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The Professor and the Siren by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Stephen Twilley

licoricebreath's review

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dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

weekdayworld's review

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4.0

Opaque in all the right ways, full of cutting tongues.

juliaflorence15's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5/5
Das Buch ist wunderschön geschrieben. Zudem hat mir die Geschichte „Die Sirene“ sehr gut gefallen. Die letzte Geschichte, welches das letzte Werk Lampedusas ist und ein Roman werden sollte, hat meiner Meinung nach ebenfalls viel Potenzial.
Jedoch waren die Geschichten allgemein etwas herausfordernd zu folgen, aufgrund der vielen Namen die erwähnt wurden und den vielen Fußnoten und dem Hintergrundwissen.
Deswegen bietet es sich definitiv an, das Buch erneut zu lesen !

ambar's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

lilyrowan's review

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dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

cinnamonfox's review against another edition

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3.0

Ca întotdeauna, amintirile mele îndepărtate sunt în special amintiri de „lumină”: la Sciacca văd o mare incredibil de albastră, aproape neagră, care scânteiază furios sub soarele de amiază, unul dintre acele ceruri ale amiezului de vară siciliană, încețoșat din cauza zăpușelii, o balustradă care mărginește un povârniș deasupra mării, un soi de chioșc în care există o cafenea, în stânga celui care privește marea. (Cafeneaua mai există și astăzi).

Am scris despre impresiile mele privind acest volum pe blog.

beyzakaratas's review

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1.0

i don't care about this enough to hate it. the worst book i've ever read. yes, the worst one. and it was surely longer than 96 pages.

lmg's review against another edition

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3.0

The title story is fantastic, and I would probably enjoy the other two more if I knew more about the history of Sicily.

wrenxavier's review

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mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

bmac11's review

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4.0

A wonderful short read after finishing the Leopard recently.