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happy_hobbesian 's review for:
Family Lexicon
by Natalia Ginzburg
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The section on the grief, trauma and stasis of Italy after fascism will stick with me, as will the section of Cesare Pavese’s suicide and how he “thought” himself into it.
The characters are all very flawed as a real family is. It does give me a glimpse into a kind of family that has much more range of emotions than your normal Anglophone family, particularly in my part of the Anglosphere, where reserve is prized almost more than wealth.
It’s also quite funny.
The characters are all very flawed as a real family is. It does give me a glimpse into a kind of family that has much more range of emotions than your normal Anglophone family, particularly in my part of the Anglosphere, where reserve is prized almost more than wealth.
It’s also quite funny.