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Have had this on my bookshelf for nearly 10 years and decided to give it a go as I’ve banned myself from buying new books until I finish the ones I already have.
The premise is very interesting (Italian resistance during WW2) and the reviews for this on goodreads and on reddit are glowing. However, I’m DNFing at 200 pages.
The writing feels so clunky and unrefined. For example, there is one scene where the protagonist is helping a pregnant Jewish lady cross over the Alps into Switzerland and the dialogue is literally her going “Ahhh!!” and “Wheeee!” as they go down a mountain slope. You can definitely tell this was self-published. I looked into it more and the only accolades it received was “No 1 on the Amazon charts” which feels strange for such a highly rated book.
Pino’s story is fascinating (whether or not it’s actually a true story) but the quality of writing just reads like fan-fiction.
Does anyone else feel the same? Am I just being a snob?
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