Reviews

A very enjoyable read for the most part, Ferrante is a beautiful and vivid writer, but the ending did not feel like a proper conclusion. The protagonist’s actions did not make sense to me in a way that was dissatisfying.

dixiecarroll's review against another edition

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4.0

Elena Ferrante just *gets* it!!!!

literarylayer's review against another edition

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1.0

I’m so mad that I wasted almost a week of my life reading this. Started out as a 4. Slowly eased its way down the scale and eventually landed on a 1. The ending was terrible and I don’t understand why people write these type of books. It’s disappointing especially for a woman to think of something like this and say “this is a great idea!”. No, I hate that this was my first Ferrante read.

vlooik's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

libby_bebby's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

larisichica's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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