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rebecaluv's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
0.5
It was too boring for me. It may be that I have 0 patience or there ir something I've missed because I really don't understand how someone could like it. The main character is meh and the rest I just feel like I really don't care about them at all.
Asomaba a sus ojos una lágrima
y a mi labio una frase de perdón;
habló el orgullo y se enjugó su llanto,
y la frase en mis labios expiró.
Yo voy por un camino; ella, por otro;
pero, al pensar en nuestro mutuo amor,
yo digo aún: "¿Por qué callé aquel día?
Y ella dirá: "¿Por qué no lloré yo?"
- Gustavo Adolfo Béquet Rimas y Leyendas
fabilegge's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
contessa_montecristo's review against another edition
3.0
Avevo letto questo libro già un'estate di molti anni fa e la rilettura è andata come mi aspettavo: adoro l'inizio e la fine (l'idea stessa della trama mi intriga e mi fa pensare), ma la parte centrale mi è risultata un po' lunga, probabilmente perché non sono riuscita ad affezionarmi ad altri personaggi.
Viola e Ursula hanno del potenziale, ma una è completamente matta (e non in modo metodico come il barone) e l'altra ha troppo poco spazio.
Viola e Ursula hanno del potenziale, ma una è completamente matta (e non in modo metodico come il barone) e l'altra ha troppo poco spazio.
casparb's review against another edition
4.0
Sweet and precisely what we'd hope for from Calvino's spectacular imagination. Honestly a gorgeous piece of fiction that anybody could make something of. The last page leads the reader into an exciting act of re-interpretation, without being too leading.
Calvino is something special - mythmaker is a cliché, but there is a peculiar element - autochthony? That we find in certain of his stories. The Baron feels culturally essential or axiomatic, such that it is strange to think it took until the mid-20thc for it to be written.
Big recommend.
Calvino is something special - mythmaker is a cliché, but there is a peculiar element - autochthony? That we find in certain of his stories. The Baron feels culturally essential or axiomatic, such that it is strange to think it took until the mid-20thc for it to be written.
Big recommend.
ninnisha's review against another edition
4.0
Sinceramente mi aspettavo di meglio, un po' moscetto rispetto al "Visconte dimezzato", interessante ma non molto emozionante, a parte alcuni brani come quelli con Viola...forse sarebbe stato meglio se il narratore fosse stato Cosimo stesso e non il fratello.
Riverisco alle lumache.
Riverisco alle lumache.
brireading's review against another edition
4.0
Fun to read!!!!!!!! Felt the theme of childhood a lot - even towards the end when the characters are much much older.