Last Summer in the City by Gianfranco Calligarich

3.64 AVERAGE

riminireads's review

3.5
emotional funny hopeful reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Some beautiful writing. Other parts definitely showed their age and/or were lost in translation (the book was first published in Italian in 1970). My main takeaway from this is that people in their 20s don't get to do nothing anymore. I can't remember the last time I was genuinely bored (or had the luxury and time to do so). Walking around the city, heading to the local bar and knowing someone will be there, complicated love affairs, randomly deciding to drive to the coast, spending the day reading, zero care for work, no real responsibilities. This is the 20s I should be having!
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itscarolyneee's review

4.0
dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
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aagyaprdhn's review against another edition

2.5
emotional mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
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christinemaschine's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous lighthearted sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

carombie's review against another edition

2.5
challenging dark medium-paced
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nehanouman's review

4.0
adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bella1810's review against another edition

4.0
emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ssridhar's review

dark sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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laseulemarinade's review

3.0
emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

solcol678's review against another edition

3.75
challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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