A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra

A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Book beautiful and sad.

Libro bellissimo e tristissimo.

THANKS TO NETGALLEY, CROWN PUBLISHING GROUP AND RANDOM HOUSE FOR THE PREVIEW!

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Henry James: The Imagination of Genius, A Biography by Fred Kaplan

Henry James: The Imagination of Genius, A Biography by Fred Kaplan

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

It could have been an interesting book, but in the end resulted too long, sometimes indigestible and very centered on the alleged repressed homosexuality of the author (H.J.). It has served to uncover information that I had not about his books and I become aware of the fact that Henry James has known practically all my favorite writers of the time, but other than that I've read several pieces jumping because I was very bored.

Poteva essere un libro interessante, ma alla fine é risultato troppo troppo lungo, a tratti indigesto e molto centrato sulla presunta omosessualitá repressa dello scrittore. Mi é servito per scoprire informazioni che non avevo sui suoi libri e venire a conoscenza del fatto che Henry James ha conosciuto praticamente tutti i miei scrittori preferiti dell'epoca, ma a parte questo l'ho letto saltando parecchi pezzi perché ero decisamente annoiata.

THANKS TO NETGALLEY AND OPEN ROAD INTEGRATED MEDIA FOR THE PREVIEW!

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Language & Silence: Essays on Language, Literature & the Inhuman by George Steiner

Language & Silence: Essays on Language, Literature & the Inhuman by George Steiner

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Interesting book, even if sometimes really heavy: the writing of Steiner is particularly convoluted, also some quotes are too educated and the book is dated. Having said that some essays are brilliant.

Libro interessante anche se a tratti veramente pesante: la scrittura di Steiner é particolarmente arzigogolata, inoltre fa citazioni troppo colte ed il libro é datato. Detto questo alcuni saggi sono brillanti.

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The Unrest-Cure and Other Stories by Saki, Edward Gorey

The Unrest-Cure and Other Stories by Saki
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Few writers manage to be as incisive as Saki in stories that rarely exceed three pages, I consider him the undisputed master of the genre, which in addition to being sometimes particularly fun and caustic makes one reflects also.

Pochi scrittori riescono ad essere incisivi come Saki in racconti che raramente superano le tre pagine, io lo considero il maestro indiscusso del genere, che oltre al fatto di essere particolarmente divertente e caustico, fa anche riflettere.

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Bonjour tristesse by Françoise Sagan

Bonjour tristesse by Françoise Sagan
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

A quanto pare lo spleen scorre potente nei francesi.....

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Digital Fortress by Dan Brown

Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A real and exciting page turner, I soo love this book that YOU HAVE TO FINISH once started!

Fantastico, cominciato e finito nello stesso pomeriggio, non é un classico ovviamente, ma chi se ne importa?

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Cratilo, Platone

Cratylus by Plato
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Questo dialogo mi ha un po'annoiato, forse perché non conosco assolutamente il greco antico quindi tutto questo discutere della ragione delle parole e dei nomi non mi ha affascinato come al solito, per quanto questa versione ironica di Socrate era diverente.

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The Midnight Breed Series Companion by Lara Adrian

The Midnight Breed Series Companion by Lara Adrian
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Obviously, I've only read the unpublished story of Gideon and Savannah, which is nice, but nothing special.

Ovviamente, ho letto solo la novella inedita su Gideon e Savannah, che é carina, ma niente di che.

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How to Read Literature by Terry Eagleton

How to Read Literature by Terry Eagleton
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

If he had not spoken ill of Updike, which is one of my favorite authors, I would have given five stars. However, this is a book extremely clear and very interesting.

Se non avesse parlato male di Updike, che é uno dei miei autori preferiti, gli avrei dato cinque stelle. Comunque é un libro estremamente chiaro e veramente interessante.

THANKS TO NETGALLEY AND YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS FOR THE PREVIEW!

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BUON COMPLEANNO CLAUDIA!!!!!!!!

Raven Girl by Audrey Niffenegger

Raven Girl by Audrey Niffenegger
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A strange fairytale with very special drawings and plot.

Una strana favola con dei disegni ed una trama decisamente particolari.

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On Moral Fiction by John Gardner

On Moral Fiction by John Gardner

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Starting from the fact that several of the authors cited by Gardner, and consequently their works, I do not know, some explanations referring to the morality and the style in their works seemed to me superficial, simplistic and far too moralistic.

Partendo dal fatto che parecchi degli autori citati da Gardner, e di conseguenza le loro opere, non le conoscevo, alcune spiegazioni rispetto allo stile ed alle eventuale moralitá di certe opere mi sono sembrate superficiali, semplicistiche e decisamente troppo moraliste.

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Entwined with You (Crossfire, #3) by Sylvia Day

Entwined with You by Sylvia Day

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Let's start by saying that this was supposed to be the third and final volume of the series and instead it will not, the author does not want to give up its goose that lays the golden eggs. As a result of this, I think, the story has rolled out further problems for the unlucky couple; competing with Romeo and Juliet whose love story lasted three days and resulted in 4 deaths found, Gideons and Eva´s is lasting more or less three-months and has already made ​​a victim ....

Cominciamo con il dire che questo doveva essere il terzo e ultimo volume della serie e invece non sará cosí, l'autrice non vuole certo mollare la sua gallina dalle uova d'oro. In conseguenza di questo, credo, la storia si arrotola su ulteriori problemi improbabile della coppia che fa concorrenza a Romeo e Giulietta, se quella storia d'amore é durata tre giorni e ha portato a 4 morti accertate, questa per ora é durata tre mesi ed ha giá fatto una vittima....

THANKS TO HUGENDHUBEL FOR SELLING THIS BOOK BEFORE THE 4th OF JUNE!

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Creation: How Science is Reinventing Life Itself by Adam Rutherford

Creation: How Science is Reinventing Life Itself by Adam Rutherford

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Book well and clearly written, which starts from the history of the cell and how it has evolved (probably, but do not tell the inhabitants of the Bible belt) in the organisms that we currently know. Great importance and significance is given to the DNA to arrive to genetic engineering, to show how can be created from nothing rad simple organisms such as Synthia to get to Frekles, the goat that when milked produces spider silk. Space is also given to the ethics that should be the basis of such experiments and possible future developments to which I hope to attend.

Libro interessante e scritto in modo molto chiaro, che parte dalla storia della cellula e di come si sia evoluta (probabilmente, ma non lo dite agli abitanti della Bible belt) negli organismi che attualmente conosciamo. Grande importanza e rilevanza viene dato al Dna per arrivare poi all'ingegneria genetica, al come possano essere creati dal niente degl organismi semplici come la Synthia per arrivare a Frekles, la capra che quando viene munta produca la tela dei ragni. Viene dato anche spazio all'etica che dovrebbe stare alla base di tali esperimenti ed alle possibili future evoluzioni a cui spero di poter assistere.

THANKS TO NETGALLEY AND PENGUIN GROUP CURRENT FOR THE PREVIEW!

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A Most Devilish Rogue by Ashlyn Macnamara

A Most Devilish Rogue by Ashlyn Macnamara

My rating: 1 of 5 stars

I didn't like this book, unfortunately the scandalous rogue and the former noblewoman didn´t interest me at all, also the book was long and tedious.

Questo libro non mi é piaciuto purtroppo, lo scandaloso scapolo e la nobildonna caduta non mi hanno fatto affatto divertire, inoltre il libro era lungo e noioso.

THANKS TO NETGALLEY AND RANDOM HOUSE PUBLOSHING GROUP - BALLANTINE FOR THE PREVIEW!

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Radical Abundance - How a revolution in Nanotechnology will change Civilization by K. Eric Drexler

Radical Abundance: How a Revolution in Nanotechnology Will Change Civilization by K. Eric Drexler

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Book interesting and well written, but my limited intelligence and lack of culture prevented me from understanding it in its entirety, however, the future promises big things for us, if everything goes as it should, of course!

Libro interessante e ben scritto, se non fosse che la mia limitata intelligenza e scarsa cultura mi hanno impedito di comprenderlo in toto, comunque il futuro promette grosse cose per noi, se tutto va come dovrebbe ovviamente!

Thanks to Perseus Books Group, PublicAffairs Books and Netgalley for the preview!

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