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scarletohhara's review against another edition
2.0
I swayed between 2.5 and 3 and decided to go with 2 for this book. I read a reference to this book in a article about cilantro, the article spoke about this book being something about a couple getting together via eating...
The treatment of the story is rather strange , in this book the protagonists think about eating each other as a way to show love. This is novel, but the story itself could've had some meat (pun intended, read the book and u'll know why).
The treatment of the story is rather strange , in this book the protagonists think about eating each other as a way to show love. This is novel, but the story itself could've had some meat (pun intended, read the book and u'll know why).
steve_urick's review against another edition
3.0
I love Calvino's later works, so I had high hopes for this. It does feel unfinished, and the third story really did less than nothing for me...
mazloum's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this book, short as it was. Calvino really was a master of the tactile and the surreal. The stories here really make you feel like you could hear/taste/smell the things his characters were experiencing in each of those stories. I wish we got to see what else he would've created.
irmakkilinc's review against another edition
4.0
Overall Rating: 4 stars.
•Under the Jaguar Sun ‣ 3.5 stars.
•A King Listens ‣ 4 stars.
•The Name, The Nose ‣ 4 stars.
•Under the Jaguar Sun ‣ 3.5 stars.
•A King Listens ‣ 4 stars.
•The Name, The Nose ‣ 4 stars.
steveurick's review against another edition
3.0
I love Calvino's later works, so I had high hopes for this. It does feel unfinished, and the third story really did less than nothing for me...
pearloz's review against another edition
Hmm. Short one. My first Calvino, probably not the best introduction. I enjoyed the first story, Under the Jaguar Sun involving a couple touring Mexico, tasting food, trying to understand the history of Mexico, of sacrifices, of ritual. The second and third stories really didn't do it for me, although I think I enjoyed the story of the king listening more than the other. The stories each pertained to one of the senses (taste, hearing, smell), and while I'm not giving it a rating, I regret the author died before getting to finish all the senses.
daniella84's review against another edition
3.0
Certainly a strange (unfinished) collection based on 3/5 of the senses. I think I would give Under the Jaguar Sun and The Name, The Nose 3 stars each, and A King Listens 3.5, but I need to reread that one. Calvino definitely knows how to engage the senses (haha) and even when I didn't love the story (wasn't expecting cannibalism) I think he really connects you to the sense he's writing about which is neat, especially in stories that are so short.
I love a good paranoia plotline so I think that's why A King Listens worked better for me but there is also that part of me that thinks I'm never getting the full message out of things I read that are more 'literary' so...
I love a good paranoia plotline so I think that's why A King Listens worked better for me but there is also that part of me that thinks I'm never getting the full message out of things I read that are more 'literary' so...
i_b_anoud's review against another edition
5.0
6 ⭐
Yes, out of 5
I'm well aware that I placed this book under "poetry" and that'll be that.
Yes, out of 5
I'm well aware that I placed this book under "poetry" and that'll be that.
colinmcafee's review against another edition
3.0
Not my favorite Calvino but still a worthwhile read. I don’t think I was paying enough attention to really appreciate it to be honest. My bad