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The Best Thing That Can Happen to a Croissant (2001)

by Pablo Tusset

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An easy-riding, ball-busting comedy of bad manners, this is one of the most surprising and entertaining literary debuts of recent years. Pablo Baloo Miralles, a fat, useless and flatulent thirty-year-old, is the black sheep of his obscenely wealthy family. While he dedicates his days to online philosophy chatrooms and his nights to whatever pleasures he can find, his brother, 'The First,' is president of his booming family business. But, when 'The First' suddenly disappears, Pablo finds himself being sucked into a hair-raising, mind-bending adventure - an adventure in which he must use all of his well-honed survival instincts to come out alive.… (more)
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*** Attenzione: di seguito anticipazioni sulla trama (SPOILER) ***

Con un titolo così accattivante mi aspettavo qualcosa di più. In realtà l'interesse del libro si esaurisce nell'originalità del titolo.
La storia, giallo-pallida, è del tipo à la Pinketts dunque, solo per chi ama il genere. Lo "sbroglio della matassa" poi, vira abbondantemente nell'assurdo-surreale. Niente di male, per carità. Ma allora deve essere il tono di tutto il libro (es. Pforde) e non una deviazione così repentina da sembrare appiccicata all'ultimo momento, tanto per venirne fuori.
Protagonista antipatico e troppo "maledetto": l'autore tanto sbaglia di misura che riesce a rendere simpatica, per opposizione, la perbenista famiglia del protagonista, vittima esplicita dei suoi strali anti-sociali.

Ps. Oltretutto, il meglio che possa capitare a una brioche è di essere imburrata. Va bene, e così sia. Ma usare la margarina per farlo...
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  icaro. | Aug 31, 2017 |
Such an odd book, but highly entertaining. Pablo is a hedonistic good-for-nothing until his brother goes missing, and then the fun begins! Great read! ( )
  amaryann21 | Dec 12, 2008 |
I liked this book as i like the style inwhich Pablo Tusset describle things. The story is about Pablo Miralles who is a fat and rude thirty year old. He comes from a rich family whom treats him like a child. His brother is the president of the family business and when his brother disappears, Pablo finds himself in the centre of a mind-bending adventure. He must get throught this as his brother would! A very funny, slight rude and irreverent story. ( )
  nixie | Jul 23, 2006 |
Humor del bo, crític i reflexa la societat actual de manera molt divertida possible // Humor, crítico y refleja la sociedad actual de manera muy divertida. ( )
  Pau87 |
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  archivomorero | Feb 13, 2023 |
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The best thing that can happen to a croissant is to get spread with butter; this is what I remember thinking as I split one down the middle and smeared it with discount margarine spread.
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An easy-riding, ball-busting comedy of bad manners, this is one of the most surprising and entertaining literary debuts of recent years. Pablo Baloo Miralles, a fat, useless and flatulent thirty-year-old, is the black sheep of his obscenely wealthy family. While he dedicates his days to online philosophy chatrooms and his nights to whatever pleasures he can find, his brother, 'The First,' is president of his booming family business. But, when 'The First' suddenly disappears, Pablo finds himself being sucked into a hair-raising, mind-bending adventure - an adventure in which he must use all of his well-honed survival instincts to come out alive.

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