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To start off on the right foot, Lobook is an episodic initiative that I decided to launch by creating a very simple logo. As usual, and I repeat it, it's my personal experience only, nothing more.
What does it consist of? I'll summarize it with the key steps of the process:
I get a book, usually by buying or borrowing it. I read it. I took some illustrative photos to add as attachments. I provide a brief introduction and my personal opinion. In short, practically, a blog like many of those that provide reviews or opinions. However, my vision is more focused on providing a general and very concise idea of the book I read, lingering little or nothing on plot previews, and stopping more on my personal buying and reading experience.
And now, let's go!
This new episode takes a cue from the Ilaria Tuti's novel, published with the title Fiori sopra l'inferno (2018). Recently, I found that a short fiction-series has been created, based on this novel. In the image below, you can see a cover picture from which I removed a few parts, trying to avoid possible direct advertisings.
I bought the book a few months ago in paperback format. There are several editions with different prices, major for the hard-cover version and minor for the softcover one. I found 3 different versions at least. Excluding various discounts applied (and instead considering only the official cover price) the price range at which it is possible to find this book in paper format in Italy at the moment varies approximately from €5.00 to €18.60. There is also an e-book format for digital readers I found on Amazon.
Turning pages
Years before, there was a place where the subjects rested, and where dazzling pairs of eyes lingered on the unexpected guests. They called it the Nest. The subjects shouldn't have reacted, but there had come a time when something had bothered them. Today a body is found, occupying the time of the newly arrived officer. His clumsy attempt to approach the inspector ends up in the awareness of having the wrong idea about that person. Inspector Battaglia isn't a contemporary of him, but an older woman than him. They quickly realize that something is missing from the crime scene. Something that the corpse should have and which, instead, has mysteriously been stolen: its eyes.
This is the first book by the author that I have ever read. You can categorize it as a crime thriller. It is well written and, in my opinion, the characterization is a good one. The flagship is Inspector Battaglia, a protagonist with an archetype that I have begun to find more and more often in books and on the television screen: a slightly grumpy, surly character with some problems behind her and an often intolerant attitude, with a few of repressed tenderness that struggles to come out except in some rare cases that she takes to heart. A personality who is starting to not be too original in the editorial panorama, but who certainly was more so at the time the book was created and, again in my opinion, with an assured effect.
The plot is good, maybe not great, but I found it satisfying. Here, let's say that I followed the narration of the various situations with more curiosity than the overall plot. I liked the style, I found it well-balanced. The analysis of a future second title will certainly give me more confirmation and maybe some ideas on various tips to leave. Overall, a good novel.
Personal Evaluation
The personal rating system is still in its infancy. Considering I rely primarily on my involvement and not on the quality of the texts, this is the fundamental parameter that guides my first vote. The second is a vote - once again personal - which instead takes into account how I understood the quality of the text. I will call the first vote INVOLVEMENT VOTE, the second one GENERAL VOTE. The rating scale for both will be a number between 1 (worst rating) and 5 (best rating), represented as stars (from 1 to 5).
In the case of Fiori sopra l'inferno, my personal response is 4 for the involvement vote and 3 for the general vote.
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