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This was a very slow thoughtful description of life in Sicily after unification. It just felt very slow and nothing happens and the pace just never varies.
This book traces the decline in the Sicilian nobility through the life of one of its members, Fabrizio Corbera, Prince of Salina. From the arrival of Garibaldi's soldiers in 1860, Don Fabrizio is aware that political change will eventually remove the old order. The middle class, personnified by the vulgar mayor Don Calogero, are becoming wealthier and more powerful. Don Fabrizio and his nephew Tancredi accept that they will have to adapt to survive, but for Don Fabrizio this is a cause of melanc
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It took me the entire first chapter to get my bearings—as a historical novel set (mostly) in 1860s Sicily, are complex and confusing at first, as are the many characters that make up this slowly crumbling noble family. I contemplated setting it aside early on, but I persevered and gradually got the hang of things. First, it was the writing and lush imagery roiling with deep emotion that got to me, and while this feels more like a series of vignettes than a single connected story, there’s a threa
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At first this seems like 19th century fan fiction and is a lot to do with who is getting engaged to whom, despite the revolutionary upheaval occurring far, far in the distance. The symbolism is very heavy-handed (marriage is like political unification, I get it), but once Don Fabrizio starts thinking about death at that ball, the book gets really good.
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