If on a Winter's Night a Traveler

4,5 stars

???If on a Winter???s Night a Traveler??? makes for a great story, or rather, many stories. It was honestly devilish of Calvino to write so many good hooks for stories only for them to never be further explored. Although, perhaps they are so good precisely because they are never finished. The overarching narrative is quite whimsical and mystical at the same time while pulling you into it.
Although I had temporarily lost interest in the book for a time and would have rated it less, the final chapter of ???If on a Winter???s Night a Traveler??? tied it up too well for me to rate it any less.
???Do you believe that every story must have a beginning and an end? [...] The ultimate meaning to which all stories refer has two faces: the continuity of life, the inevitability of death.???

I would recommend it for anyone wanting to read something fresh and experimental, especially if you like unfinished cliffhangers.