Meh.
Acclaimed by the hipsters-who-know as one of the greatest Italian books in recent memory, this picaresque novel made famous by word-of-mouth left me initially untouched, and ultimately bored.
Initially untouched because the few humorous moments are separated by long pages of forced irony and self-congratulatory prose.
Yes, you've done your research. Yes, you can write pretty well. But do you need to remind the reader (directly or indirectly) at every page?
And ultimately bored because this book just goes on and on for hundreds of pages (8+, to be precise) and that was so completely unnecessary...
Most likely the novel on Italian Fascism that had the smallest impact on me. Disappointing to say the least...
