Harvest/HBJ Book The Castle of Crossed Destinies, (Paperback)

from roblong

A traveller stops at a castle in the forest for the night, only to find that he and his fellow guests have lost the power of speech. They then tell their life stories via tarot cards, the traveller deciphering a person's story from the cards they lay down. It's an interesting idea, about how stor...

from P_S_Patrick

Having read a few of Calvino's books, I can confidently say that this is not one of his best. The book relies a lot on its gimmick, for want of a better word, and while many of his other original ideas have worked brilliantly in other books, I think he labours this one past its worth. It's not a ...

from Pummzie

I suspect that this was a lot more fun and frustrating and fulfilling (and any other F words that you can think of....) to write than it is to read. The beauty of his game of constructing tales from tarot cards is all in the creation. I didn't share in it in the telling other than the usual admir...

from lucybrown

"I publish this book to be free of it: it has obsessed me for years."Wisely, Calvino states this in the "Note" at the end of The Castle of Crossed Destinies". I imagine many readers who happen about the book may wish he hadn't. I am glad he did.Calvino, along with Kundera and Saramago, was one of...

from lucybrown

"I publish this book to be free of it: it has obsessed me for years." Wisely, Calvino states this in the "Note" at the end of The Castle of Crossed Destinies". I imagine many readers who happen about the book may wish he hadn't. I am glad he did. Calvino, along with Kundera and Saramago, was one...