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A review by _marco_
The Oil Jar and Other Stories by Luigi Pirandello
challenging
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
My first introduction to Pirandello and his works.
They were quite philosophically charged, and for that reason I feel like I’ve lost a lot of meaning from some of the stories. They were entertaining nonetheless, and I quite enjoyed the author’s conversational, oratorical style of writing.
My favourite story, however, was “A Voice”, a story about how debilitating insecurity can be and whether it’s possible to love someone enough to separate them from their appearance.
While I can’t say that this was my favourite collection short stories I’ve ever read, I still found them all interesting, and would like to return to them in the future, probably in Italian.
They were quite philosophically charged, and for that reason I feel like I’ve lost a lot of meaning from some of the stories. They were entertaining nonetheless, and I quite enjoyed the author’s conversational, oratorical style of writing.
My favourite story, however, was “A Voice”, a story about how debilitating insecurity can be and whether it’s possible to love someone enough to separate them from their appearance.
While I can’t say that this was my favourite collection short stories I’ve ever read, I still found them all interesting, and would like to return to them in the future, probably in Italian.