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3.5☆ — there is something about the quality of natalia ginzburg's writing and the way that she crafts characters that i like very much, everyone feels so real- we know these characters at their most pompous and at the height of their caustic tendencies, but also at their most dejected and vulnerable. my only complaints were that the writing in this book with regard to the flow of the plot felt like it was dragging at times, and the cast of the characters which increased by a lot considering the short span of time means that it would be easy to be confused when trying to remember about who was who.

qu33nofbookz's review against another edition

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1.0

Not my cup of tea, I hated every character, no real plot.

adam_nie's review against another edition

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4.0

Ginzburg presents a host of unhappy Italians bound up in each other's lives like a cold plate of spaghetti. I enjoyed her postal format, her minute characterization, and the way each character bends events through retelling, leaving the reader to untangle subtext like yet another cold plate of spaghetti.

zwsimon's review against another edition

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emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

sophiebelle's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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