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la_dent_dure's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
grereads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Violence
lawyergobblesbooks's review against another edition
5.0
See my discussion of Ammaniti at http://www.whatbookshouldireadtoday.com/2011/02/find-of-week-niccolo-ammaniti.html
carmenghia's review against another edition
5.0
Exceptionally intense. Once I hit page 150 or so I hit a stride that kept me knee deep in the story. Amazingly, I became sympathetic to the most despicable of characters, as the author did a phenomenal job at making everyone fascinatingly human. Gripping yet poetic, brutal yet acutely well written and humorous: I was fascinated.
alessiareadsbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Premio strega meritatissimo. Crudo, feroce, vero. Ammaniti si consacra ormai come uno dei miei scrittori italiani preferiti. Il mio preferito rimane comunque "Ti prendo e ti porto via" :)
fmspqr's review against another edition
2.0
Non mi è piaciuto. Una scittura scarna e semplice ed una trama che non sa essere, ne horror, ne humor. Sicuramente, una delle prove meno convincenti di questo autore.
bryndis_books's review against another edition
4.0
Now thís is the way you write morally gray (defenitly more black than pure though) characters! Vicious move over!
Nobody is completely bad.
This story gives great insight in the mind of a bunch of criminals and I loved it.
It was far from perfect, but I enjoyed the hell put of this one
Fair warning though: if you're onr of those people that need to like their characters to enjoy a book - do not read this! You're not going to like them.
Nobody is completely bad.
This story gives great insight in the mind of a bunch of criminals and I loved it.
It was far from perfect, but I enjoyed the hell put of this one
Fair warning though: if you're onr of those people that need to like their characters to enjoy a book - do not read this! You're not going to like them.
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