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The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante

21 reviews

radfordmanor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Infidelity, Body shaming, Dementia, Bullying, Classism, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship

finleigh's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, and Sexism

samarakroeger's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

I liked this so much more than the first book!  While it felt like I was dragging my feet through parts of My Brilliant Friend, I was hooked to this one. This book follows them from the ages of 15-23, focusing on Lenu’s pursuit of education and Lila’s tumultuous and abusive marriage. 

If I thought the first book had kill all men energy, then it is even stronger here. Every single man is downright terrible here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Rape, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Classism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, and Miscarriage

issyd23's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

This book ripped my heart out and tore it into a thousand pieces!! Trigger warning for teen heartbreak 5⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Violence, Sexual harassment, Classism, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic friendship, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

hannahhansa's review against another edition

dark reflective tense 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 am gripped and thoroughly shaken by Elena Ferrante’s writing. The emotions that course through me on completing a book of hers feel violent and life altering.  I have no words.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Misogyny, and Abandonment

anna_catherine73's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This series of books draws you in like nothing else I have ever read and moves you in such an intense way. Some of the best books I have read in a really long time, I have a never ending love for the Neapolitan novels.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexism, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Suicide

usernameabby's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Rape

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Sexual harassment

cassreading's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

I really love how visceral Ferrante's writing feels. Her characters are alive and inscrutable and complicated and upsetting, and I'm obsessed with them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, and Domestic abuse

culown's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

È davvero difficile dare un giudizio coerente a questo romanzo. 
Come nel primo dell'amica geniale la scrittura è fenomenale e coinvolgente, però non posso dire di aver apprezzato il libro. Devastante e deprimente non vedevo l'ora di finirlo ://
Controllare assolutamente i content warnings. 

Lo stupro iniziale imposta il tono di tutto il libro, veramente triste

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Mental illness, Infidelity, Infertility, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, and Child abuse

doeris's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexism, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Abortion and Blood

Minor: Death