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The Day Before Happiness
The Day Before Happiness | Erri De Luca
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Just after World War II, a young orphan living in Naples comes under the protection of Don Gaetano, the superintendent of an apartment building. He is a generous man and is very attached to the boy, telling him about the war and the liberation of the city by the Neapolitans. He teaches him to play cards, shows him how to do odd jobs for the tenants, and even initiates him into the world of sex by sending him one evening to a widow who lives in the building. But Don Gaetano possesses another gift as well: he knows how to read people’s thoughts and guesses correctly that his young friend is haunted by the image of a girl he noticed by chance behind a window during a soccer match. Years later, when the girl returns, the orphan will need Don Gaetano’s help more than ever.
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Karla2
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This books was pretty good, talks about an orphan child that lives in a building and runs around alone. Talks about him turning from a child to a man. I liked it, had a cool ending.

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BooksCatsMaine
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Guys this one is so NSFW that I "spoilered" it!

Important question: can a vagina be "en pointe"?
Why are the women in all these books called Anne or Anna?

#badsexaward

Eyelit 😂 wow. I'm sorry, that whole thing is just so awkwardly written and the very opposite of anything resembling sexy. It's just funny. I mean, gear stick, really?! 8y
BooksCatsMaine @Eyelit I know! It's terrifying! I feel bad for his book because it really really deserves to win the award! But then, the cow comment in "The Butchers Hook" just steals it from them. Such a shame. ??? 8y
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Did not finish, I am sorry to say. Too slow and I struggled to fully engage with the story being told. I can see the merit of De Luca's measured, emotive writing but it just wasn't the book for me.