The Complete Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino

4.03 AVERAGE

sophiejbutcher's review against another edition

4.0
I understood about 60% of this (as God and my arts major intended) but the bits I did understand, I loved :)) the cosmicomics stories themselves were my favourites but they all scratched my brain in a good way. a good slow read and especially wonderful on audiobook.

ericachiorazzi's review

5.0
“Chlorophyll was already beginning its progress: mosses and ferns grew green in the valleys. This was finally the setting worthy of Ayl’s beauty; but she wasn’t there. And without her all this varicoloured sumptuousness seemed useless to me, wasted.”

A book of mindbending short stories that have changed the way I view life
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foolsamber's review

4.0
adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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rickpass's review against another edition

3.75
challenging funny lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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benbarkel's review

3.5
adventurous challenging funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ire's review against another edition

4.0
funny informative inspiring medium-paced
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augenstern's review against another edition

3.0
inspiring
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Diverse cast of characters: No
Extrem spannende und fantastische Konzepte, aber sobald man feststellt, dass es ä immer nur um die Eroberung von Frauen oder das Besiegen von männlichen Konkurrenten geht, wird es ein wenig ermüdend. Ist das alles, worum sich für Männer jedes Partikel, jedes Molekül und jedes Zeitalter dreht? 
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sarashalimar's review against another edition

2.5
adventurous reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

jrgryphon's review against another edition

4.5
mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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thomas_vespertine's review

4.0
The Dinosaurs is one of my all time favourite short stories