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"The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton is a classic in young adult fiction that revolutionised the TYPE by presenting adolescent characters that were the opposite of everything a teenager, by adult standards, should have been.

The plot is complex since there are some episodes of flashback, used by the author to give the reader more information about the life of the protagonist. There are also some cases of foreshadowing, used to convey to the reader the thoughts of the protagonist.

The main character is Ponyboy, a fourteen-year-old , a ‘greaser’ who could easily be judged as an hooligan because of his clothes and hair, but who in fact gets good grades at school and loves books and films. Moreover, Ponyboy is the protagonist and the first person narrator simultaneously.
There are also some secondary characters such Ponyboy's brothers and the members of his gang.
Ponyboy is surely a round character, because throughout the book he changes his opinions and feelings about the "Socs".

The novel takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ponyboy and his brothers live and grew up, on the east side of the town, known as the wrong side of the town.
The zone they grew up in, obviously affected the growth of Ponyboy and his brothers. In addiction, Pony grew up without his parents, who died in a car crash.

A line  that fascinated me a lot is " I still had a headache, but I felt better. Socs were just guys after all. Things were rough all over, but it was better that way. That way you could tell the other guy was human too."
I really loved this sentence because personally, I would say that it summarises the entire novel. In fact, it represents the transformation of the protagonist during the story.

In my opinion, this novel is adequate for everyone who wants to dive in a world that is far from us,  but which is extremely relevant also nowadays.

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When the typically called American Dream that everyone is trying to achieve becomes an illusion, F. Scott Fitzgerald comes to us with the very hidden twisted truth, all written and contained in what is considered a classic, often called the Great American Novel.

The book tells the story from the non-omniscient internal point of view of one of the main characters: Nick Carraway, a young guy who takes a house in the rich district on Long Island where he meets Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire still in love and trying to impress Nick’s freshly married cousin, Daisy Buchanan, also wealthy and trapped in a toxic relationship WITH whom he’s loved and has been in a love affair for many years previously.

The plot is kind of complex as it is itself a long two year’s flashback, and the whole book is full of flashbacks inside the main one. This type of chronological order is not too easy to be understood but at the same time is the only way to comprehend fully and get involved in this tragic story.

The mysterious, brilliant, handsome and kind hearted Mr. Gatsby is the main character, almost every other role in the story is some way connected to him, especially the figures of Nick, the sweet innocent Daisy and her unfaithful husband Tom. Gatsby is a flat character since the ideas he supports, the way he expresses them but also is behaviour don’t change. Like him, everyone doesn’t really go through any sort of change, apart from Nick, who suffers the truth about being part of a rotten upper class.

WHILE reading the novel, it’s quite easy to understand the decision of the author to use a lot of descriptions, which shall underline the importance of the setting. In fact, the story takes place in what were called the Roaring Twenties, Fitzgerald vividly captures the moment in the American history by talking about the frenetic lives the characters experienced in New York, precisely in the fictional village of West Egg.

Such a powerful and meaningful message is included in the story of the amazing and, as the title says, Great life of Jay Gatsby. The picture of a perfect life with an uncountable amount of friends, a huge magnificent house, richness and everything that once in our life all of us have thought about, is destroyed by the dirty secrets of jealousy and malevolence.

A charming and intriguing story with a shocking ending, how could I tell you not to read it? It isn’t just a Classic, this novel has a lot to teach and I assure you that you won’t be disappointed with it. It’s unique the way F. Scott Fitzgerald is capable of letting us immerse in the historical American Jazz age just by reading his perfectly used words.

It’s a journey in a dream that never stops to be haunted by the very awful, but truthful, reality.

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“You cut yourself off from all sorts of experiences because you tell yourself you are ‘not that sort of person’”

“But, I’m not.”

“How do you know? You’ve done nothing, been nowhere. How do you have the faintest idea what kind of person you are?”

Are you tired of the usual flat and common love stories?

Are you looking for a novel that will surely change your perspective on your life?

Then “Me before you” , by Jojo Moyes, Is the perfect novel that will make you stay up reading until the early hours of the morning! Throughly enchanting, heartbreaking and thought-provoking, this is the best book I have ever read so far.

The story follows Louisa’s life, a twenty-six years old girl extremely chatty but that underestimates herself living without ambitions. Afterwards, she meets a person that will totally turn her life upside down and that will make her want to truly start living to the fullest.

From the point of view of the complexity of the plot, it is not difficult at all and all the events presented in the story follow a chronological order.

The two main  characters  Louisa and Will are dynamic  round, and all the other secondary characters in the story are flat.

Louisa is a humble girl, who never misses an opportunity to talk or make someone smile.  She works hard  to take care for her family , however, her life is extremely monotonous. She doesn’t take risks or other act recklessly , her responsibilities come first, that’s not who she truly is.

Conversely, Will is a discouraged and cynical men man who once upon a time had a great job, a great girlfriend and a perfect  life. That was before an accident that paralysed him on a wheelchair feeling dead inside.

But under his  armour, there is still the light-hearted man full of life that he sees everyday reflected in Lou.

The story is set in England in the present day but this does not affect the development of the story. In addition, the author does not describe the settings in detail.

As for the language, it’s straightforward and all the novel is  mainly written from Louisa’s point of view ,therefore the narrator is in first person and internal.

The plot deals with an uncomfortable truth, assisted suicide, which the author has managed in an ingenious way intertwining it with a love story.

This novel is addictive, astonishing  and breathtaking.

I would definitely recommend reading this book because this is not only a romance novel love story, it’s a story that teaches to take every chance you get because some things only happen once.

It encourages the reader to find beauty in people’s imperfections and to be grateful for what you’ve been given in life.

This story made me realise that we have a choice on how to live our life, and that we should live it to the fullest.

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If you are looking for an extremely captivating and thought provoking novel, “The prisoner of Azkaban” by J.K. Rowling is made for you.

The plot is quite articulated and it presents a lot of twists: you have to analyze every detail to understand perfectly the sequence of the events. All the Harry Potter’s saga presents a lot of flashbacks but in this novel they are extremely fundamental to make the plot more complex and enjoyable.

The novel is set in the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, an immaginary school collocated in Scotland. The story take place towards the end of the XX century.

The main characters of the story are three blokes that, as every year, have to face up to amazing and extremely dangerous adventures. In my opinion the author was quite decided to highlight the social environment: we dealt with racism and unfair decisions.

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The novel is narrated in third person and the author isn’t omniscient. In my opinion reading the novel from the Harry’s point of  view is extremely useful to understand his opinions and his thoughts.

This magical world is built with a detailed description of everything, from the characters to the place. The author decided to use a lot of dialogues to express the Harry’s daily life at its best and to understand perfectly the personality of all the characters.

If I have  had to choose only a line from the novel I would certainly choose the quote of Sirius Black: ” I did my waiting, for twelve years, in Azkaban”. I found this quote really expressive because the reader can understand the fear of that moment, but I don’t want to give any spoilers.

I would really recommend this novel to everyone, from the children, to discover an amazing world, to the adult, to become children again. The children can have fun at imagining themselves in a new world, while the adults can deal with some themes that the novel proposes.

In the end I really love this novel because every time I read this piece of fiction in particular, it’s like the first time, and because in this book we meet my favourite character: Sirius Black.

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This summer I had the fantastic pleasure of reading an amazing book written by Jerome David Salinger, which deals with an extremely powerful story.

The plot of the story is very easy to follow and understand. It describes the events in a chronological order. In addition, all the characters play a fundamental role in the story.

The book that I am talking about is “The Catcher in the Rye”, the story speaks about  of Holden Caulfied, a teenager student who attends the Pencey Institute in Pennsylvania, USA.

At the beginning of the story, Holden is on the top of Thomsen Hill because he went there to see the rugby match between Saxon Hall and Pencey. Holden couldn’t go to the stadium because he just arrived from New York with the fencing team... and he wanted to go to Mr. Spencer, his history teacher, to make the greetings because Holden was expulsed from the school. When Holden arrived at Mr. Spencer’s House , Mr.Spencer was sick but Holden speaks about his terrible school situation to him.

In this story the principal main protagonist is Holden Caulfied, a young student frequenting attending  the Pencey Institute, a famous school in         Pennsylvania. His character is described as a confused, stressed and troubled teenager, which I believe is the representation of teenagers in general. Holden comes from a rich family and faces many difficulties in his journey throughout the book. He experiences depression, he also faces alcoholism, deals with constant cigarette smoking and numerous mental breakdowns.

The Novel takes place in THE USA after the end of the Second World War, during the 1950s. The story is set in two places, at the beginning at The Pencey institute and then in the city of New York.

Regarding the narrative techniques, the novel is narrated in first person by the young Holden, who narrates the story from his point of view: there are a lot of monologues which prevail over dialogues. Taking into consideration the places, THEY are accurately described by the author.

In my opinion this book can be really suitable for teenagers since it shows how bad your life can go if you escape from your responsibilities. Abandoning school and his, family Holden has only ruined his life.
Furthermore, I liked the fact that the story is written in first person, which makes the book more realistic and it is done in a way that the reader is captivated.  For me this is the best story I have ever read before.
In the end , I understand what Holden does because his adventures reports our life as a teenagers.

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Probably “The shadow of the wind” by Carlos Ruiz Zafón was is the most addictive, enigmatic and at the same time surprising book I’ve ever read. A 5/5 thriller that will certainly keep you on your toes.

The story is very brilliant: a boy called Daniel was brought for his eleventh birthday by his father to the cemetery of forgotten books where he took a book and started investigating on the mysterious life of the author, Julián Carax.

Many creepy facts will come out time by time until the secret of this man will be discovered and many characters will show you their weaknesses making you think about different aspects of life.

Even if the story is set in Barcelona during the Civil War, the main point is not to teach the history, but to teach you how to make decisions properly, in fact you will immerse yourself in the story and won’t feel like you are in 1945.

I even marked a quote of my favorite character that will give you emotions: “Bernarda made me want to be better than I am to deserve her. You can’t understand because you’re young, but over time you will realise that it is more important to give than take.”

Even if the plot is very complex, with many flashbacks and not even in the right order, the narration is flowing and easy to follow and, although the language is sometimes formal or specific, you will understand from the context what the story is saying.

I’m sure you will find this novel charming and deep so that you won’t take your eyes off the pages...

Eventually, if I convinced you, go and read it immediately!

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“The price of salt” is an extremely engaging and moving love story written by Patricia Highsmith. As soon I finished reading it for the first time, I felt incredibly pleased and content. I would say that if you are tired of reading the same stories over and over again, you should definitely read this surprising and original novel.

Therese Belivet, the protagonist of the story, is a young woman who feels trapped in a life that does not satisfy her and she is oppressed by all of her relationships. However, when she meets Carol Aird, an elegant and mature woman, she finds again the joy that life can give to her. The novel follows their story, as they learn how to be happy and create an unbreakable bond.

The plot is quite simple and linear. The events are presented to us in chronological order, therefore they are not hard to follow and understand. There are only a few flashbacks throughout the story. Their job is informing us and making us better understand the events, but they also make the story more intriguing and appealing.

The story is narrated in third person non-omniscient. In fact, we get to know what happens only through Therese’s point of view.

Throughout the novel, the setting slightly changes. At first it takes place in New York. However, a consistent part of the story is set across the United States, since the main characters go on a road trip together. It takes place in the 1950s, which is fundamental considering that people had an extremely closed mindset at the time. Therese is in fact insecure about her feelings and she does not want to tell anyone that she is in love with a woman.

The author uses an extremely elegant and unique language. The novel was in fact written in the 1950s using expressions and words which are now unused. We find more descriptive sequences than dialogues. The authors focuses in fact on making the reader better understand the characters’ emotions. By doing this, we get to deeply know the protagonists and what they feel. For example, I personally love this quote: “At any rate, Therese thought, she was happier than she ever had been before. And why worry about defining everything?”. We also comprehend that both main characters are dynamic, because they grow along with the story.

In conclusion, I would say that this “The price of salt” is an absolutely touching and relatable novel. I personally love how it deals with a pretty normal love story, without being ordinary and monotonous. I would recommend this to whoever wants to experience new feelings when reading something.

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If you are looking for a romantic novel which is able to leave you without breath, and also is able to make you understand how to take advantage of every moment, "Più forte di ogni addio" by Enrico Galiano, is perfect for you.

This touching and romantic novel narrates the story of two high school students, whose fate seems to be forever marked, as if they were in a dark tunnel of whose end is not able. A fate who can destroy all of your dreams.

The plot is not complex at all and it narrets as the novelist narrates the events in chronological order. There are many flashbacks which render the plot  more captivating, heart-wrenching and life-like.

Considering the main characters, the author decides to give this story two main characters:

Nina a vulnerable and fragile girl, comparable to an orchid for its intense scent; Michele is a stubborn young man who has the ability to see the world like no other. The characters are definitely round.

The story is set in Friuli precisely in Pordenone; during the 21st century, between 2018 and 2019.

Considering the narrative modes, we can say that we have two internal narrators, who narrate the novel from their point of view, so the novel is written in first person.

The novel is composed of dialogues and descriptions. The most of dialogues want to emphasize the various aspects of the main character Nina, such as her character, the emotions that feel and the thoughts that accompany it feel. We can deduce this because we find very precise, accurate verb words that want to emphasize her emotions or thoughts. Furthermore the descriptions are used to describe what the other main character Michele imagines, and even here we find verbs and sought-after words to express his imagination and sometimes even his emotions. By making this choice the author makes the novel very intriguing captivating. In addition, it makes the descriptions so appealing that you stay glued to the book; the author manages thanks to these peculiar descriptions to make you feel the same emotions of the character who speaks, both when it is Nina who speaks and when it is Michele

While I was reading this fascinating, romantic but also touching novel, I figured out what the author meant for the people who read it. The author wants to get people to always say what it feels like it’s important to say it at the right time, because once we pass we that time is over, they may not find the courage to do it anymore. I think that this message that the author wants to send is extremely fundamental because to never expressing what you feel is wrong, because we risk losing the people we care about.

I recommend this book to everyone, but especially to people who are introverted, who tend to hide behind in their shell. Because this book shows that armor protects, it’s true, but it also tends to isolate from emotions and feelings. And then, it is better to open up, to jump; to risk falling, but to learn to rise again.

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Are you looking for fear? The real one, that makes you shiver all over your body, that makes you want to hide under the covers and that makes you turn around? If your answer is yes, you can’t miss THE SHINING by the extraordinary Stephen King.

The story revolves around a family that from the outside looks happy and loving but is devastated by ascolism, a behavior that borders on obsessive compulsive disorder and the hallucinations of a five-year-old child. To escape from a life that is far too messy, the family will move to a hotel in the mountains of Colorado, to take care of it during the winter. The Overlook Hotel looks like a normal place like others, but it hides more than it seems...or not?

The plot is pretty complex: in each chapter you think you understand how it will end, who is the villain of the story, but the next sentence you are confused again, maybe even more than before. The book is jammed packed with flashbacks, of all three protagonists and also of some secondary characters that help make everything more twisted.

Every character in the story is believable. They are so well-defined to seem real. They are all very charming: there’s no bad or good one, but they are controversial, creepy sometimes, with fantastic developments.

The story takes place first in Stovington (Vermont) and then in the Overlook Hotel, in the mountains of Colorado during 1975-1976. Both the two places are important for the characters’ evolution, however, the Hotel is the main one. It is almost a character itself…

The events are narrated in third person, by an non-omniscient narrator that explores, however, all the thoughts and feelings of the characters.

The author’s ability to describe his fantasy world is astonishing. His descriptions are absolutely awe-inspiring. He’s able to transmit full-detailed images to your minds. The descriptions are sometimes even obsessive with details, both with the places and the feelings of the protagonists. Throughout the course of the story there will be that restlessness that reminds you that there is something wrong, telling a cold fear in some scenes that is spell-blinding as well as terrifying. The book includes a lot of little hints and details that come together at the end of the book.

The characters face various monologues, which make the protagonists even more problematic and elusive. The dialogues are not lacking and contribute to the “show, don’t tell” narrative technique about the characters’ personality.

This heart-taking novel involves quotes that are able to make you reflect about ourselves; phrases that explain the true “bad gay” the story is focused on.

“We sometimes need to create unreal monsters and bogies to stand in for all the things we fear in our real lives” and “The sleep of reason breeds monsters” are some of my favorite quotes.

Eventually, I recommend this novel not only to those who are looking for thrills of fear and disturbing emotions but also to those who want to immerse themselves in the philosophical conception of the human being and explore his ambiguous nature.

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THE FAULT IN OUR STARS

by John Green

I recently read this a novel which tells the story of Hazel , a girl who was diagnosed with lung cancer at the tender age of twelve.  Her life is characterized by a constant in and out of the hospital.  The girl periodically attends a support group for cancer patients which, however, has the characteristic of only making her depressed more,  overall especially when one of the members of the group is missing.  Thanks to an experimental cure, however, her disease begins to regress. During one of the support group meetings, the girl meets Augustus a boy with whom she soon falls in love, also suffering from cancer.  When the two fall in love, he calls the favorite author of the girl, called Peter: te girls wanted to meet him  more than anything else to meet him and he calls the two boys to his house in Holland.  Back home, the boy gets worse and she contacts a friend of his to stage a kind of pre-funeral as his condition was critical.  He will die eight days later.  The girl later discovers that her lover before dying had provided the author with pages written by him that talked about her and in which he was asked to read them at the girl's funeral because for obvious reasons he could not be present.

The main protagonists are Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters, nicknamed Gus: they are teenagers that alternate emotions of happiness, pain and suffering.

Secondary protagonists are writer Peter Van Houten, a particularly mysterious man, considered Hazel's only friend and Augustus’ positive friend called Isaac.

The story is set in America in the gorgeous Indianapolis, and also in Holland as well, when they meet the author in Amsterdam in his big house, but it takes place from their homes to the hospital to support groups.

The brilliant author manages to talk about  deal with cancer through the eyes of the patient with a simple and never pathetic writing, aimed at an audience of adolescents. He manages to make love the protagonist, and not disease.

The narrative narrator is omniscient and internal since it is Hazel who tells everything that happens and describes the entire complicated experience.

The point of view is fixed only on the protagonist and does not change in the course of the narration.

The author describes in detail and in-depth environments, characters and situations, for example when the protagonist's companion in misfortune manages to infect her with his will to live, and  in fact she induces protagonists to face many adventures together including a magnificent trip to the city of Amsterdam.

There are several dialogues between the characters especially between the two protagonists, the kind of dialogue depends on the situation.

The author wants to transmit one of the most authentic and moving love stories, but also the drama tragedy of the disease. It is a pure fantasy story.

In 2014 the book was represented by in a film who that was an incredible success.

I personally believe it is a story that prompts us to ask ourselves how we would react if it happened to us and allows us not to take our life for granted.

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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë is the perfect novel for you, if tragical romance and poignant stories capable to take your breath away are your favourite ones.

The story narrates about Jane, an orphan who had to deal with several struggles and prejudices during her whole youth. When she is about to start a new life at Thornfield Hall, where she has been hired by the gruff, haughty Edward Rochester to care for his pupil Adèle, Jane doesn’t expect all the changes that are waiting to come in her life.

As far as concerns the plot, I would say that it is quite linear, mainly because the events are in chronological order. The narrator is Jane herself, who tells us the story in first person involving us in her thoughts and her feelings: all her contrasting emotions are masterfully described in this book.

In addition to that, monologues prevail over dialogues, as we read Jane’s feelings and opinions during all the narration. However, dialogues are fundamental too, especially the ones between Jane and Mr Rochester.

I would say that all the characters are round, and we can grasp both their personality and physical aspects through Jane’s perspective. Some of the characters become more mature and evolve during the story: in certain cases, we can also see them in a different way when Jane changes opinion about them.

The descriptions in this novel are frequent and detailed, especially the ones that regard the places of the story.

The story is set in the northern England countryside of 19th century: the picturesque villages of Gateshead Hall, Lowood, Millcote, and Moor House are the ones we have the opportunity to see through Jane’s eyes. In my view, the background of suggestive landscapes such as the magnificent Thornfield gardens and the lonely moor makes the story charming like a fairytale.

The strength of this novel is that you cannot put it down, thanks to the many twists and turns and the fluency of the narration: moreover, the story is enriched by thrilling quotes and inspiring teachings. Saying that Jane Eyre is just a ‘good book’ would be perfunctory.

To conclude, I would say that I did not expect to be so enraptured by this book, the first time I have heard about it: now, I find that this novel is still brilliant despite all the decades that have passed since its publication, hence I would unwaveringly recommend it.

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If you are looking for a captivating plot, which will not make you close the book until you have read to the last page, the right novel for you is "Me before you", by Jojo Moyes.

The novel deals with a very exuberant young woman who will meet the love of her life in a very particular way.

The plot is not complex and tells the facts in chronological order. There are many flat characters, and in my point of view there are only two round characters, Will Traynor and Louisa Clark.

Louisa is a simple girl, but at the same time very exuberant. She often has her head in the clouds, and has a very positive character. I really like her and I’m pretty convinced that she is the one who gives the story that something extra. Moreover, during the story her character changes thanks to Will, who will make her discover new things and new emotions. Her character is the only one in the whole book to change.

Will, on the other hand, is the opposite. At first glance he may seem rude and closed, although in reality he turns out to be very sweet and sympathetic. Will's character has been like this ever since he was paralyzed after an accident. In the book, the boy said that before he was lively, positive and sociable.

The novel is set in England, to the present day. The place doesn't have much influence on the plot, and there aren't many descriptions, but more dialogues.

The narrator of the story is internal, infact it is all told in the first person, from Louisa's point of view.

In conclusion, the language used is not very difficult, and for this reason I recommend it to all age groups. I also recommend it to people who like troubled love stories. This incredible novel may seem trivial, but it is not. As for me it is very overwhelming, captivating and engaging. The author manages to touch your heart, and this is a talent that not many have. I also recommend to watch the film, which is also very touching.
What are you waiting for, go read it!

“You are engraved in my heart, Clark, since the first day you arrived with your ridiculous clothes, your terrible jokes and your total inability to hide any feeling. You changed my life."

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I’m sure at least once in your life you’ve heard of the Harry Potter saga and almost certainly you have already read it, since is the most sold saga in the entire world, but if you haven’t, here there is an amazing review of the second novel: Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets.

Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets is a Fantasy novel written by J.K. Rowling in 1998.

The plot is extremely complex: you must remain constantly focused to understand it, since the events are strongly manipulated by the author through the presence of several flashbacks and flashforwards. As for me, all of these flashbacks and flashforwards make the plot more intriguing and captivating.

There are three round characters that have vital roles during the whole saga, in addition to these characters, there are plenty of minor figures that come and go during the entire story. During the narration we can notice that all the characters grow, they become more brave and independent.

This gorgeous novel, is set in an imaginary place: the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry which is located in the Highlands of Scotland near a huge lake and it takes place during the 1992.

The setting is incredibly important because it has a huge impact in the development of the plot. Harry Potter without the setting would not be the same.  I’m pretty convinced that the author did an amazing job with the description of every single detail.

The author didn’t spend a lot of time describing the social environment, but we can notice the idea of tolerance within a community is highly important. The plot of the novel explores this idea through Salazar Slytherin's intention to wipe out "mudbloods," from the school.

As for the narrative techniques I believe that is extremely important to highlight the fact that the narrator is external but not omniscient, and the novel is narrated in third person. Although the narrative is written in third person, we see the story from Harry’s point of view. Furthermore we have access to his private thoughts.

The fictional world is built through a detailed description of every character, place and object.

I’m convinced that Harry Potter is probably the best fantasy novel that was ever written because J.K. Rowling paid so much attention on every single detail. During the entire writing process because the author uses plenty of interactions and dialogues between the characters and verbs to highlight their personalities.

While I was reading this intriguing novel I highlighted some quotes that made me think and reflect. The one that catched my attention is the one that Dumbledore said: “it’s our choices, not our abilities that show who we are”.  Do you agree with this quote? Why?

I highly recommend this gorgeous novel to everyone since the themes are understandable by both adults and children.

The children can mainly focus on the “magical side” like the spells or the magic creatures, while adults can dig deeper and focus on unearth issues that the author wants to convey, such as the acceptance of diversity and the power of good.

In conclusion, I can say that I adore this piece of fiction better than the others because every single time I read it I feel overwhelmed and it helps me to disconnect from the reality for a few minutes since it is incredibly gripping and enchanting!

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Are you bored and looking for something to read that teaches you something at the same time?

I’ve the solution for you: is very simple and called “THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY”

This fascinating and at times moving novel, written by Oscar Wilde, tells us the story of a young boy, whose soul is enclosed within a framework.

Dorian, the main character, decided that his portrait must represent the changes of his soul: this will be a serious mistake that will lead to his ruin.

From the point of view of the plot, I would say that is not very complex: the events are organized by the author and there aren’t flashbacks or flashforwards so the events are told in chronological order.

Considering the characters, the main one is Dorian: he’s really adventurous and a little bit arrogant.

There also also secondary characters which will be a fundamental part of the novel.

Everyone’s round because since the beginning of the story THEY undergo a change.

The story is set in the capital of the UK, London during the 19th century.

As a result, the social class is that of nobility and you can understand it from important characters or the presence of butlers.

With regard to narrative techniques, both the narrator and the point of view are external because the author does not comment on the story but only tells the facts.

Secondly,  I would tell you that there are many detailed descriptions, both of the characters and the environments.

The author uses many adjectives especially to describe the protagonist and the people around him.

Plus, he describes perfectly the places so while reading it you feel like you are there too.

The fictional WORLD is built through dialogues. They prevail over all.

The author uses a lot of interactions and verbs to highlight his or her characters’ personality.

Within this book, we can find several quotes that take on a very important meaning. One of them is:”Today people know the price of everything and the value of nothing."

With these few words, the author manages to make the reader reflect on the fact that many times we stop at the appearance, neglecting the values of everything.

In conclusion, I really recommend this book because, as well as not being written in a language too complicated, IT is very engaging and also full of suspense.

With words, the author manages to make the reader reflect on the fact that each of us has a good and a bad part and we must check these parts so that one does not overlap the other.

In a few words, it’s wonderful!

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I would like to describe an extremely powerful, very engaging and romantic novel. It's called "Tell me three things", it was written by Julie Buxbaum, a contemporary writer. The novel tells the story of Jessie, a 16-year-old girl who moves to California after her mother's death.

The plot is not particularly complex, but it has many plot twists.
Considering the characters, we have a main character, Jessie, she is also the narrator of the story, she tells everything that happens by adding her thoughts, then we find other round secondary characters, like Jessie's father and her stepmother. Despite the young age of the protagonist, there are also profound reflections and very strong themes.

The personalities of the characters are not well defined at the beginning however they are discovered through Jessie's thoughts throughout the novel.

The story is set nowadays in California, more precisely in Los Angels, when Jessie has to start school after the summer. She is in a completely new environment where she doesn’t know anyone, on this occasion a complete stranger will write her an email offering to help her orient herself in the new school.

Reading this novel I felt almost all the emotions, it deals with the growth, the self-image, relationships and friendships that change and grow or transform. Talk about uncertainty, change and a sense of belonging. It deals with issues such as family and grief but without being heavy.

One of the strong point of the novel is the maturity of our protagonist who increases page after page and as she manages to solve her problems, all this makes the reader identify perfectly with her.

I read it in one breath, the characters are very realistic and the protagonist's reflections are true and very direct. I really liked the protagonist's arguments, and I felt very in tune with her. From my point of view it is very fluent to read and it never bores.

In conclusion, I highly recommend this novel to girls in particular because it fairly faithfully represents reality without ever being banal and because it helps to look at the problems from another point of view. It will always be one of my favorite books and I always enjoy reading it again!

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A thousand splendid suns is a 2007 novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini.

Khaled, born on 4 march 1965 is a famous novelist and physician. After graduating he worked as a doctor in California. He has published 3 novels, the bestseller “The kite runner” (2003), “A thousand splendid suns” (2007) and “And the mountains echoed”(2013).

The story is set in Herat and Kabul from 1970 to 2003 during the leading of the Talebans and the war.

A thousand splendid suns presents two different stories destined to intertwine. To be exact, there is a girl named Mariam, an illegitimate child who lives an unhappy situation. Meanwhile, a younger girl named Laila grows up in a medium social milieu and open minded family. After a tragic accident, Laila is obliged to marry Mariam’s evil and violent husband. The two girls are going to be true friends and accomplices to improve their lives.

The author manipulates and alternates the stories to make the rest more captivating.  Although the plot is complex, the speeches are simple however, there are few dialogues.  In addition to that there are many descriptions to make sure that anyone can imagine in detail the reality that is described, which is different from many others.

As for the main characters, they are round as well as in that during the story they go through a path of maturation.  In fact, at the end of the story, both protagonists improve compared to the beginning because while growing up they have acquired unique values such as love and friendship.

While I was reading this book I felt part of the breath-taking story, I discovered a kind of unique friendship and real love that is really far from my culture.

In conclusion I enjoyed this book because it perfectly describes the real meaning of sofference, friendship and love.

I also liked the way how compitely people of different origins and age can be so similar and find themselves in the same tragic situation.

I recommend this book to all the people who want to learn something about other cultureS and true feelings.

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I am going to describe probably the most intriguing and brilliant  novel I have ever read. This novel is called ”a thousand splendid suns”, written by Khaled Hosseini. The novel deals with two young women who live in Afghanistan during the conflicts taken place in that country.

Started analysing the main features, as for the plot, we can say there are a few flashbacks and sometimes the author manipulates the events, jumping from the life of the first girl to the other. So I would say the plot it’s not linear but pretty complex. Considering the characters, we recognize one main character and one who has a less importance but it has a part in the story too. The characters are definitely round and during the novel we can see how they better change, becoming stronger.

The story is set in Afghanistan between 1964 and 2003, the setting actually influences the novel due to all the conflicts THAT HAD taken place during that time.

Considering the narrative techniques we can say the novel is written in third person, the narrator is external and omniscient.

As regards the descriptions, the author used to describe in detail the places, however the personalities of the characters are not described in a single moment but we can found it out during all the novel, this is really captivating because makes the novel even more engaging. In the novel there are manely dialogues instead of monologues: the dialogues between the characters are usually extremely significant and intense too, they are the first way the author let us understand what happened in the story.

When I read this awesome novel, I found a quote which, in my opinion, contains all the message the author wants to convey: “a society has no chance of success if its women are uneducated, Laila. No chance.”

This sentence, said by Laila’s father made me understand how much powerful women are and how much the would need them to survive and to became a better place.

In conclusion, I would say this novel is absolutely educational and touching as well. I would definitely recommend this novel to people of all ages, but I believe it would be mainly appreciated by women and young girls because it deals with two strong women who have to live in a country that submits them, this might make us think how lucky we are to live in Italy where women have rights.

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I had the chance to read “the house of spirits” by Isabel Allende during the quarantine and I feel incredibly lucky to dealt with the first novel by such a good writer because is the story you don’t know you are looking for.

The story is about Del Valle’s family, who is a Chilean rich family with some paranormal characteristics: these powers of the members of the family complicate a lot the life experience of everyone. By the way they live as normally as possible, but it isn’t easy as they think, because some particular powers won’t go unnoticed.

The plot is very complex because the book talks about the whole story of a family, so the events are divided into decades. To make things more intriguing there are a lot of flashbacks and flashforwards.

The main character is Clara Del Valle Trueba, she represents the key female figure in the novel because she holds her family together with her love and her her future predictions. In fact she’s a clairvoyant and a telekinetic person, she’s the youngest child of Nivea and Severo. Her sister Rosa died, she suffers infinitely but her brother-in-law doesn’t allow her to live the pain because he wants to marry her, she won’t never be able to love him truly. As she grows up, she develops her ability and she learns how to talk to ghosts.

Other important characters are Esteban Trueba, the ex-husband of Rosa and the husband of Clara and also Blanca , the daughter of Clara and Esteban; she is a little rebellious because she wants to marry Pedro Tercero García, that is the son of the enemy of her father Esteban. So she doesn’t know what she wants to do: she must choose between her love and her family.

During the narration we see our characters growing up, most of them complete their maturation and we have the pleasure to accompany them during all their growth.

The story is set in Chile during the post-colonial upheavals of Chile, a difficult period for everyone included this family, because they suffer the consequences of their economy and the strangeness of the members of the family.

Talking about the narratives techniques, the narrators change during the narration but the most important are Alba, the daughter of Blanca and Pedro, and Esteban. The narrators are internal and  non-omniscient because they know just their point of view of the story.

In this novel we notice a big concentration on the descriptions, in particular the author takes care of the descriptions of places, so detailed that we perfectly understand the setting.

The author chooses to adapt the monologue because she wants us to perceive her introspection also in her characters. It’s very captivating knowing them in a deep way, including their thoughts and their feelings.

In conclusion I recommend this novel to everyone that likes being captured by  such a complicated but also engaging story. I won’t never forget how this novel keep me company during a difficult period.

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If you are looking for a novel to read which has the power to give chills and keep you awake at night just because of its addictive as well as enchanting plot, GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING by Tracy Chevalier suits you. Go immediately buy it!

This riveting novel narrates the story of a young alert woman who works as a cleaning woman at a renowned painter’s huge villa, since her family has to cope with poverty.

The plot is not complex at all. Sure enough it describes the events in a chronological order. All the characters are definitely round. In addition, they all play a fundamental role in the story.

The story is set in Delft, a magnificent city plenty of quaint streets, between 1666 and 1676. Therefore, reading the novel we can observe how the characters undergo a remarkable change becoming more mature. Furthermore their relationships become more tight-knit.

Regarding the narrative techniques, the novel is narrated in first person by the young woman, who narrates the story from her point of view.

Considering the descriptions, the author accurately describes the places, she describes them so well that I had an extremely clear picture of the Netherlands in the seventeenth century by the time I was done reading the novel. Plus, she even perfectly describes the appearance of the characters. Nevertheless, it is up to us, the readers, to figure out their personality, since the author doesn’t give us precious details about it.

Monologues prevail over dialogues. However, the last ones are essential to understand what are the characters made of!

This fascinating novel contains loads of quotes, one of them drew my attention: “You're so calm and quiet, you never say. But there are things inside you. I see them sometimes, hiding in your eyes.”

This quote, in only few words is able to describe the mystical relationship between the young woman and the painter, since the last one can understand what she is feeling simply looking in her eyes.

In conclusion, I highly recommend this novel on account of its subtlety and delicacy, and even because it invites you to become part of the story.

In spite of my initial skepticism, this novel genuinely surprised me thanks to the endless emotions that it made me feel.

I must admit that it has a unique place in my heart!

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Asking good questions is a good starting point!

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Asking good questions is a good starting point!