“If they had loved me, maybe I would have been beautiful too.” We weren’t ready to read such a beautiful book. We weren’t physically or emotionally ready. A full-throttle dive into melancholy, with no desire to climb back up. Some passages moved us like we hadn’t in a long time; but this shouldn’t make you think it’s a sad book. It’s a text capable of opening the heart like a child, letting in all the...
“The lady was waiting for him at the door and pulling him in like a sip of water.” The story of Augusto Vanghetta, before and after rising to the public office of judge, is that of a miserable person who, due to a fortuitous series of events, and very few personal merits, manages to have social success. Annihilated by a continuous carnal desire to have as many women as possible, he even manages to organize...
Written by Alessia Agostinelli This review is available only in the original language. _______________________________________________________ Ci sono romanzi che rapiscono da subito, prima ancora di essere iniziati. A volte è sufficiente una parola, un’immagine che preannuncia il mondo che andremo a scoprire in quelle pagine ancora ignote, a volte occorre solo un titolo. C’è qualcosa in loro che richiama il lettore e sembra volerlo condurre a casa. Per me è successo così con l’opera prima...
