tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010942979784569627.post8036222586261083693..comments2024-02-06T04:20:38.551-08:00Comments on Reading, Writing, Revising: Starting Italo CalvinoLisa Ecksteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11469107523441985396noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010942979784569627.post-30658420448819827202013-12-20T18:43:16.710-08:002013-12-20T18:43:16.710-08:00Yeah, I guess I didn't give too much thought t...Yeah, I guess I didn't give too much thought to the portrayal of women in what I read, perhaps giving it the "this is from another time" excuse, but you're right, none of the female characters had any depth.Lisa Ecksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11469107523441985396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010942979784569627.post-23137450005839484272013-12-19T20:52:38.182-08:002013-12-19T20:52:38.182-08:00Well, I think the idea with Invisible Cities is th...Well, I think the idea with Invisible Cities is that all of those descriptions are of the *same* city. But it's also more of an exercise in structure, iirc. And you're right, there's no plot, so maybe it's not exactly a novel. I loved it, but I have a high tolerance for that sort of experimentation! <br /><br />If On A Winter's Night A Traveler blew my mind when I first read it back in about 1995. I just wish Calvino wasn't such a misogynist. I love his writing, but he clearly didn't see women as actual people.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08575531053523823710noreply@blogger.com