A review by arby55
The Complete Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino

challenging funny mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

Overall I had fun with it, there are some great stories and I love the experimental risks Calvino takes, although I didn’t feel they always work. I recommend breaking up the compilation and reading one short story collection at a time as they were released. I don’t get the impression that Calvino ever anticipated all 400 pages of these stories to be read as a single work and they get really redundant when read that way. If you’re interested in the concept of the cosmicomics but don’t feel like reading the whole thing, the first Cosmicomics collection alone is probably satisfying enough.