Reviews

Il canto del cielo by Sebastian Faulks, Lidia Perria

sorchaor's review against another edition

5.0

The world would be a better place if everyone read this book 

ame_hadders's review against another edition

2.0

1,5 stars

fins_for_frogs's review against another edition

2.0

I'm not someone who likes war novels, so I was admittedly biased against this book from the start, but I don't think I've ever read a book I hated with such intensity. I found most of the writing extremely dull, the sex scenes at the start were horrifyingly reminiscent of the deepest darkest realms of fanfiction, the description of women throughout the entire novel screamed written by a man, Stephen was particularly annoying in this aspect and many others. I rejoiced everytime he almost died and mourned his continued survival. The final scene felt grotesque and entirely unnecessary. I will say that I did find this a compelling narrative of the effects and experience of war but the unbareable main character and overall boring prose made it for the most part extremely unenjoyable. To be annoying and/or boring is truly the worse offense literature can commit and I am not looking forward to further study of this text in my english classes.

reuben_books's review against another edition

 
This is written in such a boring, generic writing style, and I'm not interested in a semi-sordid love affair and fighting in the trenches. I should have known really, I've never enjoyed WW1/2 stories, they're so overdone and dull.  

Also, reading how Stephan thinks about 'Madame Azaire' is like being in the mind of a stalker. Already so deranged and unhinged after spending one night in her house? Its creepy how he observes her in such great detail.

This is truly the final straw. No more WW1/2 books for me, ever. 

bopapps's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-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

3.5

eminthegarden's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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? No

3.25

Something about the writing, just felt a little off for me. I found the conversations quite stilted and I struggled to follow at certain points as there was little explanation.
The sex scenes were gratuitous and the scene with the prostitutes made me cringe. I'm sorry to say but the thought "clearly written by a man" did pass through my mind.

emmaggedon's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

It was fine. It would be better if I cared for any of the characters. Just read ‘In Memoriam’ instead 

mollyss's review against another edition

5.0

Oof, at points this was hard to read (the tunnel sections) but WOW this was so well written and interesting. Felt it was a little long and sometimes military heavy but I loved it

catbrigand's review against another edition

4.0

I very much enjoyed about half of the book. Some of the sections seemed somewhat arbitrary or meaningless.

phantomwise's review against another edition

4.0

Oh, I don't know, is there an option between three and four stars?