Roman Stories

Really difficult to get into: the narrative voice felt mushy, distant. Maybe that was the point, given the themes of prejudice, alienation, and loneliness? Maybe her technique is brilliant but doesn’t translate well? Or maybe (probably) I’m just not smart enough to get it.

Been too long removed since reading it in the hospital to write a coherent review. However, for an American living in Italy writing in Italian and then having a translator go back to English, I thought some of the short stories were quite good.