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The Young Bride
The Young Bride | Alessandro Baricco
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From international bestselling author, Alessandro Baricco, comes a scintillating and sensual novel about a young womans ingress into a fantastically strange family. The hand of the young woman in question has been promised to the scion of a noble family. She is to make her preparations for marriage at the familys villa, where the inhabitants never seem to sleep. The atmosphere turns surreal as the days pass and her presence on the family estate begins to make itself felt on her future in-laws. In this erotically charged and magical novel, Alessandro Baricco portrays a cast of mysterious characters who exist outside of the rules of causation as he tells a story, an adult fable, about fate and the difficult job of confronting the Other and creating an Us.
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GatheringBooks
The Young Bride | Alessandro Baricco
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#AnglophileApril Day 25: #DontGoBreakingMyHeart reminded me of this strange Italian novel about a young bride left on her own. There is a cohesion somewhere in the end that provided some comprehensibility, but that is not, I suppose what the novel aimed to do anyway. If you are into beautiful strangenesses with a taste of magical realism, the absurd mixed in with the profound, then this book might speak to you. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-fDG

emilyhaldi You had me hooked until I read “magical realism” 😆 6y
Mdargusch Sounds very interesting but I‘m with @emilyhaldi - magical realism isn‘t my thing. 6y
Reviewsbylola This sounds like totally NOT my thing! 😆 6y
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wanderer15
The Young Bride | Alessandro Baricco
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Mehso-so

Wow, what an odd, compelling book this was. I rate basically everything I read a pick, but I truly can‘t imagine recommending this to anyone (though it was rec‘d to me by an old college roommate). Features a bizarre third-person narrative that frequently and seamlessly shifts to first-person as many different characters including the author himself, a heaping dose of magical realism, and artful depiction of courtship, seduction, and love.

Beatlefan129 Your reading buddy is cute ❤️🐱 6y
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Nat_Reads
The Young Bride | Alessandro Baricco
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I have no idea what I just read... It's pretty and weird and surprising. Mostly weird. I liked it. It definitely has me thinking and wanting to read more by Baricco. Has anyone else read this or others by this author?

The.Intentional.Reader That sounds really cool. Looks like it may have a vampire skein running through it. Definitely putting it on my to read list 7y
Nat_Reads @The.Intentional.Reader I felt a vampire vibe, too! And there's this odd intrusion by the author/persona that would just show up... no chapters so it definitely compelled me to just sit and read--I had to know what happened! Repetition is key in this book. It's so STRANGE yet delightful. I loved the writing. 7y
The.Intentional.Reader Now I definitely have to read it!😁 7y
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Nute Yes. I read Silk by this author. It was a while ago. I remember a very slim novel of lovely writing about a silk merchant and an unexpected powerful love affair. I enjoyed it. And now maybe I‘ll explore more of this author as well. (edited) 7y
Nat_Reads @Nute Oh that sounds lovely! Adding it to my list! 7y
Kristelh I read Silk and really liked it. 7y
Nat_Reads @Kristelh That seems to be the consensus! I'll have to add it to my list. 7y
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GatheringBooks
The Young Bride | Alessandro Baricco
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Our last lunch in Milan is at Pizzeria Starita where we had their signature pistacchio mortadella pizza and their angioletti dolci for dessert. Not to forget the espresso, of course, to be taken in one gulp for maximum effect. :)

Cinfhen Perfecto 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼 7y
Louise Mama mia! 😍 7y
Suet624 Goodness!! 7y
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GatheringBooks
The Young Bride | Alessandro Baricco
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A caffé gallipolino (caffé in ghiaccio con latte di mandorla) this time around with my book. Reading in Milan.

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GatheringBooks
The Young Bride | Alessandro Baricco
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So this is a new-to-us dessert: millefoglie classica. Reminded me just a wee bit of our refrigerated mango float in the Philippines, but this Milanese dessert is glorious - but please don't ask me what's inside, as I wouldn't know. Hehhee. Paired with espresso, it is divine.

Caroline2 😲 wowwwwwww!!! 😋 7y
vivastory Just drooled a little.. 7y
RealLifeReading Yummm! 7y
Chachic Yum! 7y
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GatheringBooks
The Young Bride | Alessandro Baricco
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What can a girl do when bookstores find her everywhere she goes? GatheringBooks in Milan. My first pimpuccino (cappuccino con nutella). It tastes as good as it looks and sounds.

Chachic I love coming across bookstores when traveling! 7y
RealLifeReading What a vacation you're having! 7y
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oonaghmoon
The Young Bride | Alessandro Baricco
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Is there a better feeling than beginning the first chapter of a new book with a warm cup of tea? I think not. About to start The Young Bride by Alessandro Baricco.

#bookworm #bibliophile #reading #currentlyreading #litsy #litsyreads

britt_brooke Nice photo. 📷👌🏻 8y
oonaghmoon @britt_brooke thank you! 🌹 8y
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rogerwarner
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Fear.