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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.
Over on Mastodon, I'm: @alex_galt@mas.to I'm not sure how to connect this thing to that thing.
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Alex rated Macunaíma: 4 stars
Longitude by Dava Sobel
The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of one man's forty-year obsession to find a solution to …
Alex rated Portnoy's Complaint: 3 stars
Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth
Portnoy's Complaint is a 1969 American novel by Philip Roth. Its success turned Roth into a major celebrity, sparking a …
Alex rated Bird by Bird: 4 stars
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Anne Lamott gives her perspective on the art and work of writing. The title comes from a family story when …
Alex rated Italian Folktales: 5 stars
Italian Folktales by Italo Calvino
Chosen as one of the New York Times's ten best books in the year of its original publication, this collection …
Alex rated To Kill a Mockingbird (To Kill a Mockingbird, #1): 5 stars
To Kill a Mockingbird (To Kill a Mockingbird, #1) by Harper Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by the American author Harper Lee. It was published in 1960 and was …
Alex rated Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Signet Classics): 3 stars
Alex rated Angela's Ashes: 4 stars
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Stunning reissue of the phenomenal worldwide bestseller: Frank McCourt's sad, funny, bittersweet memoir of growing up in New York in …
Alex rated Brave New World: 4 stars
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Originally published in 1932, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than ever before. Cloning, feel-good …
Alex rated John Knowles's A separate peace: 4 stars
John Knowles's A separate peace by Neil Baldwin (Barron's book notes)
A guide to reading "A Separate Peace" with a critical and appreciative mind. Includes background on the author's life and …
Alex rated The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane: 4 stars
Kate DiCamillo: The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane (2006, Candlewick Press)
The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Edward Tulane, a cold-hearted and proud toy rabbit, loves only himself until he is separated from the little girl who …
Alex rated The Scarlet Letter: 3 stars
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is a work of historical fiction by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850. Set …
Naked by David Sedaris
Naked, published in 1997, is a collection of essays by American humorist David Sedaris. The book details Sedaris’ life, from …