If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler in Classics Without All the Class

Apr 27, 2015 Cecily rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: relationship-betwixt-book-reader, unreliable-narrators, lit-crit-and-about-lit, postmodern-meta

“I rather enjoy that sense of bewilderment a novel gives you when you start reading it.”

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“You are about to begin reading” Cecily’s review of her first Calvino. “Relax. Concentrate. Dispel every other thought. Let the world around you fade. Best to close the door; the TV is always on… Find the most comfortable position… Adjust the light so you won’t strain your eyes… Try to foresee now everything that might make you interrupt your reading.” A drink within reach? “Do you have to pee? All right ...more

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Jul 12, 2009 Carol rated it really liked it

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What a strange and interesting book. I really got hooked when he starts talking to the reader at the beginning. Parts went too slowly for me. I liked the stories in between chapters but felt frustrated about not being able to finish them. I have a feeling this book will keep popping into my head over and over. That is the sign of a very good book. I rated this a four because of the frustration.

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Dec 12, 2014 Sarath Krishnan rated it it was amazing

It was a challenging book without a central plot surrounding around a hero and heroin. Instead, it is centered on an idea; reading- reader, and the relationship between the reader, the writer and the text..

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