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Dov'è Yukio?
Dov'è Yukio? E dove sono i tre studenti giapponesi della scuola Vox? Sono vittime di un misterioso assassino? O sono prigionieri in una casa di campagna sulla via Appia? Sotto il sole di Roma, tre amici, André, Carmen e Betty - cercano la soluzione del mistero.
64 pages, Paperback
First published November 9, 1996
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April 20, 2021
"Dov'è Yukio?" is an easy reader, level 1, for intermediate Italian students. The writer was very successful in limiting the vocabulary to a scant 500 words, so that I didn't have to read with one hand, and have a dictionary in the other.
It's a fairly interesting story revolving around an international clique of students attending the Ciao Italia language school in Rome. The three primary protagonists are André (from France), Carmen (Spain) and Betty (USA). The entire city of Rome, including the students, goes on high alert when three Japanese students attending the Vox language school suddenly disappear. The story hits close to home when one of Ciao Italia's Japanese students, Yukio, also goes missing. The Ciao Italia trio goes on a search for Yukio, which predictably takes the reader through the streets and monuments of Rome.
The story takes a strange, dark turn when it's implied that the Japanese students' blood is being collected for clandestine reasons, in a dark office near the Pantheon. The story leaves a big hole unexplained, regarding a mysterious old woman with white hair predicting the fate of Yukio. Her existence, and her knowledge of what happened to Yukio, needed to be explained.
Of course, you're not reading this book expecting Dashiell Hammett. It's a quick fun little story that helps you learn Italian while forgetting that you're learning Italian. Glad I picked it up.
It's a fairly interesting story revolving around an international clique of students attending the Ciao Italia language school in Rome. The three primary protagonists are André (from France), Carmen (Spain) and Betty (USA). The entire city of Rome, including the students, goes on high alert when three Japanese students attending the Vox language school suddenly disappear. The story hits close to home when one of Ciao Italia's Japanese students, Yukio, also goes missing. The Ciao Italia trio goes on a search for Yukio, which predictably takes the reader through the streets and monuments of Rome.
The story takes a strange, dark turn when it's implied that the Japanese students' blood is being collected for clandestine reasons, in a dark office near the Pantheon. The story leaves a big hole unexplained, regarding a mysterious old woman with white hair predicting the fate of Yukio. Her existence, and her knowledge of what happened to Yukio, needed to be explained.
Of course, you're not reading this book expecting Dashiell Hammett. It's a quick fun little story that helps you learn Italian while forgetting that you're learning Italian. Glad I picked it up.
November 4, 2024
ridiculísimo pero vivo por estos libritos
November 16, 2021
The story isn't the best or the most elaborate but with the word limitation that was a little predictable and it does accomplish its goal of being a good book for starter readers
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January 14, 2023Yes, I’m putting this on goodreads 🤡
An English book this size would take me maybe 15 minutes to finish. This took me at least an hour 💀
An English book this size would take me maybe 15 minutes to finish. This took me at least an hour 💀
October 19, 2024
I read this book during my Italian course. Easy to understand.
December 26, 2024
vaya paranoia
January 11, 2026
Easy reader for A1 level Italian learners. My book was not edited properly and the narrative pages and exercises were all mixed up and hard to follow.
September 6, 2015
If you care about plot, you shouldn't buy this book. There are better titles out there to help you learn Italian.
If the audio companion is important to you, then I strongly advise you against making this purchase. The audio is ridiculous. Most of the main characters aren't Italian. They speak with perfect grammar but also with their native accents. Imagine listening to someone speak Italian with a French accent throughout the story. No, the audio WILL NOT help you with your listening.
If you want a simple, almost entertaining, text to aid you at learning more vocabulary and structures, then this is the book for you. I read the book a few times to learn the structures and the vocabulary, and I have no complaints about that quality of the book.
If the audio companion is important to you, then I strongly advise you against making this purchase. The audio is ridiculous. Most of the main characters aren't Italian. They speak with perfect grammar but also with their native accents. Imagine listening to someone speak Italian with a French accent throughout the story. No, the audio WILL NOT help you with your listening.
If you want a simple, almost entertaining, text to aid you at learning more vocabulary and structures, then this is the book for you. I read the book a few times to learn the structures and the vocabulary, and I have no complaints about that quality of the book.
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