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P.S: thanks to everyone for the contributions!

As for Gaiman as a novelist, it really depends on personal taste (I personally love him and think everyone should read "Coraline," for example). He will definitely be remembered more for Sandman than for his other works, but that seems normal given the caliber of the comic. @Kemo: I've thought about it, I would like to do "The Eumenides."

They aren't for me. Comprehensive review. What's this controversy about XL?

No, I don't condemn those who want to escape, far from it. I just think that this dwelling on the ugliness (Alessio will forgive me, because we've already discussed this, if I say that this way of thinking of his feels a bit self-satisfied in being able to say "look how wild I am living in such a degraded area") in the long or short term isn't positive either for Naples or (in the long run) for Vicenza (where I'm from), and the impression (though it's subjective) is that Neapolitans consider certain things not so much as problems to be solved (or to face, as you say) but almost like medals to be displayed. It seems to me that the ugliness in the eyes of Neapolitans has taken on tones that are too romantic (in the literary sense of the term).
P.S. The company that built my house was called something like "Kuzmanovich e Figlio," great workers (and given the workmanship) perfectly in line with the regulations of our nation, but knowing what happens to that money in Bo&He hasn’t been given to me ;-) (Of course, that last part is a joke; I wouldn't want to be accused of racism, especially now on DeB where everything needs to be clarified...)

Thanks to both of you for your contributions! @Bartle: don't worry, I don't intend to steal it from you; rather, I hadn't seen your review of "Mirrormask" and was about to prepare mine... luckily, fate had it that yours came out first. Anyway, I also want to address dear Kemo—over a fairly long period, I had thought about reviewing some Sandman too. If you're interested, just let me know what you want to keep for yourselves (since I like them all) because, judging by the "crowd" around this review, there isn't exactly a line at "Death Magnetic" to prepare one.

Surely the Fake of DeBaser are truly irreplaceable. Especially their sense of humor...

@Antimo: here the problem I’m highlighting is different: it’s not about how reality is (I’m sure not everyone in Naples is complicit) but about the perception that Neapolitans have of their city and living in it. It seems to me (from what I hear in numerous comments online and in person from Neapolitans) that the majority aligns with Alessio’s views. That was the point of my question.
Anyway, you’re right: I’m not a saint, in fact, I’m quite a terrible person, but I’m sorry, for once I won’t be politically correct... I’m pretty sure that the Camorra problem doesn’t even touch me at all: Make no mistake, I’m not saying that I don’t feel involved in the problem as an Italian, but that I don’t experience it firsthand. As I think only a Neapolitan (or more Neapolitans) truly understands the problem well enough to solve it. I’m in the party that is confident that Naples (and those who live there) has all the possibilities to eradicate its own plagues autonomously (not on its own, autonomously, it’s different). The problem is, do Neapolitans know that the input, the direction must be indicated by them and not by an outsider? No offense intended, of course.

A middle ground between being "pure" (as it’s depicted) like Saviano and being colluded, I mean... there will be those who, even if they are not heroes, have no contact whatsoever with the Camorra, right?

Well, there are ways and ways to maintain attention on oneself; Saviano has chosen (or perhaps been advised) the easier and more profitable one (in terms of visibility), which over time makes you lose credibility. That's also why I believe that "Gomorra" serves very little (I’m convinced that in this field any book serves little: we uncover the pot for sure, but then if the demons aren't brought out for real in real life...). More than anything, the question comes to me spontaneously, and even if it may seem controversial, it isn't: as Neapolitans, doesn't it bother you (at least from what comes through various reviews and especially this one) that Saviano portrays you as a herd of colluders? (I use strong terms not to offend but to make clear what I mean). That’s what unsettles me: everyone saying "Saviano is right" and no one saying "Hold on, it's not always like that; there are also middle grounds." Am I wrong?

Following your line of thought, I might think that the blame for anything lies with whoever (or whatever) created humankind... ;-)