2.87k reviews for:

The Days of Abandonment

Elena Ferrante

3.91 AVERAGE

reagaaaan's review against another edition

4.75

emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

giselaelisabeth's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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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I think it’s a greatly written book but I would never want to read it again. So much anxiety.

fboumahdi's review against another edition

4.0

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Was hard to read at times but great representation of female rage

angeladahl's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

maryna's review against another edition

4.5

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

raquelrodrigues091's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This feels like the telenovelas i used to watch with my grandma at night before bed
I loved it

danixch's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kristenpoel's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

omlmel's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 57%

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will go back to it. not in the best mental state to finish this 

stardustnia's review against another edition

4.0

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so many thoughts. so many feelings. undoubtedly one of, if not, the best contemporary work i’ve read. elena ferrante truly has a way with words, ‘the days of abandonment’ is a stunning and poignant page turner. the desperation in the narrators words shifted my mind (and my WIG). the way her anger stretches along with the sentences. all of olga’s thoughts and feelings simply pour out that one struggles to disengage with her consciousness and her awareness. every single raw emotion crushed me. the author was so REAL for this one.