Author: Ivan Turgenev
I have turned to classics as you may have guessed...
I have just read the book and cannot express how much the main character Sanin has filled me with disgust. He is not a man, ok, he is, but he does not deserve to be called so because Sanin's way of thinking is made for young boys not for grown ups. I do not think that any gentleman ever would leave his fiancée without saying a single word. Just disappear for no apparant reason... He is gone, that is it.
At first I was like - oh, how nice and sweet, and helpful Sanin is and he and Gemma, this young and beautiful Italian, would make a great couple. But...after reading the last chapter, I thought, thank God, it did not happen, Gemma should have felt very lucky and full of happiness.
Why did I change my mind? Go and find by yourself. "The torrents of spring" is definitely a book that is worth reading. Not only does it has a great language but also there are used many sayings and words from Italian, German and French. So it is a good way to learn many languages at the same time, to kill two birds with one stone ( reading with delight and learning).
Actually I chose to read "The torrents of spring" not because I had heard good reviews before but because I saw the book in the book store the other day, read the annotation and felt that this was for me. If you, just like me, like romantic novels with a little bit of melancholia (Not the one Lars von Trier talked about.) and a surprising ending, then "The torrents of spring" is a must for you.
