Two young people spend a week hiding in a basement of an Italian home for different reasons.
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One is an autistic high school boy who has told hiTwo young people spend a week hiding in a basement of an Italian home for different reasons.
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One is an autistic high school boy who has told his parents he is going on a ski vacation. But he simply want to drop out of the stress of trying to “act normal” so he can read and play video games. The autistic boy is well-portrayed. He’s bright and can act the part when he has to, but he just gets sick of trying to fit in amidst what he considers the silliness of the rest of the world.
The other person in the basement is his estranged half-sister, ten years older than he and a junkie. The odd couple forms a bond during which each breaks out of their self-centered world for one week. But that can’t hold off the disturbing ending forever.
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This is a quick and intense read by an author (b. 1966) who has won several Italian literary prizes. He’s a prolific author but only 5 of his two dozen novels have been translated into English. Two of his books have been made into movies in Italy. I’ve also enjoyed and reviewed his book “I’m Not Scared.”
Top photo from youngmartialartist on reddit.com The author from newsrebeat.com [Revised, pictures and shelves added 8/1/22] ...more
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