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Het leugenachtige leven van volwassenen by Elena Ferrante

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jencunn2024's review against another edition

4.0

3.75 rounded up to the nearest star. I really enjoyed this coming-of-age story from Elena Ferrante. While I think I enjoyed My Brilliant Friend more, I got a kick out of the humor and the drama from an intelligent teenager’s perspective and logic as she figures out the world and the adults around her as well as her own peers. The characters were entertaining and surprising. The novel was a bit long for what it was and what it had to offer. I also listened to the audiobook read by Marisa Tomei who did a fantastic job and brought some of the Italianness alive. The novel is primarily set in Naples where the protagonist Giovanna Trada is being brought up by her parents who are estranged from their extended family. The story follows her discoveries from ages 12-16 as her family evolves right before her eyes.

lalexare's review against another edition

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5.0

Scrittura precisa e coinvolgente.
La Ferrante ha la capacità di trasporre nell'aspetto dei suoi personaggi, nel loro linguaggio e nei loro comportamenti, le diversità socio-culturali, il bene e il male, rendendoli tangibili.
Forse dopo L'Amica Geniale non sorprende, ma di certo non delude.