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3 libri letti per LibriVox
- A House of Gentlefolk EnglishQuiet, sad, and lovely in a way that sneaks up on you. Lavretsky comes home to Russia with a wrecked marriage behind him, meets Liza, and for a few chapters happiness seems actually possible.
- The Two Noble Kinsmen EnglishYou get an unusual, slightly lopsided Shakespeare play here, with Palamon and Arcite’s fierce friendship turning into rivalry over Emilia, while the Jailer's Daughter brings a surprisingly tender, earthy counterpoint. The verse shifts between Shakespearean weight and Fletcher’s brisker comedy, so its strangeness is part of the appeal.
- Ulysses EnglishYou’re glad you read it for the strange intimacy of spending a day inside Leopold Bloom’s mind, where errands, advertisements, hunger, and memory keep turning unexpectedly funny and tender. It’s demanding and occasionally maddening, but the jokes, wordplay, and Molly Bloom’s closing monologue reward patience.