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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
fast-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
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Elena Ferrante logra llevarte a sentir la desesperación y el dolor de su protagonista. En algunos momentos sentía que fuera narrado en tiempo real y logra llevarte al estrés y ansiedad de la situación.
Elena Ferrante logra llevarte a sentir la desesperación y el dolor de su protagonista. En algunos momentos sentía que fuera narrado en tiempo real y logra llevarte al estrés y ansiedad de la situación.
This, to me, has left the firm soil of unhinged woman literature far behind and catapulted itself into detestable woman literature. I hated almost every second.
While a descent into despair and rage after marital abandonment can be a great base for the story of a woman finding herself anew, battling betrayal and the rawness this leaves her with, i seriously draw the line at this: depictions of animal abuse, fantasizing about slapping your kids and calling the teenager your husband groomed a whore over and over again. Not one deeper thought or reflection on this whatsoever.
Additionally, I found the profanity and acute rages the character inhabits for periods of time neither refreshing nor interesting in the slightest, but rather deeply uninspired, just like that vacuous ending.
While a descent into despair and rage after marital abandonment can be a great base for the story of a woman finding herself anew, battling betrayal and the rawness this leaves her with, i seriously draw the line at this: depictions of animal abuse, fantasizing about slapping your kids and calling the teenager your husband groomed a whore over and over again. Not one deeper thought or reflection on this whatsoever.
Additionally, I found the profanity and acute rages the character inhabits for periods of time neither refreshing nor interesting in the slightest, but rather deeply uninspired, just like that vacuous ending.
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Elena Ferrante writes circles around 99.999% of all humans, living and dead, seemingly without breaking a sweat.
challenging
dark
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was a really tough read for me. The first few chapters echoed with a lot of thoughts and feelings I'd had when I experienced my own abandonment, but then Olga, the narrator, loses her grip on reality, literally trapping herself, her two young children, and a sick dog inside their apartment. It's claustrophobic, frenzied, and frantic. Not ideal to read on an airplane, for instance, which I did.
In the end, I enjoyed this book because Ferrante does what she does best: lays out human emotion starkly, free of judgment and sentimentality.
In the end, I enjoyed this book because Ferrante does what she does best: lays out human emotion starkly, free of judgment and sentimentality.
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Una vez más, Elena Ferrante me cautivó con un relato desgarrador y profundo.
En pocas páginas conocemos un fragmento de la historia de la protagonista, donde sufre el abandono repentino de su pareja; Elena logra retratar a la perfección el dolor del vacío, lo nublado en la soledad y la desconexión que se enmaraña entre el pasado y el presente.
Lo recomiendo muchísimo, aún sí no han leído a la autora, puede ser un gran libro para descubrir su escritura y sus personajes femeninos tan imperfectamente memorables.
En pocas páginas conocemos un fragmento de la historia de la protagonista, donde sufre el abandono repentino de su pareja; Elena logra retratar a la perfección el dolor del vacío, lo nublado en la soledad y la desconexión que se enmaraña entre el pasado y el presente.
Lo recomiendo muchísimo, aún sí no han leído a la autora, puede ser un gran libro para descubrir su escritura y sus personajes femeninos tan imperfectamente memorables.