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A review by alexandriaslibrary
Valentino and Sagittarius by Natalia Ginzburg
dark
reflective
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
My Italian queen <3
Valentino was my preferred story of the two. A golden son (who is actually kind of a dud) shocks his family when he marries an older, ugly woman. Ginzburg hits this perfect pitch of dysfunction, love, and dark humor.
In Sagittarius, a mother who is bored with her life befriends a larger than life woman and they plot to open an art gallery. This one was slower, but still ended with an umph
Valentino was my preferred story of the two. A golden son (who is actually kind of a dud) shocks his family when he marries an older, ugly woman. Ginzburg hits this perfect pitch of dysfunction, love, and dark humor.
In Sagittarius, a mother who is bored with her life befriends a larger than life woman and they plot to open an art gallery. This one was slower, but still ended with an umph