Una festa di compleanno; un accendino rubato e uno sganassone in piena faccia. Inizia cosigrave; lrsquo;amicizia tra Filippo e Sergio; o meglio Zippo e Zagana; diciottenni talmente diversi tra loro da formare un duo inseparabile. Studente modello; timido e schivo il primo; impiccione e testa calda; espulso dai principali istituti privati il secondo. In poco tempo; i due riescono a raggiungere la vetta della popolaritagrave; tra gli adolescenti figli di papagrave; della Roma bene; mettendo su un giro drsquo;affari variegato che va dallo spaccio di droga e dvd pornografici alle partite di poker truccate e alle scommesse clandestine; fino allo sfruttamento della prostituzione. Egrave; un mondo fatto di feste private; ville e fuoriserie; ma anche di pugili di strada; metallari flaccidi e meccanici sadici. Ma nella vita di Filippo non crsquo;egrave; solo questo: ci sono Fellini e Peter Pan; i Led Zeppelin e Marcello Mastroianni; Neruda e Paul Auster; crsquo;egrave; la figura di un nonno ingombrante. Ma soprattutto crsquo;egrave; Greta; che in pubblico mostra il suo lato aggressivo mentre lrsquo;altro; quello vulnerabile e indifeso; non lo svela a nessuno. Per lei Filippo dovragrave; decidersi a cambiare vita; ma prima resta una cosa da fare; una mossa azzardata e rischiosa il cui prezzo da pagare si riveleragrave; fin troppo alto. Starry night egrave; un romanzo che nasce da unrsquo;assenza; proprio come il dipinto di Van Gogh che Filippo e Greta ammirano ad Amsterdam; in cui il soggetto egrave; il vuoto ed egrave; la luce a descrivere il buio. Proprio come la vita; che in fondo non egrave; altro che una storia costruita intorno al vuoto e ciograve; che conta davvero egrave; come la si racconta.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. A Great Book on the Theology of WorshipBy Paul KurtzMichael Hortonrsquo;s ldquo;A Better Wayrdquo; lays out a theology of worship based on the drama of the creator God breaking into the realm of His creation to redeem man from the consequences of His sin.The stated thesis of the book is; ldquo;God has promised to save and keep his people through the means he has appointed and through no others; the ordinary means of grace are limited to the preached Word and the administered sacraments; Godrsquo;s rationale for these means is made explicit in Scripture.rdquo; Dr. Horton obviously believes that the Word and sacraments are the central aspects of our worship and I thought he made an excellent case for his thesis.The beginning of the book especially; makes the case that the above mentioned drama looks much like an ancient form of covenant known as a Suzerain treaty. In this form of covenant a greater king (the suzerain) would impose a treaty on a lesser king in which the great king promises to rescue/protect the lesser king and in return the lesser king gives his allegiance to the greater king. In Godrsquo;s drama; He is the suzerain and we are the subjects that have been rescued by Him and who owe Him our allegiance. Our worship services were then compared to covenant renewal ceremonies.The part of the book I found most interesting (and which made me wish I lived near a Reformed church) was chapter 9; ldquo;What Should Our Service Look Like?rdquo; This chapter described the elements that should be present in our worship services if they are to be covenant renewal ceremonies.I found the last few chapters more difficult to digest and will not comment on them because I am not sure how well I have understood them. (I donrsquo;t consider this a bad thing though. Trying to gain a better understanding gives me something to look forward to the next time I read this book.)Overall; I thought this was an excellent book and heartily recommend it!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An excellent book on reformed worship.By Lisa JThis is an excellent book. I have been studying many aspects of reformed (Bibilcal) doctrine and all that I have learned and concluded about true Biblical worship is explained in superb detail in this book. Michael Horton perceptively describes how and why the condition of Chrstianity is so weak today. We are so conditioned by our consumer culture and enlightenment thinking that we have jettisoned tradition and liturgy as well as the purpose for them - truly meeting with God in our Lords Day worship; our moments of heaven on earth. I struggle to afford books for myself; but I am planning to purchase copies of this one for friends and family. I have already mentioned it and recommended it to a number of people just in the last few days. It is a brilliant book. Thank you; Michael Horton.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Somewhat DisappointingBy M. BaldanzaPastor Horton writes about a very relevant topic; but it was not his best. He should have gone more indepth in the subject and sometimes he deviates to secondary matters leaving a task unfinished. Better resources on the subject are: "Worship: The Ultimate Priority"; "Ashamed of the Gospel"; and "Simple Christianity"; all by pastor John MacArthur.
