The Gold-Rimmed Spectacles by Giorgio Bassani

The Gold-Rimmed Spectacles

Il romanzo di Ferrara #2

Giorgio Bassani

144 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ challenging reflective slow-paced
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Published in 1958, Giorgio Bassani's novella is the first of his cycle of novels set in the northern Italian town of Ferrara. Although less well known than its successor, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, it offers perhaps the most concise distill...

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Community Reviews

3.75
based on 391 reviews

Moods

reflective: 88%

sad: 55%

emotional: 44%

dark: 28%

informative: 13%

tense: 13%

challenging: 11%

mysterious: 9%

inspiring: 5%

relaxing: 5%

hopeful: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

40% of readers chose fast
36% of readers chose medium
23% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

12% of readers chose Plot
22% of readers chose A mix
64% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

15% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

34% of readers chose Yes
47% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

59% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
31% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

59% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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