7.5 / 10 Comedyroma... ❲2024❳

Arthur took a bite. The black pepper hit him like a physical blow. "It’s... aggressive," he managed to say.

Clara smiled, her first real smile since they’d landed at Fiumicino. "Good. I think I saw a Vespa parked outside with a 'For Rent' sign and a very loose-looking kickstand." 7.5 / 10 ComedyRoma...

The comedy of their marriage usually lived in the gaps between their expectations. Arthur wanted the postcard; Clara wanted the dirt under the fingernails. When the carbonara arrived, it wasn't a delicate swirl of pasta. It was a mountain of rigatoni, yellow as a school bus and glistening with enough guanciale fat to lubricate a mid-sized sedan. Arthur took a bite