“Things that don’t matter to some can be as terrible as death to others.” Book divided into two stories detached from each other Hard Boiled and Hard Luck (hence the title H/H). Although indirectly in contrast to the setting, characters and family relationships, the background theme links the two stories: the world of the afterlife, and the attempt to move forward despite the inner pain. In the first story, the protagonist is a young girl...
The books chosen by Andrea Salonia This review is available only in the original language _________________________________________________________________________ Ho chiara memoria di nonna, i suoi capelli cotonati e la “grembiala”, come la chiamava lei, la luce che entra da dietro e la torta all’Alchermes regina sul tavolo, fucsia nel centro, e viva di giallo della crema pasticcera e del pan di Spagna sopra e sotto. Una torta a righe, così la ricordo, la mia preferita preparata da...
“Every anarchist was seen as dangerous just for being an anarchist. Ideology was dangerous, not the man.” Interesting historical monograph.To read the text, a good smattering of Italian history of the beginning of the century is recommended, otherwise you run the risk of being stranded after the first ten pages have passed. Given the importance of the city of MIlan, the history of the Milanese anarchist world is consequently that of the entire peninsula. Milan...
Written by Ludovica Micalizzi This review is available only in the original language _________________________________________________________________________ Una casa matronale, isolata in cima alla collina di un piccolo borgo; due sorelle che vivono sole insieme allo zio disabile; l’arrivo inatteso di un lontano cugino. Sono questi gli elementi essenziali dell’ambientazione del romanzo della scrittrice statunitense Shirley Jackson ‑che con le sue opere spaventò il maestro dell’horror Stephen King‑ dal titolo “Abbiamo sempre vissuto nel castello” (We have always lived...
“That old priest, not only preaches the faith of God to women and children, as his profession requires, but he himself believes in it.” Warning for the reader: this review is written by an entire editorial staff totally enchanted by Ignazio Silone’s prose. Underrated, forgotten, left to tan on second-hand stalls, for us Silone’s books are works of art to have at home without arguing. The protagonist of the story, Luca Sabatini, returns to his...
“Are we over a barrel?” Interesting text, characterized by a precise journalistic slant, but without exceeding pure news. A clarity and narrative fluidity that make reading pleasant and smooth, in some ways, with few equals. The commitment made in field research, literally from one part of the globe to the other, represents the solid foundation on which the story narrated. Starting from the most remote Russia, the United States, the Maldives and a long list...
“Friday di-verso.” “There were things we expected to have and didn’t have.” How many loves does it take to give Love a name? How many times does one have to die to really feel the air in the lungs? How much pain can you endure before – how much? To some of you, this book may seem like a small thing. Not because it is ugly (indeed) or poorly written (really not), but because of...
The books chosen by Andrea Salonia This review is available only in the original language _________________________________________________________________________ Un giorno un amico matto come me di parole ed emozioni mi regala questo libro, giallo, un Adelphi elegante, con una fotografia in bianco e nero: due giovani uomini seduti che guardano qualcuno attraverso la copertina. E poi questa parola: Compulsion, in rosso amaranto, pure quello un poco antico, come i due, cravatta e farfallino. Boom, un colpo di...
“For an increasing number of Americans, the dream of a middle-class life has gone from difficult to impossible.” Necessary. This is the adjective in which we think we can wrap the book before putting it in place in our library. A text necessary to expose the petty inconsistencies on which the US economic system is based, and by extension those of a large part of the Western world. A punch in the stomach of hypocrisy,...
Written by Alessia Colombo This review is available only in the original language. Tipologia: albo illustrato Tematiche principali: libri, lettura, classici, fantasia Tecnica delle illustrazioni: digitale Età consigliata: 3 -8 anni Cappuccetto Rosso ha dimenticato di riportare un libro in biblioteca. La mamma le dice di andare subito a restituirlo, senza deviare dal sentiero. Così Cappuccetto si incammina con il libro sotto braccio, ma da dietro un albero ecco che sbuca il Lupo! Lui...
