A review by drplantwrench
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino

5.0

When I first googled this title to see whether I should read it or not, and of course the first thing you hear first is that it's written in the second person. This both intrigued me and also gave me pause. Would this be an indecipherable experimental text that would be a slog to get through? Or would it be academic and a test t see if I can finish it?

Fortunately, as you can probably tell from my rating, it ended up being neither. I did not imagine that it would combine such an interesting tactic with a sense of wonder and intrigue that made it feel like one of the truly most unique books I have ever read. Highly recommend those to read it!