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Poor Alessandro Manzoni! He's not to blame for the bad reputation of his book. The moronic Italian educational system is the only guilt of the assassination of I Promessi Sposi in most of its readers.

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I found the historical context interesting, particularly the section about the plague. I didn't find ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Dec 21 20:51:09 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 20:52:39 -0800 2008 Il Narratore]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 10:34:04 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 10:36:55 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 20 21:55:34 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 21:56:06 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Feb 16 06:52:52 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 09:49:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 19:30:56 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 19:31:04 -0700 2007 The Betrothed began with a considerable 'dime novel' feel to the plotline, but as the story progresses it picks up considerably. The debate between the Cardinal and Don Abbondio is the turning point; from there onward, not only does the story feel less trite since it begins to be heavily influence b...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 05 18:50:48 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 05 18:50:55 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Mar 22 14:32:28 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 08 13:25:48 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 08 13:27:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Jan 05 07:27:06 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 05 07:29:59 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jan 28 15:22:31 -0800 2009 Mon May 25 11:34:01 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Fri Aug 24 16:36:15 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 24 16:36:15 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=566328