Reviews

I promessi sposi by Alessandro Manzoni

seeture's review against another edition

3.0

Having to read this for school was a pain. Literally no point in reading something this mediocre. I don't know why we don't read something more valuable rather than a love story with a few dramatical twists. The thing is that we don't even read the actual novel we read a summary of the story. Truly disappointing. Both the book and the Italian schools.
(I know giving it a vote is wrong since I haven't read the novel but I hate it so there.)

traceymc's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

lilith19's review against another edition

slow-paced

wybohoukes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

alisynamant's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

sunseeker's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

woogafolgawomp's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

absolutely SPELLBINDING

barbara_mills's review against another edition

Nothing about the story line or characters could keep my interest. After 160 pages I had enough of boring characters, ridiculous plot and complete lack of entertainment. This story just did not work for me.

eliathereader's review against another edition

3.0

Kitabın edebiyat açısından büyük bir önemi var ve yer yer gerçekten çok beğendim ama bazı kısımları vardı ki resmen içim bunaldı. Beni en çok etkileyen kısım vebanın anlatıladığı kısımlar oldu bir de Adsız'ın dönüşümünü okurken biraz gerçekten uzak bulmuş ancak yine de etkilenmiştim sonrasında yazarın da hayatında buna benzer bir dönüşüm yaşadığını ve bunu aktarmaya çalıştığını öğrenince şaşırdım.

fedecato's review against another edition

4.0

It's the first example of modern italian, it's a bit boring, but at the same time is incredibly modern and interesting. It is not easy to read without having in mind the social and historic context and Manzoni's story. Anyway, this the cornerstone of the italian literature.