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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
jamais je n’arrêterai de parler de ces livres…. ma vie toute entière sérieusement
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Start of the best literary series of the century so far.
There is something special about this book that’s hard to put into words.
I felt that I was looking at a blank canvas, and every word that I read was a precise, perfectly done brush stroke that created a vivid painting of life in Naples.
The neighbourhood had a life of its own. All the characters, even ones that were mentioned in just a single sentence, felt like they were an important piece to the world, a world that would feel incomplete had they not existed. They have a history that has shaped their identity, one that existed “before” the book, and you felt it in every action they took.
The story in itself is not particularly special, but the way she writes immerses you into the daily life of a young woman growing up in post war Italy.
And although I don’t fit the demographic - in fact I’m so far off it, a man born in the 90s in Canada to Arab immigrant parents - some of her experiences and thoughts on these experiences felt like they were picked out of my adolescent brain.
I felt that I was looking at a blank canvas, and every word that I read was a precise, perfectly done brush stroke that created a vivid painting of life in Naples.
The neighbourhood had a life of its own. All the characters, even ones that were mentioned in just a single sentence, felt like they were an important piece to the world, a world that would feel incomplete had they not existed. They have a history that has shaped their identity, one that existed “before” the book, and you felt it in every action they took.
The story in itself is not particularly special, but the way she writes immerses you into the daily life of a young woman growing up in post war Italy.
And although I don’t fit the demographic - in fact I’m so far off it, a man born in the 90s in Canada to Arab immigrant parents - some of her experiences and thoughts on these experiences felt like they were picked out of my adolescent brain.
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
the more time i read this book, the more sick of it i got.
i had high expectations for this as it is dubbed an all time favourite, and one of the best books ever by so many. but i could not get into it at all. despite that, i can appreciate the important discussions and themes included in the book but my personal enjoyment was very limited. i was constantly waiting for it to make sense why this is so acclaimed and it never quite clicked.
disappointed to say the least !
i had high expectations for this as it is dubbed an all time favourite, and one of the best books ever by so many. but i could not get into it at all. despite that, i can appreciate the important discussions and themes included in the book but my personal enjoyment was very limited. i was constantly waiting for it to make sense why this is so acclaimed and it never quite clicked.
disappointed to say the least !
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
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