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The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

sonyalaw5's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5
A story about snooty Sicilians aristocracy’s last generations before modernization, democracy and changes are being ushered in. Historical fiction with beautiful prose. Rich, literary and figuratively. Character driven.

babaks's review against another edition

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informative reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

jomat's review against another edition

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3.0

Interesting book but sometimes ponderous. Flowery language and heavy yet still enjoyable. Don Fabrizio, Prince of Salina is an autocratic, pompous seemingly impassive man in the time of Garibaldi conquering Sicily. The characters are vivid and most seem spoilt or conniving.

rmnadeau's review against another edition

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challenging reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

maddalenacesco's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging informative reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

he was a princess doing alright, then he became a girl in the village overnight

kdepriest's review

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Really wanted to read this one more than I really wanted to read it. 

sydneyklecker's review against another edition

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medium-paced

4.5

robysalvitti26's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

readon25_'s review against another edition

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5.0

Exquisitely written, The Leopard unfolds slowly, gracefully, like a slow waltz. The characterizations are powerful and full of color. Sardonic, full of metaphor and set in the Sicilian landscape, it is so much more than the marriage of mixed classes and the unification of Italy. It is the I-Ching....to be read and re-read at various stages of one's life...like an emotional weather stage.

sorceria's review against another edition

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slow-paced

4.0

The way Don Fabrizio speaks about Sicily - it’s as if she were a goddess standing watch over them, authoritative, divine, uncompromising