All Our Yesterdays by Natalia Ginzburg

All Our Yesterdays

Natalia Ginzburg with Angus Davidson

300 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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Description

Anna, a sixteen-year-old schoolgirl in a small town in northern Italy, finds herself pregnant after a brief romance. To save her reputation, she marries an eccentric older family friend, Cenzo Rena, and they move to his village in the south. Their...

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Community Reviews Summary of 249 reviews

Moods

reflective 72%
emotional 69%
sad 57%
challenging 27%
dark 24%
tense 23%
funny 18%
adventurous 14%
hopeful 14%
informative 11%
inspiring 11%
mysterious 7%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 52%
medium 40%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 47% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 22% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 49% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 13%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 50% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

4.03

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