Bellissimo libro. I personaggi sono descritti così intensamente da immedesimarsi nel racconto in modo commovente. La descrizione degli eventi tra il comico e il tragico è unica, tipica dell'autore. Da rileggere. ( )

Very nice book, very chaotic again and most of all : where in "Dio's" name does Ammaniti finds the inspiration for the endless row of losers and unlucky bastards in his novels. It's amazing, some character descriptions are so real, it's like they live next to you.
You can only feel sorry for them but then again they tend to get mixed up in the most outrageous situations that it becomes hilarious. All there adventures are so off limits that they make you feel bad, because of the reader's knowledge that things will end badly, but they also make you laugh by the way Ammaniti describes the course of events.
Great novel, great writer. ( )

Nørjjj, hvor kan han skrive! Han kan få en historie om en 13-årig dreng, hans fordrukne nazivoldsmand af en far og hans to venner, der henholdsvis er halvimbicil/sindssyg og total alkoholiseret, og hvor det handlingsmæssige plot udspiller sig omkring en plan om at kuppe en lokal hæveautomat til at blive en varm, kærlig, tragikomisk, solidarisk, rørende og til tider satirisk cliffhanger.
Det her er rigtig godt: Mer' tak! ( )

Om 13 årige Cristiano, som bor alene med sin alkoholiserede og arbejdsløse far. Familien forsøger at holde sig oven vande for at sønnen ikke skal blive tvangsfjernet. Faderen og hans kammersjukker planlægger at stjæle en pengeautomat for at blive de økonomiske og menneskelige problemer kvit. Men alt går galt den dag, kuppet skal finde sted. ( )

Brutal, messy, bleak, but hysterical in places. Manages to be both completely character driven and not afraid of balls-to-the-wall action. Did not predict how things were going to work out at all, but the progressions flowed, and I didn't feel played. I was engrossed. Not an easy read, content-wise, but beautifully done. ( )