Cosmicomics
by Italo Calvino
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Book Reviews of Cosmicomics
Book Review: humbling, dazzling
Summary: 5 Stars
i am humbled and blessed to have read this. i thank my lucky stars i held on to this book for over a decade before finally getting around to it. it's a marvel of intelligence, ingenuity, wit and heart. 12 stories built around a scientific conceit, then fashioned through the voice of one named Qfwfq into a dazzling vision of consciousness, being and universe. these are creation myths on par with ovid or hesiod, adapted brilliantly to our times. some are challenging, some soar, some move you with suprising poignance and melancholy.Book Review: Of fairy dust and cosmic equations
Summary: 5 Stars
Amazing, and though it's hard to write a cliche like this after reading something so incredibly original, it truly is unlike anything else you'll ever read. Calvino uses higher math elements as his characters and the construction of the universe and probably the destruction of time as his story line. Like the best of carnival rides, who knows what the heck's going on? But the ride is fantastic and just exists in its own space. Have fun with this-- but be careful: you might get lost at the outer/inner rim of creation.Book Review: Some funny and some ...tedious
Summary: 3 Stars
The idea of entities as old as the universe telling their stories from their perspective - some at the galaxies macro scale and some at the atoms micro scale - seems like an interesting idea.
Italo Calvino has portrayed some stories with a style and prose that actually makes it a pleasurable reading experience. Unfortunately some of the stories are tedious and tiresome.
Overall - it deserves 3 stars for the idea, for being short- overall and for some of the stories which are truly fascinating.
Book Review: kid lit
Summary: 4 Stars
I really liked this book, not because it only took 2 days to read such a short collection of pages, but because it was like reading a child's book about the creation of the universe. Calvino is so very creative, I can't help but wonder if he was stoned when he thought of this idea...Non, non, ce n'est pas possible. Read it if you yourself are creative and looking for something fun to read. If you are overly serious and melancholic, then do not bother.Book Review: Marvelous
Summary: 5 Stars
Calvino amazes me. This is, by far, my favorite book of his (although If On A Winter's Night A Traveller comes in a close second -- highly recommend it as well). There is such joy and sparkle and life in his writing. He does things with language and storytelling that no one else does. God, I admire him. I know you don't know me, but you'll have to trust me: Buy this book. Read it. Love it. Calvino's charm can not be explained, only enjoyed.