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The cow boy

“Life, after one dies, is called memory.” A book that is at times autobiographical (at least this is our feeling) in which the author’s pen is appreciated more than the story. The writing is a pleasure on the palate, almost a sin of gluttony, which makes you want to read again and again, but after all, knowing the stylistic register of the writer, we would have been surprised otherwise. Advice for teachers: although well written,...

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Ithaca forever

“FRIDAY RE-VERSO” “The gods grant a few people the privilege of covering the space between one day and another with hope.”   Esiste, tra le pagine di quell’opera immortale che è l’Odissea, la descrizione di un istante perfetto: è il momento in cui Ulisse e Penelope si ritrovano nel loro tempo di amanti, si riconoscono in una domanda e in una risposta, le loro storie parallele riunite in un quell’incastro di attimi. È il momento di...

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The jump of the anchovy

The books chosen by Andrea Salonia This review is available only in the original language _________________________________________________________________________ Camminare è perdersi e ritrovarsi, e tutte cose insieme. Farlo con lentezza, un passo e poi un altro, chilometri dopo chilometri, un giorno e poi quello dopo, lasciando che gli occhi vaghino attorno, e con loro i pensieri. Lo sapevo da sempre, ma è la maturità degli anni che si son accumulati sugli anni che me ne han dato piena coscienza....

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Tales of wonder and magic

Written by Giada Marino This review is available only in the original language. ______________________________________________________ Quella che ho intenzione di presentarvi oggi è una raccolta di fiabe tratte dalla tradizione popolare. Il libro  Storie di meraviglia è, infatti, composto da dieci racconti presi da varie parti del mondo e tradotti da  Roberto Piumini.  Ogni storia ha un elemento particolare, ma ciascuna è caratterizzata dalla presenza di personaggi carichi di  carisma.   In alcune di queste storie è...

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The number devil

Written by Giada Marino This review is available only in the original language. _______________________________________________________ Quello che ho intenzione di presentarvi oggi è un libro un pochino particolare, che a me è piaciuto tantissimo e che, sebbene è stato scritto per i ragazzi, è da consigliare anche agli adulti. Sto parlando del libro intitolato Il mago dei numeri. Di cosa parla? Be’, in una sola parola… di matematica. Ma non allarmatevi, se anche molti di voi...

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The Postman

“You mean then (…) that the whole world is a metaphor for something?” A jewel to keep well exposed in the library. A simple and linear story, strong with an upsetting poetic charge. In a small and poor Chilean island, the young protagonist, Mario Jimenez, is in that phase of life in which he is not yet clear what he will do as an adult, what is certain is that he does not want to...

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The sad women’s hotel

“When a deep desire has been fulfilled, the woman is willing to forgive. If not, she will never forgive.” An intense novel, dedicated to the exploration of the female soul, without any kind of cliché or, even worse, a search for easy consensus. Delicate but hard at the same time, difficult to digest in some passages and yet equally light. The book represents a milestone in the path of self-awareness and acceptance, especially in those...

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The dilapidated teacher

“The houses are full of garbage, the streets are all secondary, all shortcuts that lead nowhere.” An ideal follow up of what was the first bestseller of Marcello D’Orta himself, the book takes up many of the issues and questions left open. The book is nice, you can read it in an afternoon, but it’s not as simple as it might seem; with a style of old times it helps to reflect on important issues,...

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The light words between us

” – But what good is it to be smart?                                                                    – To keep company with myself.” A caress over two hundred pages long from a mother to her son. This was the feeling that accompanied us in reading. If we want, a...