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224 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590178386
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Publication date: 25 April 2017
Description
A masterpiece of European literature that blends family memoir and fictionAn Italian family, sizable, with its routines and rituals, crazes, pet phrases, and stories, doubtful, comical, indispensable, comes to life in the pages of Natalia Ginzburg...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,256 reviews
Moods
emotional 53%
funny 48%
informative 29%
inspiring 27%
lighthearted 25%
sad 25%
hopeful 12%
relaxing 11%
dark 8%
challenging 7%
adventurous 4%
tense 4%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 40% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 42% | Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 7%Average rating
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Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Antisemitism, WarModerate
Suicide, Genocide, DeathMinor
Xenophobia224 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590178386
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Publication date: 25 April 2017
Description
A masterpiece of European literature that blends family memoir and fictionAn Italian family, sizable, with its routines and rituals, crazes, pet phrases, and stories, doubtful, comical, indispensable, comes to life in the pages of Natalia Ginzburg...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,256 reviews
Moods
emotional 53%
funny 48%
informative 29%
inspiring 27%
lighthearted 25%
sad 25%
hopeful 12%
relaxing 11%
dark 8%
challenging 7%
adventurous 4%
tense 4%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 40% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 42% | Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Antisemitism, WarModerate
Suicide, Genocide, DeathMinor
Xenophobia