A review by jaquie
Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

What a vibrant, cohesive, episodic slice-of-life of Marcovaldo and his family’s lives. I often found myself smiling at the mishaps or the events that transpired to these characters. In each framed story, you were put in the minds of the characters, narrating their observations, ideas, perspectives, making the prose feel natural and easily digestible. Calvino’s word play, perspective building, and his shifting narrative can also oftentimes delightfully subvert your expectations.