The solitude of prime numbers

Book two of the #xmasbooktubeathon complete.

This book was a bit of a disappointment. I'm not really sure what I was expecting but it was not what I read. This book was confusing at times with the timeline and the characters seemed incredibly flat to me. I wanted to really love this book with the math and the wonderful descriptions of prime numbers. Those parts of the book were great.

But when it came down to it, I don't know what the point of this book was. Alice and Mattia were cute together but their lives went different ways. And the end was just so open, it was frustrating. I have not idea what comes of Alice and Mattia and their relationship.

First book read for Aayla and my “book club”!
Review coming soon

The Solitude of Prime Numbers by Paolo Giordano is a beautifully written novel about two broken souls trying to make it into this unforgiving world. The writing style is quite unique; the author isn't afraid of words and he doesn't try to spare our feelings. As this his is first novel, it sets the bar pretty high for his other work, and I'm not surprise this book won the Premio Strega which is Italy's most prestigious literary award.

For me, the first few pages set the tone, and my mood synched itself with it, just like that, without me being able to do anything about. For 24 hours, I felt sad and heavy. When I wasn't reading it, I caught myself staring into nothing and sighing. There was this heavy sadness in my stomach, and I wanted to cry, to just let it all out, as if Alice (or Mattia?) had possessed me. That is why Paolo Giordano is one of my favourite authors.

Full review over @ the hungry bookster

Gosh what an amazing and tragically beautiful book! I sat down last night thinking I would read a few chapters and then watch some TV and ended up reading it from cover to cover, I could not put it down. It is certainly not a “feel good” book, but the writing is amazing and the story haunting and beautiful. A definite must read!