We Want Everything by Nanni Balestrini

We Want Everything

Nanni Balestrini with Rachel Kushner (Contributor)

223 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)

fiction politics challenging reflective slow-paced
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Explosive novel of Italy’s revolutionary 1969 by leading Italian novelistIt was 1969, and temperatures were rising across the factories of the north as workers demanded better pay and conditions. Soon, discontent would erupt in what became known a...

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Community Reviews

3.85
based on 113 reviews

Moods

informative: 75%

inspiring: 62%

tense: 48%

challenging: 37%

adventurous: 34%

hopeful: 31%

funny: 27%

reflective: 17%

dark: 6%

emotional: 3%

Pace

51% of readers chose fast
27% of readers chose medium
20% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

54% of readers chose Plot
31% of readers chose A mix
13% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

65% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

38% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
14% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
55% of readers chose No
20% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

10% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
60% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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