A review by thebookofbanana
If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino

adventurous challenging lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A book about reading. The reader (you) starts reading a book with an interesting first chapter, only to find the rest of the book is a completely different book. You try to find the remainder of the book only to find another completely different book, also with a differing remainder beyond the first chapter. What ensues is a fun journey to find each of the books in full, spliced with the first chapters of said books, each varying in theme. As each new first chapter is found, the story becomes crazier and even more inventive. Very creative and very fun, though it can drag slightly.