Reviews - The Days of Abandonment

2.89k reviews for:

The Days of Abandonment

Elena Ferrante

3.91 AVERAGE

winninqs's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional sad tense medium-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

patroch1lles's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

natalieaivilo's review against another edition

5.0

I loved how destructive olga was. it felt her emptiness when reading

pias1112's review against another edition

4.0

3.5

makennadykstra's review against another edition

5.0

stunning portrait of love, loss, and family. the nuance & subtlety with which ferrante depicts olga’s mental and emotional deterioration following her husband’s departure made me even more terrified of grief & rupture than ever before (a truly impressive feat). ferrante’s writing hits the core of what it feels like to be alive & to love, all conveyed through passages of immense poetic loveliness. + mad props to the translator, ann goldstein. u crushed it, queen.