Le disavventure di Margaret

The premise of this book was fascinating. The main character, Margaret, is interpreting an old French philosophy book into English. Only this philosophy book is quite sexy. The sex is implied through quotes of classic philosophers. That was really fun and interesting, although only a small portion o Leggi tutto

Recently I’ve had the pleasure of reading Schine’s They May Not Mean To, But They Do. Lovely book. Engaging charismatic characters, realistic relatable life situations, terrific elderly female protagonist, serious matters discussed with just enough of a humorous approach to balance out the seriousne Leggi tutto

I received this book for free through the Goodreads First Read giveaway. This book was a chore. Rarely have I encountered characters that I liked less. It's hard to tell if the characters are meant to be a parody of the over-thinky academic or not, but this is the perfect example of why a lot of peop Leggi tutto

Una smemorata Madame Bovary degli anni '90, in chiave sfacciatamente ironica.

In sintesi: non ho la più pallida idea di cosa io abbia letto, la protagonista è la più svampita che abbia mai incontrato in una lettura. È stato tutto così caotico, spesso insensato,non ho capito il senso di questo libro. Ammetto però di aver apprezzato le citazioni e alcuni temi trattati. Forse pr Leggi tutto

I loved this! This is the second Cathleen Schine I've read, and I have to say, she is highly underrated. Rameau's Niece is apparently a play on the philosophical edict Rameau's Nephew by Diderot (sidenote, Philosophy 101 is really a prerequisite for this book, but I did ok). Margaret Nathan, married Leggi tutto

There's a novel within the novel and a dissertation too, if only the protagonist could remember what she wrote it on! This novel is a lively, contemporary look into intellectual Neapolitan life amongst the literati movers and shakers of NYC. What brilliant fun it is to be given a peek into the sleek Leggi tutto

Margaret è una scrittrice che, parallelamente allo studio di un manoscritto libertino, mette in dubbio il proprio felice rapporto con il geniale marito Edward e si lancia in un vortice di fantasie adultere. La prima parte del romanzo è un infinito racconto di felice vita coniugale e di insicurezze in Leggi tutto