_hammer's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

tonywilliams01's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense

5.0

gabipoderosa's review against another edition

5.0

Este no es un libro común y corriente. Está lleno de melancolía y dudas.
Arturo es un niño que ha crecido bajo la sombra de su padre, idolatrándolo y amándolo, pero también anhelando su cariño de vuelta.

Leí - antes de terminar el libro- que algunos clasifican esta novela como erotica y puedo decir que sí, pero no como lo piensan: sino que habla de la intimidad y pensamientos de una forma muy a flor de piel, se basa el camino de descubrir lo que trae la adolescencia y la adultez, y, por parte de Arturo: lo qué son las mujeres para él y darle vuelta al concepto que tiene de ellas, muy influenciado por su padre y su hogar.
Está narrada de una forma exquisita, puede parecer algo denso al principio porque no entiendes muy bien a dónde va, pero la verdad es que no tiene un objetivo fijo esta historia: es crecimiento junto al personaje y su dudas sobre como enfrentar la vida.

Muy bueno el libro, único y algo muy nuevo para mi.

lud's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

babibartolucci's review against another edition

4.0

L’isola in cui nasce e cresce Arturo non solo come luogo fisico, ma anche mentale. Tutto quello che c’è oltre quel mare non esiste. Proprio come spesso, durante la formazione e l’adolescenza, non esiste nulla al di fuori del proprio Io e delle proprie sensazioni.
Che meraviglioso viaggio all’interno del cuore di Arturo.

renny_otan's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

2.25