Roberta è una giovane d.j. Da una piccola radio di Firenze parla della musica rock e della vita in città. Un giorno conosce Matteo e con lui va a un concerto di Gianna Giannini, la famosa rockstar. Ma a Firenze qualcuno non ama la musica...
This was actually really fun: a Greek singer, Anna Varthi, is getting death threats, and it's up to Katerina, a producer/DJ at a radio station, and her acquaintance Manolis to solve the mystery! The Greek was in fact easy to read, with only a few words I didn't know, and it's written almost entirely in the present tense, although it does use aorist imperatives/subjunctives. I am super-excited to try the other readers at this level (there's a whole series of these graded readers; this is Level 1, novice-mid/high or A1/2 or so).
I enjoyed this, the first book ever that I've read in Greek! I clue follow the story although I need to re-read the last chapter. It contains a great deal of useful vocabulary.
i can't believe i read a book in greek, no matter how elementary! steeping myself for hours in content at my level's cutting-edge made me draw connections i wouldn't have made in a cursory conversation. i'm attuned to linguistic markers, and observed much of what happens in french and english sentences happening in greek ones, too: conjunctions, contractions, prepositions, prefixes, reflexive verbs, the subjunctive mood. some of these i knew, others i knew enough about linguistics to notice and understand with delight.
Greek easy reader, level 1. The story is pretty silly, but it is good Greek practice. There are exercises in the back that go along with the story. Be warned that the answer key isn't always right, especially the "put these in the correct order" exercises (per my Greek native speaker husband, who checked it for me).
I read the Italian version of this book. I'm reading these readers to build my vocabulary, but it's always a nice surprise when the stories end up being entertaining and original. This was my experience with this reader. I'll want to read again to check my comprehension. Since this was a fun read, it won't be a chore.
A handy graded reader for upper beginner/early intermediate learners of Greek. A silly mystery story that nonetheless keeps the reader relatively engaged, a tall order for graded readers.