Epinions Recent Reviews for Calvino, Italo

Calvino, Italo: Pass on a Winter's Night

Mon, 5 Jun 2000 16:02:42 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author evileye2 - Calvino's "If on a Winter's Night a Traveler" came highly recommended to me, an avid reader, writer, and linguist. But, after reading it, I have concluded that readers are mistaking novelty and skewed technique for overall success.

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Calvino, Italo: Calvino: Fabulous Fablist

Mon, 24 Apr 2000 16:08:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author amicus3 - With all the exuberance of a children's story but with the thematic significance of any novel of the 20th century literary canon, Calvino's narratives deliver the best in contemporary fiction.

In addition to producing fablelike stories that...

Calvino, Italo: If on a winter's night is great!

Fri, 4 Feb 2000 22:09:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brookeyool - I must agree with the other reviewer -- I tend to like Calvino's writings in the first place, so I'm a bit biased, but this is definitely among his best. It's one of those types of books that certainly gets your imagination going... I won't give away...

Calvino, Italo: If On A Winter's Night A Traveler

Sun, 26 Dec 1999 20:48:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author forbidnkis - I thoroughly enjoy Italo Calvino as a writer. I have read several of his books, and of those that I have read, If On A Winter's Night A Traveler has to be my favorite. It is a novel about a novel. You, the reader, are drawn into the story. You, in...