A review by actualresultsmayvary
The Solitude of Prime Numbers by Paolo Giordano

dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

The first two chapters of the The Solitude of Prime Numbers were my favourite and led me to think that it would be a series of short stories about tragic stories of little girls. It was a shame for me then that it turned into a sort of slice of life aborted love story. It also irritated me that time jumps were used at times to avoid actually explaining things such as how Alice got back down from the mountain after breaking her leg.
The years of circling each other followed by nothing really happening was realistic as was having no answer to whether or not Alice did see Michela however it also wasn't particularly satisfying. I found both Alice and Mattia's misery a bit flat and at times they seemed to lack depth. 
Overall just not my favourite genre, but I do think the writing was quite good, especially considering it had been translated from Italian.