“People are full of surprises, even for themselves, if they are provoked enough.” We thank one of our reading groups who first introduced us to the author and then to the book. The beauty of reading is right here, in the sharing of interests and continuous discovery. Our great miss having never read anything by James Baldwin before. Intense and delicate like few other authors, with a writing born to remain over time and inside...
“He ended up in a mental hospital because he didn’t know where to go.” Taking his cue from the sale of the grandmother’s house in Ancona, the author retraces the footsteps of memory on the nearby asylum with red roofs (hence the title). To support him in the story, the search for medical records and the return to the houses with red roofs after many years, when the structures are now used for another use....
“FRIDAY DI-VERSO” I listened as in a dream to the roar of the waves and I knew that I would pass the test of my youth and be forgiven. Some books, quick to read, full of life yet airy, fresh, might be worth describing in pictures rather than words. An image that may suggest, perhaps, the state of mind of those who, having closed the book, after the last page, also close their eyes, to let...
“The authority that pretends to educate people but in reality governs with paternalism has the open road.” What would it be like to live in a nation where it has been scientifically decided to eliminate empathy because it is considered a disturbing element of democracy? Can the elimination of free thinking to ensure a smooth functioning of the political-bureaucratic machine of a country be considered the right price to pay? We thus entered the story...
Written by Alessia Agostinelli This review is available only in the original language. _______________________________________________________ Tra i tanti libri scoperti quest’anno, ce ne è stato uno che ha riecheggiato nel suo titolo, del triste leitmotiv di questo inusuale anno. Si tratta del debutto letterario del giovane e promettente Jonathan Bazzi. Spiazzando le classifiche editoriali italiane, questo romanzo autobiografico ha portato all’attenzione di molti il suo autore prima quasi sconosciuto. Laureato in filosofia e appassionato di questioni di genere, Bazzi...
