A review by zoebasson
The Distance of the Moon by Italo Calvino

5.0

“we had her on top of us all the time, that enormous moon: when she was full - nights as bright as day, but with a butter-coloured light - it looked as if she were going to crush us”

this was amazing. honestly, now i just want yo read everything italo calvino has ever written because, what??? why was that so good. it was only like 50 pages lmao.

this was so beautiful. i got it at the tate britain yesterday, and it’s my first of the little penguin modern short stories collection. the book contains four short stories: the distance of the moon, without colours, as long as the sun lasts, and implosion. i think the first and last ones stood out the most to me, but they were all actually written so well, and made me think so much.

if you’re looking for quality over quantity, this one’s for you <33