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Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino

jacopaxl's review against another edition

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5.0

Città raccontate come poesia. Piccoli pezzetti di mondi magici

goldaerin's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

jenmkin's review against another edition

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4.0

“The city, however, does not tell its past, but contains it like the lines of a hand, written in the corners of the streets, the gratings of the windows, the banisters of the steps, the antennae of the lightning rods, the poles of the flags, every segment marked in turn with scratches, indentations, scrolls.”
This book is like a beautiful dream calling for you to see the beauty and strangeness of the world beyond even what is visible to the eye

adamhuganir's review against another edition

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5.0

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

anti_formalist12's review against another edition

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4.0

Just a beautiful book all the way through.

zarfus211's review against another edition

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1.0

Not my vibe, a lot of descriptive language and philosophical musings

kricitt's review against another edition

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

4.5

Ethereal and utterly beautiful. “And I hear, from your voice, the invisible reasons which makes cities live, through which perhaps, once dead, they will come to life again.”

eauderat's review against another edition

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challenging inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

electricbrain's review against another edition

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4.0

Knyga, kurios apimtis ir aprašymai labai apgaulingi. Atrodo, kad turi reikalų su plona keistoka knygele, kurią makt ir surysi. Nieko panašaus – „Nematomi miestai“ yra sudėtinga ir lėta knyga, kurios neišeina išsiblaškius suskaityti. Calvino priverčia ją skaitant dirbti.
Kažkada, kai sužinojau apie tokį autorių, norėjau Italo Calvino paskaityti, kad pažinčiau, koks yra postmodernusis romanas. Na, dabar aš žinau koks. Štai toks, kur pagrindiniai veikėjai – miestai, o personažai – jų paraštėse plytinti kontekstinė informacija.
Vietomis ši knyga atrodo kaip kūrybiškumo užduotis: lyg autorius būtų stengęsis sugalvoti visas keistas miestų varijacijas ir po to jas išplėtojęs – gal taip ir buvo.

Puiki knyga norintiems pasimėgauti puikiu stiliumi, pasapnuoti tekste ir pasiklysti tarp sudėtingų filosofinių idėjų. Bloga knyga ieškantiems lengvo skaitalo, tačiau gebanti antruosius konvertuoti į pirmuosius. Taigi, planavusi atšvęsti perskaitymą pora žvaigždučių ir kuo greičiau atsikratyti knyga, dabar duodu penkias, o „Nematomus miestus“ dedu į lentyną kitam, įdėmesniam, perskaitymui.

gullevek's review against another edition

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5.0

I started to read this and immediately had to think about the video installation I saw a view days earlier from Fiona Tan called "Disorient" where a narrator reads excerpts from Marco Polos travel logs.

Then I read this and I was first surprised if this is like something similar, but no, this is different, this fascinating and this is a book after you read it once, you put it on your table and pick it up from time to time and then just read one chapter. And the more you read them, the more you will understand it.

This is a book with a capital B and one that doesn't stop giving.