Reviews - Last Summer in the City

481 reviews for:

Last Summer in the City

Gianfranco Calligarich

3.65 AVERAGE

an_tonia's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous lighthearted sad 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

erikazn's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

sofiarf's review against another edition

3.25

reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

oldwinenewwineskins's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Smothering summer heat. Rome. This book did what Aciman failed to do with Eight White Nights.

charice_nicole's review against another edition

3.0

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

alireuter's review against another edition

5.0

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

aria_izikdzurko's review against another edition

5.0

4.5
This book was a combination of Fellini's film 8 1/2, and Camus' "The Stranger".
The Italians have a kind of nonchalant nihilism that is intriguing and addictive, not quite existentialist deadpan-ism, but a similar laissez-faire melodrama. I'm not sure what I loved about this, but I did love it (and that's enough).