A bit self indulgent
Every now and then you come across a literary project by a respected author that I don’t think would have been published had it been put forward by someone else. This felt heavy handed and self indulgent. I read this on Kindle, so possibly the material object version of this piece is more satisfying.
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Sono Americano e il mio Italiano é molto fuori di pratica. Studiavo per un anno al'Universitá di Bologna più di venti cinque anni fa. Italo Calvino é il mio autore Italiano favorito. Oh, wait, seems like a fairly international crowd here.
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Review of 'Strange Library' on 'Goodreads'
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Review of 'Too Much and Never Enough' on 'Goodreads'
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Review of 'On Spice' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
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