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pagesintranslation's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
leah_alexandra's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Ferrante can seriously write. This book really compels you to keep reading, even when the experience is not pleasant. There’s a lot to say about girlhood and adolescence here, treated with complexity not often given to girls. But the ending is terrible.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Violence, and Sexual content
esraadel__'s review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
lizetteratura's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Despite all their claims to being different, they seemed to be made of the same clay.
a dramatic coming of age story about a girl navigating the messy lives of important adults in her life and a dive in how lying and infidelity affect every aspect of a young developing persons life. one of my fav elena ferrante stories so far.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity and Sexual content
courtneyfalling's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I wasn't sure what to expect from this book, and I liked it so much. This captures the intense interiority of girlhood SO WELL. I loved Giovanna's voice. It's much less plot-driven and much more rumination on Giovanna's life and aging, but I loooooove a book that can really get into the surreal darkness of childhood. I WILL be reading more Elena Ferrante.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Infidelity
sofiapdf's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
A história definitivamente não é para todos e a mim, particularmente, achei-a demasiado dramática e confusa.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming and Sexual content
butlerebecca's review against another edition
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Well-written but boring as hell - would have been better if the characters were likeable but then the story would have no purpose
And what a stupid (albeit realistically anticlimactic) way to end the book
And what a stupid (albeit realistically anticlimactic) way to end the book
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
nreyno's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming and Sexual content
lindseyhall44's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
“I feel ugly, like I’m a bad person, and yet I’d like to be loved.
Reading this book, I felt seen in so many different ways. No one captures the beauty and darkness of girlhood like Ferrante. This might be my favorite of hers.
Reading this book, I felt seen in so many different ways. No one captures the beauty and darkness of girlhood like Ferrante. This might be my favorite of hers.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Pedophilia
mikebond's review against another edition
Un libro troppo crudo ed esplicito che, inizialmente, mi aveva ricordato "Lessico famigliare" di Natalia Ginzburg, salvo poi prendere una piega diversa.
Mi era piaciuta tanto la tetralogia dell'Amica geniale, ma questo libro non sono riuscito a continuarlo.
Mi era piaciuta tanto la tetralogia dell'Amica geniale, ma questo libro non sono riuscito a continuarlo.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Infidelity