3.64 AVERAGE

smellerbee93's review

4.25
dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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kathmulderry's review

3.5
dark hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-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

I enjoyed the look into his daily life in Rome. And could relate to some of his feelings of being lost. A complicated character but nothing too new. An interesting relationship between him and a woman who, thinking back, kinda gives manic pixie dream girl vibes. Not as whimsical or a relationship as other books/films with that trope have. Bonded by their sadness maybe. I don’t know overall I enjoyed it though, liked what it made my think about in my own life coming out of it.

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emi_line's review

3.5
emotional reflective medium-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

rach4040's review

3.0
dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

pearloz's review


Yeah. Just wasn't that interesting. Felt like a old classic that's overwritten and too long. It was plotless bildungsroman that was only about a summer that I just couldn't get into. No rating.

nancyfrydryck's review


Sad boy Holden Caulfield vibes.
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proseandpurrs's review

3.75
dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sasha99's review

5.0
dark hopeful reflective 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

Read in a day - easy to read, feel like probably was deeper than I understood it but it was so good.
LOVED this book, I will deffo read it again, so so good - think the fact it’s set in Italy is such a winner I loved feeling like I was in Italy. Gave Elena Ferrante my beautiful friend vibes. Exceeded expectations- loved it.

halitn's review

5.0
dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
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jarretm604's review

3.0
challenging dark reflective medium-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