Under The Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes

Under The Tuscan Sun

by Frances Mayes

Hi, here I am with another review.

Today I'm going to talk about the novel Under The Tuscan Sun written by the American author Frances Mayes. I wanted to read this book because I loved the film and I wanted to feel like I was back home in my country, because now I'm far.

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All I can say is that I'm surprised in both good and bad ways. I was expecting a copy of the film of 2003 with Diane Lane, but what I've found while reading these pages was something totally different.

Frances, the protagonist and writer, writers about her and her husband's experience, when they decide to buy and completely restore an ancient house in the town of Cortona, in the province of Arezzo. All the book is an ensemble of their struggle, and their joy in rebuilding something so beautiful and enjoying the atmosphere in the lovely hills of Tuscany.

Even though it was different from the film, that I loved, I really appreciated it anyway, because it was able to bring me back home, even through the pages, and feel the breeze of the wind, the hotness of the sun, and the smell and taste of the food that is so comforting.

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I mean, what else can I say except the fact that I loved it? It's really enjoyable, short and fast to read. It is exactly as the film, but the thing I enjoyed the most, is the fact that they actually showed more about my region, Tuscany, and they traveled around, showing all the little corners that a normal tourist wouldn't know.

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

by Alice Walker

Spoiler alert: If you've already watched the film with Whoopi Goldberg,

then there are no spoilers.

Hi, here I am with another review.

Today I'm going to talk about the novel The Color Purple written by the American author Alice Walker. I wanted to read this book because I loved the film and I've seen that a lot of people on Bookstagram were reading it also, so I got curious to see if it was different from the film or not.

The book is composed by letters written by Celie, the main protagonist, and by her sister, Nettie, from which she is divided. The book focuses on the life of African-American women during the 1930s, addressing their low position in the American social life.

Celie is a 14 years old girl at the beginning, she writes her story through letters addressed to God. Almost immediately she gets married to an older man that she calls Mr. -, because she doesn't even know her name. Her life changes when she is divided from her sister Nettie, and then meet a friend of Mr., Shug Avery, a female singer, with whom she becomes friend and lover, and thanks to whom she experience her sexuality. 

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I mean, what else can I say except the fact that I loved it? It's really enjoyable, short and fast to read. It is exactly as the film, but the thing I enjoyed the most, is the fact that they actually showed Celie discovering that she's attracted to Shug and not to men, something that you can't clearly understand from the film. It's a really short book though, and I wished it was lasting a bit longer.