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L'assassinio del Commendatore. Libro primo: Idee che affiorano by Antonietta Pastore, Haruki Murakami

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frankahilde's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Killing commentatore is a beautiful book. It reminds me a lot of the wind up bird chronicles because it has a lot of similar motives (a dreamworld colliding with reality, a middle aged man left abruptly by his wife not really knowing what to do with his life, that man having a strange friendship with a young teenage girl, a house that is much more than that and sitting for hours in a dark confined space under the earth with only one other person knowing) But I really did prefer Killing Commendatore. Maybe because I am an artist as well, the topic of paintings and their meaning really fascinated me. I only think that the book was a little bit too long and could have been shortened at some points.

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kirstenhands's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I don't know if quotes are spoiler's, but I don't think so. Metaphor for the framework: "And what's really amazing about that place is that it's darker than anything could ever be. So dark that when you turn off the flashlight it feels like you can grab the darkness with your hands. And when you're there in the dark by yourself, it's like your body is gradually coming apart and disappearing. But since it's dark you can't see it happen. you don't know if you still have a body or not. But even if, say, my body completely disappeared, I'd still remain there. Like the Cheshire Cat's grin remaining after he vanished. Pretty weird, huh? But when I was there I didn't think it was weird at all. I wanted to stay there forever, but I thought you'd be worried, so I came out."

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elioreadsbooks's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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hannahblundell's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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georgiarybanks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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nimra's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

a portrait artist sets out for a journey in his car after getting divorced and gets settled in his friend Masahiko's dad and famous artist, Tomohiko Amada's isolated house on a mountain. Soon he finds himself invested in the history of this house and Tomohiko Amada, so sucked in the mystery of it all that it's too late to get out. the book follows him on his day to day solitary routine and development of his character as he starts unveiling secrets about the house and it's inhabitant.

if i were to categorise this book in genre, i couldn't have because it contains so many elements from different genres; at times it was a horror, definitely a historical fiction and absolutely a work of magical realism.
these 681 pages were a true journey and one that i am grateful to have taken.
the only thing i would have appreciated more would have been some closure of Mr. Menshiki's life.

now i am all here for an open ending but a detailed exploration of Menshiki's character would've been amazing since there was too much suspense built around him and i was anticipating it, other than that though, i don't think i have another complain with this book.

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