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magda_sabatowska 's review for:
The Complete Cosmicomics
by Italo Calvino
It seems that stars are not enough to describe this book, even though they appear on its pages ever so often. The writing is unlike anything I've read before - otherworldly, enchanting and mysterious. Each tale begins with a scientific quote, making it all the more fascinating and relatable at the same time. However it is what comes after that makes Cosmicomics a work of pure genius. Calvino takes known facts about the genesis of Earth and twists them into humorous and experimental escapades through language, space and time. After a while the reader becomes so familiar with the bizarre world of Cosmicomics that even Qwfwq, the protagonist's name, seems absolutely normal. That is until you try to explain it to Other Readers, those who have not yet had the pleasure of devouring Calvino's books. And it is a fine pleasure indeed.