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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
Immediately drawn in by the title, this was a good short read! Calvino created a world which smoothly enters and treads into magical realism, I enjoyed the writing! The moon almost retires into the dump which houses everything not-new in the super-consumerist society of the time, daughters run naked and join hands, sit on the speeding traffic determine to rescue, parades of production-gods are hacked; as bizarre as it may sound- read to enjoy/happy to discuss! Recommended! There's a lot to it!
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
adventurous
challenging
funny
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Some real gems in here. The very idea is something absolutely suited to Calvino: A bystander to the entirety of the universe. Cosmic and microscopic. Some stories were incomprehensible (to me), some were wonderful. He seems to have a real fascination with the moon, which is cool. Always a love interest driving these cosmic happenings--it's very neat how he takes a massive event and condenses it into an interpersonal tale. Fun, contemplative, inventive and unique.
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Honestly being generous with the rating - I hate-read most of this. Never again.
3.5
There were some highs but a lot of lows in this collection. Calvino’s stylistic exercise gets tiresome after a while, as stories can be repetitive and very pointless at times. The good ones (Games Without End, How Much Shall We Bet?, Solar Storm, The Chase, Daughters of the Moon, and World Memory) are absolutely stellar examples of original and unique magic realism and science fiction done with just enough whimsy, eyebrow-raising scientific elements and speculations, and open-endedness to stimulate the heck out of my brain. The stories seldom have any plot, but that’s okay. Their goal is to make you think, and reassess your place in the universe. The bad stories (basically the ones I didn’t mention above) are often the very manifestation of tedium. Others are pretentious, ineffectual, and dare I say, too scientifically convoluted. That being said, the good stories are worth the frustrations.
There were some highs but a lot of lows in this collection. Calvino’s stylistic exercise gets tiresome after a while, as stories can be repetitive and very pointless at times. The good ones (Games Without End, How Much Shall We Bet?, Solar Storm, The Chase, Daughters of the Moon, and World Memory) are absolutely stellar examples of original and unique magic realism and science fiction done with just enough whimsy, eyebrow-raising scientific elements and speculations, and open-endedness to stimulate the heck out of my brain. The stories seldom have any plot, but that’s okay. Their goal is to make you think, and reassess your place in the universe. The bad stories (basically the ones I didn’t mention above) are often the very manifestation of tedium. Others are pretentious, ineffectual, and dare I say, too scientifically convoluted. That being said, the good stories are worth the frustrations.
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
adventurous
challenging
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:
Complicated