From 0d1c5e8736bcc83995f578cf3e1a58c6faa905a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julio Biason Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2021 12:32:47 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] Book review: In Calabria --- content/reviews/books/in-calabria.md | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/reviews/books/in-calabria.md diff --git a/content/reviews/books/in-calabria.md b/content/reviews/books/in-calabria.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f73b230 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/reviews/books/in-calabria.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ ++++ +title = "In Calabria - Peter S. Beagle" +date = 2021-08-31 + +[taxonomies] +tags = ["books", "reviews", "books:2021"] ++++ + +[OpenLibrary Summary](https://openlibrary.org/books/OL27229983M/In_Calabria): +"Claudio Bianchi has lived alone for many years on a hillside in Southern +Italy's scenic Calabria. Set in his ways and suspicious of outsiders, Claudio +has always resisted change, preferring farming and writing poetry. But one +chilly morning, as though from a dream, an impossible visitor appears at the +farm. When Claudio comes to her aid, an act of kindness throws his world into +chaos. Suddenly he must stave off inquisitive onlookers, invasive media, and +even more sinister influences" -- provided by publisher. + + + +{{ stars(stars=4) }} + +So, this is not *really* a book, but a novella. And that's no shame. + +For all that's worth, the writing is pretty good and makes the things really +flow, although it gets a bit messy in the end, in the climatic scene. Also, I'm +pretty sure there the author messed with some of main character cats at some +point. + +The story is quite simple and, for someone from an Italian family, feels quite +at home. But, for all that's worth, it is kinda weird that Italians, in Italy, +speak in English, but use Italian for emotional effect.