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Rating: Fiodor is a musician, (failed), Fiodor is inconsistent, he doesn't cling to things. After a precise order from his father, Fiodor goes to work for his brother Leo. From New York, he immediately moves to Milan. He hates the job at MultiCo. Not even Milan offers itself as the most livable city for him. He makes friends and fortunately falls in love with Malaidina; a very difficult girl to understand.
What happens during this period: so many things that make him even more indifferent, he frequents artistic Milan, spoiled brats without talent or purpose, he gets shot, goes to live in the mountains for a while, is courted by a married woman, leaves his job at MultiCo, becomes friends with a bodyguard, wants to go to Australia to breed budgerigars, goes to Athens and then who knows.
The protagonist Fiodor, leaves everything halfway, music, work, friends, and relationships; but he diligently follows the only cause that seems lost from the start: the relationship with Malaidina. He doesn't care about other people's feelings, he doesn't do it with malice, he doesn't hate, but he has no societal principles. He doesn't consider himself spoiled (although he really gives this impression) but reacts as his spirit demands: freely.
The reader doesn't know how to perceive this character, he's almost irritated by his inconsistency, but in the end, almost envies him, we could all behave like him, but our role in society seems to forbid it. In fact, I challenge each of us to deny ever having had the idea or the desire to leave things that don't truly excite us just as we found them, ignoring other people's feelings, the people who counted on us, without worrying about leaving a bitter taste in the mouth of those who genuinely tried to help us. Well, Fiodor manages it and how, becoming for almost all of us a sort of "hero" of our era. No superpowers but an "anti-conscience" that leads him to act as he truly wants, to seek the only thing that really interests him: love.
The book is smooth and easy to read. The stylistic technique of De Carlo, engaging and natural, is described by many critics as "a comic without drawings." In no time, one gets caught up in the story to finish the book in one go.
A delightful novel recommended to everyone.
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