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86 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099222514
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: 18 March 1993
Description
In these three witty and fantastical stories, Italo Calvino explores the sensory aptitudes of the body in taste, hearing and smell.'Each story continues Calvino's lifelong campaign to add more territory to the empire of the imagination; each discl...
Community Reviews Summary of 372 reviews
Moods
mysterious 61%
challenging 41%
dark 32%
adventurous 22%
tense 22%
emotional 6%
inspiring 6%
lighthearted 6%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
relaxing 3%
sad 3%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 42% | Plot: 31% | A mix: 15% | N/A: 10%Strong character development?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 33% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cannibalism, Violence, Death
86 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099222514
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: 18 March 1993
Description
In these three witty and fantastical stories, Italo Calvino explores the sensory aptitudes of the body in taste, hearing and smell.'Each story continues Calvino's lifelong campaign to add more territory to the empire of the imagination; each discl...
Community Reviews Summary of 372 reviews
Moods
mysterious 61%
challenging 41%
dark 32%
adventurous 22%
tense 22%
emotional 6%
inspiring 6%
lighthearted 6%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
relaxing 3%
sad 3%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 42% | Plot: 31% | A mix: 15% | N/A: 10%Strong character development?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 33% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cannibalism, Violence, Death