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Elena Ferrante

3.76 AVERAGE

carlacanning's review against another edition

3.0

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I feel like I wasn't in the right headspace to read this book. I did not have a good time reading it but am still glad I did? The more I think about it the more I understand and appreciate the story but while I was reading I was mostly focused on how terrible each of the characters was. I think Elena Ferrante is just brutal in her portrayal of humanity. And I mean, she's right, but it still makes me sad. Talk to me in a few months when I reread it

caleighcap's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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writing so good you can almost forgive how frustrating and confusing Leda is. An interesting and refreshing take on motherhood  yet also quite depressing… 

edq16's review against another edition

4.25

reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ajbeverley's review against another edition

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I like how I felt drawn into puzzling out the narrator's psychology and personality. The blurriness of mothers as daughters, and daughters as mothers, was well done. The ending was satisfying to me. (P.S. I'm not convinced that a pinecone could hurt that much?)

emilyedgar's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

la_laila's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

juliette_readsgood's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

eilean's review against another edition

5.0

mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The mother daughter relationships were so beautifully complex, how each one mimicked the other in such a unique way. Elena ferrante truly has such a unique voice, I loved how the doll represented motherhood, how the body becomes porous and grotesque when motherhood is embodied. 

abbiestrain's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lovegriefandgender's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes