i read about 20% of this book, but i didn’t find the writing style entertaining or enchanting and i immediately got bored every time i picked it up. honestly, it even made me like italian less. ok, that’s a bit harsh, but i expected a beautiful story about Italy and the italian language and how a woman spent her life understanding them, but i mostly got history book about Italy. i might try reading it again in the future, but for now i will move on to something else.