“FRIDAY RE-VERSO” “There was something unpleasant in that wait, it was as if everything around him was about to explode.” The writer of this review has an (unhealthy?) passion for stories about the wickedness of children. One of the best novels on the subject (leaving aside Golding) is “Nothing” by Janne Teller: we recommend it. Let’s be clear, ours isn’t a morbid curiosity; rather, it’s about dissecting that part of the self that is then...
I pondered for a long time what sense there would be in writing about this novel, because so much has been written, commented on, and discussed. Then I recognized the importance this author has had for me over time, and how much I’ve fallen back in love with his writing, with his magnificent ability to address all aspects of humanity, and then I decided that, at least for me, it will always make sense to...
“FRIDAY RE-VERSO” “‘I have always wanted to know something about you poets […] What do you do all day??“ Belfast and the 1990s. Two friends and a lot of bombs. Sarcasm and sweetness; so much anger; so much love. And a cat. We’re rereading this book after ten years: we didn’t remember it being so long, so full, and we did remember—yes, that—laughing a lot. What makes this novel so great? Because there’s grandeur in...
“FRIDAY RE-VERSO” “Don’t let anyone convince you that no one is interested in ideas.” Have you ever seen “Three on the Run”? It’s a 1989 film starring Nick Nolte and Martin Short. Not many people have seen it, but we kept thinking about it while reading. In the film, an absurd trio consisting of a former bank robber just out of prison, a shabby thief who chooses him as a hostage, and his very quiet little...
“She has entered a part of herself where she is absolute, she has a sword between her teeth.” Loss. Confusion. Fear. Courage. And: hope. You are opening a book that is a flow of lava, dense, incendiary, inexorable. Starting from the writing: no quotation marks, compact paragraphs, syncopated scene changes. All downhill, dragged down the mountain, we would call it “crescendo” if it didn’t resemble a precipice. It’s as if we’re waiting for a turning point that...
“Ladies never eat in public.” Quality. This is perhaps the only word capable of describing this book both for the quality of the text and for that of the physical object. A credit that must be divided in half between the writer and the publisher (Italian in this case); a special merit that we like to underline. The author takes us inside a modern fairy tale with an ancient smell, in which the reverberation of...
The books chosen by Andrea Salonia This review is available only in the original language _________________________________________________________________________ Apro a caso, pagina 174: “…una cosa che ha imparato è che innamorarsi disperatamente, perdutamente è in realtà un processo molto selettivo…” L’avevo acquistato appena comparso nel radar degli occhi, circa un anno addietro; un poco per quella sua copertina molto Iris Apfel, occhiali grandi tondi e arancioni, capello corto, maglione a collo alto; un poco per quel titolo...
“A fence can break down in a moment.” First book published by Ishiguro, after the victory of the nobel in 2017, and in a certain sense it is noticeable because it is outside its usual narrative bed. In this regard, we think it is a gift that the writer wanted to give to himself and to those who love his pen, whatever path he wanted to take. Klara is an android (or Artificial Friend), which...
Written by Alessia Colombo This review is available only in the original language. Tipologia: albo illustrato Tematiche principali: nudità, stare bene con sé stessi, superamento dei tabù, cambiamento Tecnica delle illustrazioni: pastello, china e acquerello Età consigliata: 6-10 anni La nudità che male fa? Tutti abbiamo un corpo, un sedere e dei capezzoli. Perché dovremmo temere di parlarne? Certo i piselli forse sono un po’ buffi a guardarli, ma bisogna sempre andare fieri del proprio corpo...
Written by Alessia Colombo This review is available only in the original language. Tipologia: albo illustrato Tematiche principali: diversità, amicizia, accettazione di sé Tecnica delle illustrazioni: digitale Età consigliata: 6-10 anni Unicorno è perfetto, ha un bellissimo corno di zaffiro, una criniera arcobaleno e denti bianchissimi. Mentre Cavallo non ha nulla di tutto ciò. Dal sedere di Unicorno escono arcobaleni, da quello di Cavallo invece… no. Unicorno mangia solo dolcetti rosa e fa tutto con MOLTA (troppa)...
