Reviews

The Professor and the Siren by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

karinlib's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 stars really. 5 stars for the first story, 4 for the other two. Earlier this year I read [b:The Leopard|625094|The Leopard|Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1376481466l/625094._SY75_.jpg|1132275] by the same author. I was mesmerized by his writing, and wished he had lived longer to write more books or that he had started earlier in his life. Just a couple of days ago, reading the New York Times Book Review, I found that he had a few short stories translated into English. I couldn't download this newly heard of book fast enough. The Professor and the Siren is the first story in this small collection, but it is beautiful. I am unable to describe how much I loved it.

bitchesonmycock69's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

addiestanley's review

4.0

An excellent little volume. The title story and "Joy and the Law" I particularly enjoyed; the latter especially is to me an ideal specimen of the short story form.

romantiques's review

4.0

“…they're dangerous as all gifts from the sea are; the sea offers death as well as immortality.”

n4444's review

challenging informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

licoricebreath's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

letterfolds's review against another edition

4.0

Opaque in all the right ways, full of cutting tongues.

juliaflorence15's review against another edition

3.0

3.5/5
Das Buch ist wunderschön geschrieben. Zudem hat mir die Geschichte „Die Sirene“ sehr gut gefallen. Die letzte Geschichte, welches das letzte Werk Lampedusas ist und ein Roman werden sollte, hat meiner Meinung nach ebenfalls viel Potenzial.
Jedoch waren die Geschichten allgemein etwas herausfordernd zu folgen, aufgrund der vielen Namen die erwähnt wurden und den vielen Fußnoten und dem Hintergrundwissen.
Deswegen bietet es sich definitiv an, das Buch erneut zu lesen !

ambar's review

mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

lilyrowan's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25