If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Everyman's Library (Cloth))

Many Stories Start; Only One Story Ends

This book is brilliant -- although probably not everyone will enjoy reading it. Basically, there are two concurrent threads: the one of you, the reader, and your quest to find the endings of the books you have begun; and the other thread is that of the stories you have begun reading but never are able to finish. And so each chapter alternates between you and the stories you are reading. The book maintains a sense of expectancy all the way through. You are almost always at the beginning of a new story and never at the end. Anyway, if you're up for something that's a bit more challenging and entertaining than your average novel, I highly recommend If on a winter's night a traveler by Italo Calvino.

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If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Everyman's Library (Cloth))
    by Italo Calvino
    ISBN: 0679420258 (Hardcover)