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A review by gorecki
Under the Jaguar Sun by Italo Calvino
4.0
This was a short little book that in my opinion was edited and published perfectly - letting you jump into it, enjoy it, discover it, think about it, and then adding a clarifying afterword instead of a spoiling foreword. I jumped into this collection without any prior idea of what I’m getting myself into, without knowing what the stories are about and what they’re meant to signify. For me, this was a collection of a couple of short stories by a popular writer whom I’d not read before. And I was in for a treat.
Calvino’s language is rich and lush, and I was delighted by how detailed his descriptions are without making them overwritten or over the top. The way he describes the senses is brilliant and you could almost taste, hear and smell everything he writes about. Add a dash of mystical, magical, mythical aftertaste to it and you have a delighted Georgi. And while l did start sensing a connection between the stories when I started the second one, the afterword came right on time to provide a clarification about what I’d just read and what else is there behind it.
Calvino’s language is rich and lush, and I was delighted by how detailed his descriptions are without making them overwritten or over the top. The way he describes the senses is brilliant and you could almost taste, hear and smell everything he writes about. Add a dash of mystical, magical, mythical aftertaste to it and you have a delighted Georgi. And while l did start sensing a connection between the stories when I started the second one, the afterword came right on time to provide a clarification about what I’d just read and what else is there behind it.