A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro

A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I just closed this book and I'm still astonished and searching for some sort of meaning to this "bomb" that are the last chapters of this book. Then I realized that there has to be a reason why he is not only a Nobel prize winner, but he has also been a very much loved (by me also) and known author longer than that. It is confortable to know that not all the Noble prizes for literature have a political meaning behind them, some of them are really given to very good writers and not only to unknown poets or famous boring singers.

BOM! Ho appena finito questo libro ed é stata come una palata in faccia, sto ancora cercando una qualche sorta di significato agli ultimi capitoli. Siccome poi non é facile, faccio prima a riflettere sul fatto che Ishiguro, prima di vincere il Nobel per la letteratura, era comunque uno scrittore molto conosciuto ed altrettanto letto, quindi mi conforta che non tutti i premi hanno ragioni politiche, ed alcuni vengono dati veramente a bravi scrittori (che vendono libri e non sono sconosciuti o a cantanti).

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Review: The Wedding People

The Wedding People by Alison Espach
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I liked this book a lot, even if the first 50 pages were a struggle because I couldn't understand what was happening. In the end, even if I usually don't read any book if I already know that there is going to be a dead child in it, this was a good reading, of the redeeming sort, and totally worthy.

Questo libro mi é piaciuto molto, anche se durante le prime 50 pagine brancolavo nel buio e non riuscivo a capire cosa stesse capitando, né chi stesse parlando/raccontando. Inoltre, anche se io evito accuratamente di leggere i libri che nei quali muore un figlio, questo mi ha lasciato quasi un senso di sollievo nel finale, quindi valeva la pena.

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Review: Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA

Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA by Neil Shubin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: A Pack for Autumn

A Pack for Autumn by Emilia Emerson
My rating: 1 of 5 stars



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Review: Another Country

Another Country by James Baldwin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Dating You / Hating You by Christina Lauren

Dating You / Hating You by Christina Lauren
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

It has been a while since the last time I read Christina Lauren and I was not disappointed, even if this one starts with likeness and then became one of this romance where people go from hate to love. A little bit like Beautiful Bastard but with less comic interaction and a little bit more of deep thoughts about women and works.

Era passato un po' di tempo dall'ultima volta che avevo letto qualcosa di Christina Lauren e non sono rimasta delusa, anche se questo parte da due persone che all'inizio si piacciono, ma poi si odiano e poi si amano, un po' come Beautiful Bastard, con meno dialoghi divertenti e qualche pensiero profondo in piú, specialmente per quanto riguarda il ruolo ed il diverso trattamento che spesso viene riservato alle donne che lavorano.

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Review: Only Rogue Actions

Only Rogue Actions by Jennifer Estep
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Elizabeth Kingston

A Fallen Lady by Elizabeth Kingston
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Love and heartache in this beautiful regency romance by E. Kingston, but I haven't appreciate so much the end, it seemed a little bit rushed to me and I was expecting something different and not so Childish from Helen, after everything she survived. Anyway a very enjoyable book.

Amore e disperazione vanno a braccetto in questo regency di E. Kingston, ma la fine non mi é piaciuta per niente perché mi é sembrata affrettata e un comportamento cosí puerile di Helen, dopo tutto quello che aveva passato, in qualche modo non mi é sembrato poi tanto in linea con il personaggio.

The King's Man by Elizabeth Kingston
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I liked this book a lot, even if it's not your usual romance and the plot is super convoluted and the characters do not fall in love with each other very soon. Still loved the story a lot, I'm going immediately to read the next one where the cold crazy mum is involved!

Questo libro mi é piaciuto molto, anche se é molto lontano dal solito romanzo d'amore, prima di tutto perché la trama é molto complessa, inoltre i personaggi principali ci mettono proprio tantissimo ad innamorarsi l'uno dell'altra. Ciononostante la storia é bella e vado subito a leggere il seguito che vede come personaggio principale la mamma fredda come un ghiacciolo e pazza da legare!

Fair, Bright, and Terrible by Elizabeth Kingston
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Eluned and Robert grow on me through the book, because at the beginning I was indifferent to him and openly disliked her, due to her acts on the first book. In the end everything was fine anyway and the plot was really good this time also that I read this book completely in one setting.

Eluned e Robin mi stavano completamente indifferenti (lui) quando proprio non mi piacevano (lei) all'inizio del libro, specialmente per come si era comportata lei come madre nel primo libro, ma alla fine tutto é andato a posto, anche attraverso un'altra trama veramente complicata anche stavolta, che mi ha tenuta agganciata al libro dall'inizio alla fine.

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A Purely Private Matter (Rosalind Thorne Mysteries, #2) by Darcie Wilde

A Purely Private Matter by Darcie Wilde
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I liked the first installment in this series a little bit more, this one was boring from time to time. We saw the same love triangle going on with a little news from the family side of Rosalind. Not sure I will keep on reading.

Il primo volume di questa serie mi era piaciuto di piú, questo romanzo sembra piú volte trascinarsi stancamente verso un finale a sorpresa. Il solito triangolo amoroso che prosegue con l'unica novitá di rilievo proveniente dalla famiglia di Rosalind. Non sono sicura se continueró a leggere questa serie.

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Review: The Life Machines: How Taking Care of Your Mitochondria Can Transform Your Health

The Life Machines: How Taking Care of Your Mitochondria Can Transform Your Health by Daria Mochly-Rosen
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: The Great Big Book of Museums: A visit to 13 spectacular museums from around the world

The Great Big Book of Museums: A visit to 13 spectacular museums from around the world by Éva Bensard
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: Overdue

Overdue by PERKINS STEPHANIE
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: Lives of Bitter Rain

Lives of Bitter Rain by Adrian Tchaikovsky
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Il giardino dei ciliegi

Il giardino dei ciliegi by Anton Chekhov
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: Martin Chuzzlewit

Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens
My rating: 2 of 5 stars



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Review: The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet

The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Cooper's Creek by Bronwen Evans

Heal Me by Bronwen Evans
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This story could have been so much more well written, and it is strange because usually Bronwen Evans is a good author and I like the way she writes.

Questa storia poteva essere scritta in modo infinitamente migliore, e questo é strano perché di solito Bronwen Evans mi piace e scrive molto meglio di cosí.

Want Me by Bronwen Evans
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I was expecting something more from Chase's book as he was my favorite of the three, anyway an enjoyable reading.

Mi aspettavo qualcosa di piú dal libro di Chase, anche perché dei tre amici di Cooper's Creek é il mio preferito, comunque un libro piacevole.

Need Me by Bronwen Evans
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

With the super sad story of Robert, I think I'm done with this series that globally was not as good as I expected, I prefer her regency romance by far.

Con questa che é la storia tristissima di Robert direi che ho concluso questa serie che mi ha un po' deluso e che mi fa di gran lunga preferire i Regency di questa autrice.

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Review: Something Wicked This Way Comes

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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