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Title: Even Better The Second Time Around
Review: I read this book in the spring of 1961 when I was ready to turn 15. I enjoyed it then for the sense of light and joy it gave me, and I get the same feeling now, only better, from the vantage point of someone who's lived an interesting life. I'm of Italian descent on my father's side, so the frequent use of the Italian language in names and phrases entertains me. Stone makes me feel like I'm on an actual trip to Italy during the Renaissance, seeing the creation of the grand works of art tourists now visit hurriedly on their "whirlwind tours". This book gives one more than just a fast run-through -- it sinks in to your psyche, as it did mine almost 50 years ago. Whether a re-read or a first read, this novel should be downloaded into every 21st century tech-cluttered mind to see what can be done with passion and simple tools.
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