The Vietri Project

A Novel

De: Nicola DeRobertis-Theye

Narrado por: Sophie Amoss

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No need to finish

Dawdling, self absorbed, plotless.
Started out with an intriguing premise, but left it behind. Protagonist was weak and boring.

Very Repetitive

I struggled to get through this book. The historical parts were interesting, but it seemed as though the author was being paid by the word. Much of the narrative added little or nothing to the "story". The various sexual encounters appeared to be included simply to meet some assumed need for sex. I love sex as much as the next person, but in this story those encounters were almost boring.
I only forced myself to finish the book because it is the subject for my book club.

Misleading Title

I found the main character unlikable and selfish with very little character development. The author blamed this shallowness on the character's mother's mental illness but, as a child of a parent with mental illness, this excuse didn't ring true. Overall the plot just didn't work either. Is it a coming of age? Not really. A mystery? One without a resolution. A love story? Barely. I cannot recommend.

I wanted to love this

I wanted to love this but couldn’t. I found the main character self-absorbed and annoying . I hung with it because it was highly recommended by a friend.
There was some interesting history and
Perspective but ultimately not worth it for me

Very weak and disappointing ending

Intriguing at first. Like sense of Italian family but Vietri was a red herring and too much vague stuff about what might have happened