Pasquale's Nose: Idle Days in an Italian Town

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Summary: Pasquale's Nose: Idle Days in an Italian Town
Review: Rips paints a town of amazing, eccentric characters you long to get to know yourself. I found the words of the Philosopher of special interest. This Sutrian old-timer defines the tomato [and its concentrate] as being "the perfect food for the traveler, who is, himself, in an indefinite or ambiguous state--separated from the place of departure but not yet attached to the place of arrival." When I read the above passage, I did a double-take. I was on a plane drinking tomato juice, which I never order at a restaurant nor drink at home! Rips' are the kinds of stories you only gather by 'going native,' living in a foreign place long enough to really know it. By sharing his stories, Rips takes us with him.

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Summary: Life as a Tomato
Review: Rips paints a town of amazing, eccentric characters you long to get to know yourself. I found the words of the Philosopher of special interest. This Sutrian old-timer defines the tomato [and its concentrate] as being "the perfect food for the traveler, who is, himself, in an indefinite or ambiguous state--separated from the place of departure but not yet attached to the place of arrival." When I read the above passage, I did a double-take. I was on a plane drinking tomato juice, which I never order at a restaurant nor drink at home! Rips' are the kinds of stories you only gather by 'going native,' living in a foreign place long enough to really know it. By sharing his stories, Rips takes us with him.

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Summary: Hilarious
Review: This book had me laughing out loud. Sparsely written but very much to the point. Rips captures the Italian character precisely.

Rating:
Summary: Hilarious
Review: This book had me laughing out loud. Sparsely written but very much to the point. Rips captures the Italian character precisely.