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Sweet Dreams, Little One (2014)

by Massimo Gramellini(Favorite Author)

3.66 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Alma Books

review 1: When a memoir becomes a life-lecture? There are messages in the story that could be shown, beautifully, without being told. It's certainly poignant, underneath the over-writing, but could have been powerful as a narrative were it not for the: "this is what I'm going to tell you, this is what happened, these are the lessons I learned" approach to each section.I hadn't heard of Massimo Gramellini but was aware he is a celebrity in Italy, perhaps broader Europe, and this is commercial fiction that definitely has a large market. And I do admire how much the author seems to care about sharing his story to help others. And there are some fabulous scenes and cameo characters that did keep me going. I read it during the middle of the night, a second consecutive night of insomnia, ... moreand it was a good companion for that headspace.
review 2: "Leggilo, mi ha fatto commuovere"... A parte il fatto che nessun libro a parte Guerra e Pace mi ha mai fatto commuovere, questa cosa mi ha solo irritata. Per carità, va bene che non mi piacciono i bambini, ma questo era particolarmente odioso, e nella scrittura si vede benissimo l'autore che cerca di scrivere la storia più ruffiana possibile. Gli muore la mamma, il papà è freddo, la tata cattiva, la tragedia di Superga... Questo fino a pagina cinquanta, visto che non sono riuscita ad andare oltre. Best seller indeed. less

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