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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
funny
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read this whilst visiting Rome and was absolutely enchanted. Such a beautiful, heart wrenching story.
I loveeee a mid century classic with a fucked up main character living their fucked up lives in their fucked up, sweltering hot capital city. Some of the characters were slightly boring though and I felt it could have been more interesting during the middle. Still a great read
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
this felt like an italian ‘Nausea’. Nausea if antoine fucked a bit more and spent more time in the sun.
the protagonist had a kind of directionless apathy towards rome and the direction of his life that I particularly empathise with in this silly little year of everything and nothing. much to think about. made me want to go for a swim :)
the protagonist had a kind of directionless apathy towards rome and the direction of his life that I particularly empathise with in this silly little year of everything and nothing. much to think about. made me want to go for a swim :)
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is not bad, but at page 112 I surrendered to the fact that this just isn’t my type of book. Maybe I could enjoy it at some other stage in life, but not now.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
emotional
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
Yes, it's beautiful. The characters are so fleeting in what they do, think and say that in all their unpredictability they are quite predictable in destroying what little they have to give. It's a sad story, it's relatable and it's not, the characters are somewhat likeable and certainly fascinating. The preface by Aciman makes it so much better! It's a short and quick read, just scratching the surface of what could be a long, long story. Gazarra - a Don Juan without the pleasure, living an existential and aesthetic life, unable to seize the day.