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giulia.mosna
Il corpo umano | Paolo Giordano
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Pickpick

4+/5 ⭐

Giordano sa come creare storie e personaggi complessi. Qualcosa di questo libro però non mi ha presa al 100%, ma non so dire cosa... Forse avrei voluto di più: più descrizioni, più spiegazioni, più background stories e più dettagliate.

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AllDebooks
Dante: A Life | Alessandro Barbero
Bailedbailed

I had to give this up, so many pages of names, names and more names of possible ancestors. I completely lost interest.

Texreader Yea, I can believe that. In my readings about Italy‘s history my eyes glaze over when it gets to all the battles and intrigues between countless people. 14mo
AllDebooks @Texreader life is too short 😅 14mo
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pigiann
Dante: A Life | Alessandro Barbero
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Lo storico Barbero ci conduce in un viaggio nell'Italia comunale seguendo il più illustre personaggio dell'epoca e la sua complessa biografia. La lettura è documentata da fonti citate con minuzia e precisione. Recensione completa: https://www.instagram.com/p/CjDFqIYMjZC/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

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Graywacke
Aracoeli | William Weaver, Elsa Morante
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#Alphabetgame #LetterA @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I narrowed it down to four: Aracoeli by Elsa Morante, The Aeneid, Ada by Nabokov, and The African by J-M G Le Clézio. I went with Aracoeli because it has no other posts.

This is a bitterly sad but beautifully written later novel by Morante. My response to the writing has stayed with me, even if most of the story hasn‘t.

Thanks for the tag, @batsy
@Ann_Reads @salderson107 - want to play?

batsy Adding it straight to my list. Arturo's Island is TBR and I haven't heard of this one, so thanks once again! 2y
Graywacke @batsy 💙 I have neglected Morante too. She was a true artist with language. (Unfortunately she intentionally simplified bare her novel History, her most famous novel.) 2y
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shawnmooney
Beautiful Antonio | Vitaliano Brancati
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#FirstLineFridays

I love First Line Fridays so much that I‘m just randomly pulling books off my Kindle or my bookshelf to sample them here. So no, this is not a book I‘m reading at the moment – that opening line sure gets my attention, though!

And for the avoidance of doubt, the word 'Settled' is indeed capitalized in the original.

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catiewithac
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I‘ve never read a mystery novel quite like this one (that‘s really saying something!). Set in a post-war Italian village, this mystery about a missing wife literally digs up some interesting evidence. I really liked the surprising gore that surfaces near the end! Signora Giulia‘s ghost will haunt me for some time. 👻 💎 🪓 ✉️

charl08 Love these Pushkin Vertigo editions. 4y
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Astroneman
Terra-Cotta Dog | Andrea Camilleri
TheEllieMo 😥 5y
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