"Robust virility was projected through every detail of Ben's face, from the thick, close-cropped silver hair to the broad leathery face that looked as though it had been designed by Hormel and shaped with a dull saber."
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"Robust virility was projected through every detail of Ben's face, from the thick, close-cropped silver hair to the broad leathery face that looked as though it had been designed by Hormel and shaped with a dull saber."
pickTwo boys, Pietro the city boy from Milan and Bruno a country boy, become lifelong friends in the mountains of #Italy. Pietro has a complicated relationship with his father, and as adults Bruno develops a much better relationship with Pietro‘s father, creating an unusual but ultimately a stronger bond between Pietro and Bruno following the father‘s death, even when Pietro moves away to #Nepal. A slow, contemplative book in the shadow of the ⬇️
I‘ve started this book for February #foodandlit. It works for #Nepal and #Italy #Jubilee @Catsandbooks #litsyatoz #letterE
pickUn libro che con parole semplici racconta la semplice storia di un amicizia autentica, senza pretese, duratura nel tempo. Molte parole per raccontare anni di silenzi nella natura incontaminata di montagna. La storia si sviluppa nell ingenuità dell infanzia, per poi arrivare all incertezza della giovinezza, finendo in una realtà a volte bellissima a volte difficile da digerire.Due vite diverse legate da un amicizia indissolubile.
Have been meaning to read this for years finally getting around to it and finding it hard to put down. Makes me want to visit the Dolomites.
pickMolto commuovente, fa riflettere e mette un bel po‘ di angoscia e ansia. Bello, non proprio il mio tipo di libro ideal ma indubbiamente un best seller. Scorrevole e coinvolgente. Fa piangere 100% e venire rimorsi, forse un po‘ troppo pensato per smuovere cose e vendere. Non so
pickFinally finished this yesterday. The film adaption of this was my favorite movie of 2023 and I‘m glad to say Cognetti‘s writing was equally elegiac and haunting. One reviewer has called this a male version of Ferrante‘s My Brilliant Friend and I don‘t think it‘s an unfair comparison. It‘s a shame more male authors don‘t write about the complexity of male friendships.
