A Book Review. "La Sonrisa Etrusca"

"La sonrisa etrusca" (Etruscan smile) is a novel by Jose Luís Sampedro, a well-known Spanish novelist, humanist and economist of the early 20th century. It was released in 1985 and the story is set in modern-day Milan. On the whole, most readers praised this outstanding bookd as a haunting story.


The main character is Salvatore, an old man from Southern Italy, staying in his son's house to visit the so that he can recieve visits from his doctor. As a man who grew up in a small town, he doesn't like the big city lifestyle and can't also stand that his daughter-in-law wears the trousers pants in the marriage. But with Bruno, his little grandson, he discovers some new feelings that really impress him. Although he suffers a strong pain in the stomach (nicknamed Rusca) he's willing to face it as to so he can spend time with the baby for teaching and teach him essential things.
Anyway, the old man also have has a close realtionship with a woman who he knows accidentally. Even though he's tied in some convictions, he's set in his ways, many events show him another pleasant reality/perspective.

In fact, Sampedro captivates the readers using some quirky style tecniques/with his quirky style. Not only is the book light reading, but it also has funny expressions. Actually, the extremelly ordinary vocabulary of Salvatore makes this character increadibly alive/makes this character come alive/come to life this figure. Apparently The author, in a simple way, achieves we makes us intensely imagine every situation intensively.

Never have I read such hilarious and emotional book. If you like to know see the irony in how people act due to customs they adquired, this is your book.

Great job, Mila!  I would love to read this book and may just add it to my Amazon Wish List!

A Book Review. "La Sonrisa Etrusca"

"La sonrisa etrusca" (Etruscan Smile) is a novel by Jose Luís Sampedro, a well-know Spanish novelist, humanist and economist of the early 20th century. It was released in 1985 and the story is set in modern-day Milan. On the whole, most readers, praised this outstanding book as a haunting story.


The main character is Salvatore, an old man from the south Italy (or, southern Italy), staying in his son's house while waiting to visit the doctor. As a man who grew up in a small town, he doesn't like the big city lifestyle and also can't also stand his daughter-in-law who wears the trousers in the marriage. But with Bruno, his little grandson, he discovers some new feelings that really impress him/that give him a feeling of great joy. Although he suffers from a strong/severe pain in the stomach (nicknamed Rusca) he's willing to put up with it so that he can spend time with the baby and be able to teach him some moral values.
Anyway, the old man also has a close realtionship with a woman who he met by chance. Even though, he's tied to many commitments, many events show him another pleasant side of life.

In fact, Sampedro captivates the readers with his quirky style of writting. Not only is the book light reading, but it also has funny expressions. Actually, the extremelly ordinary vocabulary of Salvatore makes the characters seem increadibly alive. this figure. Apparently The autor, in a simple way, captures our imagination in every chapter.

Never have I read such an hilarious and emotional book. If you like to know how people act due to customs adquired, this is your book.

Well done Mila, a good exercise don't worry about all the blue alterations that I have made, they are only suggestions, as you see there are not many words in red, mistakes.

I realy should try to read more, I read a lot of Spanish book that are for children, but I should spend more time reading.

Kind regards

A Book Review. "La Sonrisa Etrusca"

"La sonrisa etrusca" (Etruscan smile) is a novel by Jose Luís Sampedro, a well-known Spanish novelist, humanist and economist of the early 20th century. It was released in 1985 and the story is set in modern-day Milan. On the whole, most readers, praised this outstanding book as a haunting story.


The main character is Salvatore, an old man from southern Italy, staying in his son's house to visit the doctor. As a man who grew up in a small town, he doesn't like the big city lifestyle and also can't stand that his daughter-in-law wears the trousers in the marriage. But with Bruno, his little grandson, he discovers some new feelings that really impress him. Although he suffers a strong pain in the stomach (nicknamed Rusca) he's willing to face it so as to spend time with the baby to teach him essential things. 

Anyway, the old man also has a close realtionship with a woman whom he came to know accidentally. Even though he's fixed in some convictions, many events show him another pleasant reality.

In fact, Sampedro captivates the reader's imagination, using a quirky style. Not only is the book light reading, but it also has funny expressions. Actually, the extremelly ordinary vocabulary of Salvatore makes this figure increadibly alive. Apparently the author, in a simple way, achieves the goal of getting the reader to imagine every situation intensively. 

Never have I read such an hilarious and emotional book. If you would like to know how people act due to aquired customs, this is your book.

A Book Review. "La Sonrisa Etrusca"

"La sonrisa etrusca" (Etruscan smile) is a novel by Jose Luís Sampedro, a well-know Spanish novelist, humanist and economist of the early 20th century. It was released in 1985 and the story is set in modern-day Milan. On the whole, most readers praised this outstanding bookd as a haunting story.


The main character is Salvatore, an old man from southern Italy, staying in his son's house to visit the doctor. As a man who grew up in a small town, he doesn't like the big city lifestyle (or: lifestyle of the big city) and can't also can't stand his daughter-in-law who wears the trousers (better:pants) in the marriage. But with Bruno, his little grandson, he discovers some new feelings that really impress make an impression on him. Although he suffers a strong pain in the stomach (nicknamed Rusca), he's willing to face it as to so he can spend more time with the baby, who is helping to for teaching him the essential things of life.
Anyway, The old man also have has a close realtionship with a woman who knows about his situation by accidentally. Even though, he's tied in some committed to his convictions, many events help to show him another pleasant reality.

In fact, Sampedro captivates the readers by using some a quirky style of writing. Not only is the book good for light reading, but it also has many funny expressions. Actually, Surprisingly, the extremely ordinary simple vocabulary of Salvatore makes this book increadibly alive this figure. Apparently the author, in a simple way, achieves we allows us to imagine every situation intensely.

Never have I read such a hilarious and emotional book. (better: I have never read such a hilarious and emotional book) If you would like to know how people act due according to the customs which they have acquired, this is your book.

Well done Mila!  There were a couple areas that I wasn't quite clear on what you meant so I hope my corrections remain consistent with the meaning of your composition.  It sounds like a wonderful book!

A Book Review. "La Sonrisa Etrusca"

"La sonrisa etrusca" (Etruscan Smile) is a novel by Jose Luís Sampedro, a well-known Spanish novelist, humanist and economist of the early 20th century. It was released in 1985 and the story is set in modern-day Milan. On the whole, most readers, praised this outstanding bookd as a haunting story.


The main character is Salvatore, an old man from southern Italy, staying in his son's house to visit the doctor. As a man who grew up in a small town, he doesn't like the big city lifestyle and also can't also stand his daughter-in-law who wears the trousers in the marriage. But with Bruno, his little grandson, he discovers some new feelings that really impress him. Although he suffers a strong pain in the stomach (nicknamed Rusca) he's willing to face it as to spend time with the baby for teaching him essential things.
Anyway, the old man also have a close realtionship with a woman who he knows accidentally. Even though, he's tied in some convictions, many events show him another pleasant reality.

In fact, Sampedro captivates the readers using some a quirky writing style. Not only is the book light reading, but it also has funny expressions. Actually, the extremelly ordinary vocabulary of Salvatore makes his character increadibly alive this figure. Apparently the autor, in a simple way, achieves we imagine every situation intensively.

Never have I read such hilarious and emotional book. If you like to know how people act due to customs adquired, this is your book.

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<em>Very, very good! You sound like you have a very good grasp on the language. You had a few issues in writing, but nothing too much. The sentence I highlighted in green does not sound right to me, and I don't know what you were trying to say so I couldn't correct it. You also misplaces some commas, but lots of natives (myself included) do that and so it isn't that big of a deal. Overall, I think you did fantastically and good luck with continuing to learn English!</em>