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*EARLY ACCESS* Agostino by Alberto Moravia (Patreon)

Published:
2017-11-22 19:57:30
Edited:
2017-11-22 19:57:57
Imported:
2026-09

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Never has the disturbing world of adolescence been written about more beautifully. 

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Agostino - Alberto Moravia BOOK REVIEW

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Derrik

Check out Boredom.

Per

OK. You HAVE to read Call Me By Your Name now. I know I recommended it earlier this month, but so much of what you are saying about Agostino feels immediately applicable to that as well. The young innocence of a boy in a small Italian town (In CMBYN only referred to as B.), the pull between childhood and manhood, the films the book reminds you of. And it has some of the most tender and stirring depictions of love I have read in years. It's also the most striking book I've read on memory/recollection/nostalgia (whatever you'd call it), which makes sense when you look at Aciman's other books (most of them non-fiction about different histories fleeting in our memory). I read the book three times in a month, and I can already feel it calling out to me again.

Tulss Pim

Concerning Knausgard - I stumbled upon the first volume a longer time ago, read the back and decided to put it back. The subject seemed too..grim? Too dark? Certainly not life-affirming. Hell, what a cowardly decision. After watching your review of the book I had second thoughts and ordered it right away. You basically left no more room for excuses NOT to get my hands on it. Well done, Cliff.. - Karl-Ove trapped me in this gem, seriously. Haven't read something like it before, won't probably read something like it again. Since you asked for comments about the other volume(s) - here's my take on them: the Second Volume has to be read imho, to put it bluntly. Otherwise the whole concept loses structure when you move down the autobiographical road with the other volumes. Regard it as a necessary background information that helps you with a deeper understanding of relations in the course of his life. It also enables you to further deepen your understanding in regards to his views of himself, the people around him and being-in-the-world itself. This being said, the Second Volume can't hold up to the quality of the first volume. Concerning Volume III - save your money on this one. The problem is the following: all his other books enrich you with the insights that he gains in multiple ways. He is able to reflect on the people, circumstances and events that he encounters, because he is old enough to do so while those things occur - and therefore able to reaccess them while writing it down several years later. He doesn't just recall memories, he recalls memories and the way he handled them on a more abstract level of analysis and how they shaped his perception of the world around him. In Volume III he takes us to his childhood, which is of course an enchanted time - the problem is, that you aren't exactly able to reflect on a) circumstances you find yourself in and b) actions of people and so forth as thoroughly as it is possible later. One lacks the broader context that opens up to humans in later days. Since it's an autobiographical project, I do kind of understand why he wrote about this time, since it's a constitutive element of his life. In a way he takes us into an interactive museum of his childhood memories - but he doesn't enable us as readers to immerse ourselves into his mind and body like he does in the other volumes, particularly in the first one. This downward spiral stops abruptly in volume IV. It's magnificient, as well as volume V. You will love them, hands down. I could write a thousand words about it and would still not be able to give you a grasp of how good it is. So just to "embrace" them more thoroughly read Volume II. At last, the final volume (VI) is harder to access and tbh I was skipping pages here and there when he was delving into Hitlers biography. It is nonethless still worth reading, to say the least. To say that I am very thankful to have been around Knausgaard over the course of year of my life would be a massive understatement. I therefore say thank you once again to you aswell for convincingly and emphatically pushing it towards my reading agenda. All the best to you!

Daniel James Nerger

Sounds somewhat similar thematically to The Sailer who Fell From Grace With the Sea. Will definitely be checking this one out!

James Fauser

I feel like you may have had your say on Knausgaard in your magnificent first review though I would really enjoy any more reviews of his books. You should definitely read them or his new book Autumn whether you review them or not.

dostoevsky05

Have you seen The Conformist by Bertolucci? Great film with amazing cinematography by Vittorio Storaro. The movie was based off of Moravia's book of the same name. Highly recommend it.