Suburra - Carlo Bonini and Giancarlo de Cataldo This is more than just a crime novel it is an important exposé of Italy's criminal underbelly. But also a very powerful one, delivering a strong message about crime and corruption. Not a novel I would have read if not recommended to me, speaking of which: I would not recommend this for sensitive audiences. A tale with a highly complicated set of intrigues, interests and crime, in a highly corrupted political system, required clarity in the narrative and a well thought structure and sequence. Very few times have I found an omniscient narrator so neat, clear and coherent. The point of view changes from one character to another, characters which are vaguely related but as the action stars to develop, you get to know them better, to understand the context, the conflicts, the motivations and how are they interconnected. The plot is quite interesting and, even though the novel is not precisely fast-paced (it appeared to me that the rising action was too long), the narrative is the real success of this novel. With everything at stake, the authors achieve a coherent novel and manage to develop and untangle a pretty complicated story, build complex characters and create the appropriate setting with a use of imagery. I must confess I'm not fan of noir novels and yet, I truly liked this book: the authors offer a great piece of fiction, delivering a very complicated plot with an impeccable narrative that completely wins you over since the very beginning. It’s frightening that, after a second thought, fiction like Suburra may result not so distant from the crime situation and the political intrigues we currently happening in the world… I apologize, sometimes my inner philosopher takes control over the keyboard, now we can proceed to the review. How sad that this novel is closer to 2 :( fantasy and sci-fi) or 2)What we read is so close and relatable to our lives that we identify ourselves with the situation/characters. How sad that this novel is closer to 2 :( It’s frightening that, after a second thought, fiction like Suburra may result not so distant from the crime situation and the political intrigues we currently happening I believe that we tend to like certain works of fiction because of two reasons: 1)We can face situations and experience things we could only imagine (e.g.
I believe that we tend to like certain works of fiction because of two reasons: 1)We can face situations and experience things we could only imagine (e.g.
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