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My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

justineld's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5

kiiiirannnn's review against another edition

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4.0

i liked the writing but the characters were annoying in the beginning, i’m excited to read the next one tho

w0lf4lice's review against another edition

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5.0

Che valutazione dare ad un libro che ti coinvolge a tal punto da sognarlo la notte? L'ho divorato e l'ho amato, spero che anche gli altri si mantengano su questo livello altissimo.

artemisg's review against another edition

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reflective 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

5.0

ponyoplant's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Bien écrit mais pas pour moi

lesbiangela99's review against another edition

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2.0

i really tried to finish the book, but i couldn’t do it. it feels like i read for DAYS, and yet i was only a third of the way through. the writing is beautiful but this book just isn’t it for me

gracegeeks's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No

4.0

karinajperez's review against another edition

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4.0

I didn’t write a review for this originally but I wanted to praise Elena Ferrante for such authentic writing. It’s not common to stumble upon a litfic series. This book really placed me in Southern Italy with its terse but lovely storytelling of two young women maneuvering their adolescence. The characters and the stories that follow them felt so real I honestly kept forgetting I was reading a fiction piece most of the way through. Excited to pick up the next three in the series.

estachew's review against another edition

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3.0

I got frustrated with Lenú's infatuation with her friend Lila midway through the book, but I'm curious to see how she grows as a person through time in the other three books. I'm frustrated with Lila as a person. It's been a long while since I've read an Italian book, and this series has been on my list for a while and I'm glad I started. I'm just not sure if I'll finish the series completely.

kokelo's review against another edition

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slow-paced

4.0