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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-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
I read this to try to convince myself to enjoy my Italian class However I could not tell you any memorable or impactful events. It was entertaining in a main character way not a plot way.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this was so lovely and lonely and beautiful. in dispassionate apathetic unrequited love with rome now.
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-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
A sad boy drives an Alfa Romeo in Rome.
Tbh i liked the story but the writing was really bad at times and superficial? ig.
Tbh i liked the story but the writing was really bad at times and superficial? ig.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Self harm, Suicide, Alcohol
If you like books with no plot and characters who don’t speak like real humans but that have frequent nicely poetic bits that relate to nothing, this is the book for you. only bothered finishing it because it was so short.
I’m sure we’ve all heard of sad girl summer at this point but … have you ever heard of sad boy summer??
well… this book is exactly that.
sets in Rome during the 1970s, the novel explores a nostalgic and introspective young man who is absolutely clueless , trying to navigate his life through a summer of profound personal change.
this book explains really well the distress of being lost at an age where you’re supposed to have it all figured out, it dives into the themes of loneliness, the meaning of life and the complexity of relationships.
as much as the theme of the book already put us in like a lost but dreamy mood, I think Calligarich’s writing helps enhance those feelings even more. This book does not have any structure, but definitely not in a bad way. The writing is lyrical and dimensional.
the only thing that would make this book not a 4-star for me is probably that the writing is too dimensional. It kinda feels very lengthy at some point even though the book is not even 200-page long.
but besides that I really liked the juxtaposition between the city of Rome’s dynamic and liveliness during the summer and the protagonist’s messy and existential inner world.
well… this book is exactly that.
sets in Rome during the 1970s, the novel explores a nostalgic and introspective young man who is absolutely clueless , trying to navigate his life through a summer of profound personal change.
this book explains really well the distress of being lost at an age where you’re supposed to have it all figured out, it dives into the themes of loneliness, the meaning of life and the complexity of relationships.
as much as the theme of the book already put us in like a lost but dreamy mood, I think Calligarich’s writing helps enhance those feelings even more. This book does not have any structure, but definitely not in a bad way. The writing is lyrical and dimensional.
the only thing that would make this book not a 4-star for me is probably that the writing is too dimensional. It kinda feels very lengthy at some point even though the book is not even 200-page long.
but besides that I really liked the juxtaposition between the city of Rome’s dynamic and liveliness during the summer and the protagonist’s messy and existential inner world.