CHEB17
cheb17.bsky.social
CHEB17
@cheb17.bsky.social
Antifascista, PhD, sportsman, biker, veg, chaotic good. Inter Milan and craft beer fan with a passion for (retro)gaming, literature, TV series and animals.
2025 challenge: one #book a day.

Day 354: #DispensaFelina by #PaolaMelfi

Happy #Caturday!!! Today’s book teaches us to see the #world in a different way, i.e. from the point of view of #cats. This way, we’ll also learn more about the #behavior of our #feline #friends, in a funny and playful way.🐈
December 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
2025 challenge: one #book a day.

Day 353: #CantataDeiGiorniPari by #EduardoDeFilippo

As #Christmas 🎄 draws near, #Neapolitans think about #NataleInCasaCupiello, arguably the most famous #play by #Eduardo, contained in this #collection.

We’re talking about an absolute, bittersweet #masterpiece. 🎄
December 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
2025 challenge: one #book a day.

Day 352: #RealismoCapitalista (in English #CapitalistRealism:IsThereNoAlternative?) by #MarkFisher

I haven’t read today’s book, recommended by a friend and colleague: is #capitalism really so pervasive that even picturing an #alternative would be impossible? 💰 💵 💶
December 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
2025 challenge: one #book a day.

Day 351: #FiabeCoreane (in English #KoreanFolkTales:Imps,GhostsAndFairies) by #JamesS.Gale

A #collection of #Korean 🇰🇷 #tales that deal with different #themes & #creatures and are the results of a long #oral #tradition.

One of my fav? The rabbit and the fox. 🐇 🦊
December 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
2025 challenge: one #book a day.

Day 350: #IlRitornoDelPadrino (in English #TheGodfatherReturns) by #MarkWinegardner

The #sequel to #TheGodfather by #MarioPuzo (see January, 2th) also explores the time arc between the 1st & 2nd #movie.

We see the #evolution of #MichaelCorleone and meet new foes.
December 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
2025 challenge: one #book a day.

Day 349: #TheDayOfTheTriffidsby #JohnWyndham

After a #MeteorShower #people become #blind and a race of #alien #plants called #Triffids roams the #Earth.

A #groundbreaking #novel that influenced (and influences!) other #novels, #comics, #movies, and #videogames.
December 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
2025 challenge: one #book a day.

Day 348: #GreatJapaneseStories edited by #JayRubin

As the #title says, a (dual-language) #collection of #Japanese #stories touching various and diverse #themes: from the #aftermath of the #bombing of #Hiroshima to the role of #women in #Japan and much more. 🇬🇧 🇯🇵
December 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
«I need your clothes, your boots and your #motircycle».

#TheTerminator #quote #movie #moviequotes #HarleyDavidson
December 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
2025 challenge: one #book a day.

Day 347: #AlfredVivereConUnGatto by #CristinaCautillo

Happy #Caturday! Today we’ll visit #Rome with a unique #chaperone: #Alfred, a #cat who lives with his #family but loves to go out to roam the city. From his #vantagepoint, we’ll see Rome from another angle. 🐈 🐈‍⬛
December 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
2025 challenge: one #book a day.

Day 346: #Opere by #VitalianoBrancati

A huge #collection that includes 3 #novels i.e. #DonGiovanniInSicilia, #IlBell’Antonio and #PaoloIlCaldo and some #ShortStories.

#Brancati describes with #irony the #bigotry & narrow-mindness of #ItalianSociety under #fascism.
December 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
2025 challenge: one #book a day.

Day 345: #LaBellezzaEL’Inferno by #RobertoSaviano

A #collection of #articles and #essays that focus on different subjects: the #title draws from #AlbertCamus and the #difference between the #beauty of #truth and the #hellish #reality of those who live it everyday.
December 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
2025 challenge: one #book a day.

Day 344: #ThePortraitOfALady by #HenryJames

The story of #IsabelArcher, a #beautiful, #smart and #young #American #woman who goes to #England.

Her #aunt would like to find her a #husband but our protagonist knows that a woman is not defined by the one she marries.
December 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
2025 challenge: one #book a day.

Day 343: #ISonetti by #Trilussa

A #collection of #sonnets that deal with #life in #Rome. The #poet uses #Roman #dialect to create small scenes: sometimes #happy and #playful, sometimes #melancholic: he starts with petty situations and explores #universal #themes. 🏛️
December 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
2025 challenge: one #book a day.

Day 342: #IlProvinciale by #GiorgioBocca

One may always agree with the #man but the #writer is a whole different story.

In this complex #work, he reflects about his #life: from his #childhood to the dawn of the #Nineties passing thru 70 years of #Italian #history.
December 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
2025 challenge: one #book a day.

Day 341: #IlMioCalcio by #PierPaoloPasolini

As it is well known, #Pasolini loved #soccer (he also was a good #wing if I remember correctly) and in this small, but interesting book he provides us with some #insights on the game.

Also, his #opinions are never banal.
December 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
2025 challenge: one #book a day.

Day 340: #IGattiDiRoma by #LilliGarrone and #MonicaCirinnà

Do you love #cats? Do you love #Rome?

Then, this is the book for you… and for this #Caturday!

A series of #stories, #curiosities and #anecdotes and whatnot regarding the #felines of the #EternalCity. 🏛️🐈🐈‍⬛
December 6, 2025 at 12:18 PM
2025 challenge: one #book a day.

Day 339: #LaTigreEL’Acrobata by #SusannaTamaro

#PiccolaTigre and #Tigrotto are two #young #tigers from the #taiga who grow up with their mum.

However, Piccola Tigre soon discovers that she is #different not only from her #brother but also from all other tigers. 🐯
December 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
2025 challenge: one #book a day.

Day 338: #LaParanzaDeiBambini by #RobertoSaviano

The #novel follows a group of #kids (little more than #children) as they make a name for themselves in the #underworld of #Naples.

The #style is #realistic and #cruel and the #author doesn’t soften the blow one bit.
December 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
2025 challenge: one #book a day.

Day 337: #EnricoIV by #LuigiPirandello

One of the most important #plays of #Italian #XXCentury

A #man falls from his #horse while playing the part of #HenryIV and he believes he is actually the #king for more than twenty years.

Man? Character? Mask? Hard to tell.
December 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
2025 challenge: one #book a day.

Day 336: #LoSpiritoDelleLeggi (in French #DeL’EspritDesLois) by #CharlesLouisDeSecondat (AKA #Montesquieu

A #monumental work that analyzes different #laws in different #societies & #times.

The #author also discusses the #separation of #powers in #modern #states.
December 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
2025 challenge: one #book a day.

Day 335: #LaFamigliaWinshaw (in English #WhatACarveUp!) by #JonathanCoe

The #Winshaws are super-powerful in the #Eighties in the #UK and the #protagonist has to write their #family history. He'll bump into some #disturbing #secrets.

A critique of #Tatcher's times.
December 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
2025 challenge: one #book a day.

Day 334: #TheCard by #ArnoldBennett

The story of a #workingclass #guy who eventually becomes #mayor of a #town in XIXCentury #England. 🇬🇧

One of the my fav parts is when he buys a famous #striker for the #local #football #team!

#FunFact: #Card means clever, bold.
November 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
2025 challenge: one #book a day.

Day 333: #GattiGaudentiEGravi (in English #ComicAndCuriousCats) by #MartinLeman

Happy #Caturday with a book that celebrates #cats. The original #edition is by #AngelaCarter while Leman illustrate it.

The #style is #humorous and the cat's expression are priceless.
November 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
2025 challenge: one #book a day.

Day 332: #LaBottegaDell'Antiquario (in English #TheOldCuriosityShop) by #CharlesDickens

#NellTrent is a #girl who lives with her #grandfather, who is scared that she may become #poor one day.

They travel and meet a #plethora of bizarre and memorable #characters.
November 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
2025 challenge: one #book a day.

Day 331: #LeDonneSonoDiverse by #LucianoDeCrescenzo

With his unique and witty style, #DeCrescenzo presents a series of important #female #figures of #Greek #history and #mythology.

And yes, in the meantime, he also tells us about some of his "unlucky" stories...
November 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM