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shannon
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ok this protagonist is freaky and creepy BUT jesus calvino can write; at least this english translation is so BRILLIANT:
or else we contemplated the stars beyond the moon, big as pieces of fruit, made of light, ripened on the curved branches of the sky, and everything exceeded my most luminous hopes,…
there’s more but there’s a limit on this so, i’ll save the rest for the full review
— Jan 23, 2025 02:53PM
or else we contemplated the stars beyond the moon, big as pieces of fruit, made of light, ripened on the curved branches of the sky, and everything exceeded my most luminous hopes,…
there’s more but there’s a limit on this so, i’ll save the rest for the full review
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shannon
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A hundred times I thought I glimpsed her and a hundred times I thought I lost her again.
dhmu
— Jan 24, 2025 02:07PM
dhmu
shannon
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calvino (as translated) has such a colourful way of writing (literally and figuratively). I can’t help but slightly raise an eyebrow at the teasingly sexual/sensual descriptions of the moon(??). it’s supposed to be emotive/vivid, I get that, but this is certainly an interesting way of anthropomorphising non-humans, hm. still an enjoyable read despite the oddness of that. will try to read on that choice of writing
— Jan 22, 2025 03:02PM
