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Not sure if it‘s a poor translation, or bad writing on the part of Calligarich, but if I ever see the phrase “I was at the end of my tether, truth be told” again, it will be too soon. The characters are awful, which made the supposed depth of feeling between Gavarro and Arianna totally unbelievable, the writing is flat and at times bizarrely repetitive.

I loved this slow, beautiful, devastating story of Leo and his summer in Rome trying to find his way. I‘m so glad it was translated into English. I do wish it had made the #ToB2022 shortlist. It‘s definitely a book that is right up my alley.

Nice little evening with this book. I really love it. I think it should‘ve made the short list! #ToB2022

This book was on my radar after Ed discussed it on episode 227 of the podcast.
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I'm not sure it has aged well. The women are all described body parts first, and the narrator for the audiobook has an old-fashioned voice that made me keep upping the speed. It's like Patricia Highsmith Ripley novels without the high stakes or sociopaths. I'd choose Highsmith first every time!
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So this was a miss for me

I‘m pretty excited about this little library haul courtesy of #ToB2022!