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Title: Guy climbs up a tree. Stays there. Stays a really long time.
Review: I do realize that Calvino is one of the truly unique voices of the twentieth century, a superb fabulist who, etc.---if Baron in the Trees is any indication, he's also a crap novelist. There's no conflict in this book, no story, and no humor. ( "Whimsy" being a very poor substitute for the latter.) Just a boring character who climbs up a tree and decides to stay there. If that sounds silly and contrived to you, well, there you have it.
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