Earthquake I.D.
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Earthquake I.D.
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Earthquake I.D. offers an exciting new take on Americans in Italy: a nightmare reframing, yet leavened throughout with wit and compassion. The set... read full description

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Jan 09, 2009
Jason rated it: 5 of 5 stars
(Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com:]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted here illegally. Sorry; today's review is slightly longer than Goodreads' word-count limit.)

Well, whaddya know -- January 8th and already one of my New Year's resolutions is shot all to hell. See, I promised myself this year to try to get through enough artistic projects to be able to publish five essays More...
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May 12, 2010
Lauren rated it: 5 of 5 stars
John Domini has written a dense, beautiful, deeply thoughtful novel. What a pleasure it is to read a book written by someone who not only has a profound regard for the power of words (his descriptions of landscape are splendid), but also a respect for great story-telling and an enormous sense of compassion for the human condition.

Set in Naples, Italy, in the aftermath chaos of a major earthquake, the Lulucita family arrive in the city, ostensibly to offer aid to undocumented, alre More...
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Apr 19, 2011
MJ rated it: 1 of 5 stars
Let me explain something about the narrator’s function. The narrator should be an observer, a voyeur, a secretary. The narrator should slowly orbit her characters, allowing them room to breathe, to grow, to take on colours and shapes, letting the actions and events unfurl in a carefully choreographed tableau of feelings and happenings. This isn’t true of all narrators. But it’s a good starting point. A good narrator also knows when to shut the hell up.

Earthquake I.D. is an accomplished More...
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May 04, 2010
Jo rated it: 4 of 5 stars
This book wasn't what i expected. I expected a book about a natural disaster, full of secrets and lies. The book was actually more focused on the family but it did have the secrets and lies. I actually really enjoyed this one. I think that some parts were a bit drawn out which is why it lost a star for me, but overall it was really good. I think that it was well written and really got you to care about the family. I also like the ideas in the book and the setting in Naples. I have never been to More...
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Dec 07, 2008
Lettie rated it: 5 of 5 stars
A wonderfully satisfying read, John Domini's new novel rewarded me with an intriguing portrait of another world, fascinating characters, and a hint of the mysterious in a modern setting. The world is that of Naples, Italy, riotously overcrowded, yet nevertheless conveying a sense of joyous celebration of humanity en masse. The characters are the Lulucitas, an American family on a mission to help the victims of the city's latest earthquake. The novel focuses mainly on the mother, Barbara, a woman More...
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Oct 13, 2010
Tuck rated it: 4 of 5 stars
what a powerful novel. reminds me of Rikki Ducornet some. a full story about the dissolution and reuniting of a new york family in Naples after a devastating earthquake. Shows and brings usa people into the real world, or all the other world not encompassed in our insular usa. I think we have arrived and are facing the consequences of our meddling and the long history of people and their god.
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Nov 17, 2009
Suzanne rated it: 5 of 5 stars
If this book were a dessert, it would be Mississippi Mud Pie. The prose is dense and rich, and demands one's full attention. Loved the miracles, the quirky characters, and the setting (Naples).
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Mar 18, 2011
David rated it: 5 of 5 stars
This has to be my favorite of Domini's writings so far. There are just so many things going on in this book at one time that are woven together into a single narrative movement. Like the literary equivalent of thousand thread count sheets. Just really pulls me in. Religion, personal issues, intrafamily issues, politicial issues, each distinct yet each contributing to the forward motion that sucks me in and pulls me along. This is a marvelous book.
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Feb 20, 2011
M rated it: 5 of 5 stars
John is a brilliant, talented writer. Although A Tomb on the Periphery is, for me, his accomplished novel, I have had pleasure to re-read recently this wonderful book Earthquake I.D. set in Naples, Italy.
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