ericfheiman 's review for:

If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino

4.0

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As Nathan put it so well in our discussion of Calvino's intellectual and impish romp about the joys of reading, "It's basically a post-modern takedown of postmodernism." One can't help but be charmed by the literary game Calvino is playing here. His balance of storytelling, structure and ideas is masterful. If its scattered plot lines deny the reader a strong emotional bond with the book, its playful dissection of why we read and the elation that comes with it is irresistible.