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The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante

_drucifer_'s review

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

4.0

cassdelani's review

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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

4.5

thegracexu's review

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4.0

I’ll read anything she writes in the hopes of recreating the unhinged magic of my brilliant friend (close but not close enough) 

bellep's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

biolexicon's review

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5.0

This book felt raw, a bit too emotionally close so that was hard. Captured something authentic though, an intense read

freshpageonthedesk's review against another edition

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sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

margonolastname's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

5.0

thekoolaidqueen's review

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dark 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

3.5

zatulasma's review

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3.0

Just found out the person under this pseudonym might be a man and immediately yeeting myself over a bridge

kosciuszkocomms's review

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5