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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
I don’t even know how I feel about this. Maybe time will reveal more but I suspect it just wasn’t for me. I loved all
the detail accorded to the bracelet, it felt so real that something so small can be such a prominent symbol for an adolescent. Otherwise, I found Giovanna’s actions lacking something (sense, maybe? Or maybe not)? I thought the idea of Vittoria was interesting but played out in a way that didn’t resonate with me as much. High stars because it’s Ferrante and beautifully written, but nowhere close to Brilliant Friend (which is to be expected).
the detail accorded to the bracelet, it felt so real that something so small can be such a prominent symbol for an adolescent. Otherwise, I found Giovanna’s actions lacking something (sense, maybe? Or maybe not)? I thought the idea of Vittoria was interesting but played out in a way that didn’t resonate with me as much. High stars because it’s Ferrante and beautifully written, but nowhere close to Brilliant Friend (which is to be expected).
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Oh, Giovanna—I just wanted to lunge into the text and give her a big hug. Ferrante is a master of describing the interior lives of woman suffering and alienated in a patriarchal world. (As well as divinely deranged woman like Vittoria.)
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
جيدة ولكن ليست رائعة، توقعت بعد اكتشاف البنت لعمتها الأحداث تكون مختلفة وغير متمحورة حوالين تجربة جنسية ومراهقة.
الأب والأم كان خط جيد للأحداث لو هيتم التركيز عليهم وزيادة دورهم شوية.. لكنها في النهاية جيدة مش رواية سيئة أوي
الأب والأم كان خط جيد للأحداث لو هيتم التركيز عليهم وزيادة دورهم شوية.. لكنها في النهاية جيدة مش رواية سيئة أوي
I can’t express how much I love Elena Ferrante’s style - the neopolitan novels are my favourite read in recent years - her ability to immerse the reader in a completely foreign world and get inside the mind of an adolescent girl is second to none. I found this book, essentially about growing up in a dysfunctional family with very complicated dynamics, completely gripping almost until the end but found the last few pages baffling and disappointing, which is why i have rated it 4 instead of 5 stars.
Il 7 Novembre, data di uscita del nuovo libro di Elena Ferrante, mi sono catapultata in libreria per riuscire ad averlo subito in mano, con la stessa smania con cui si aspetta un regalo o un desiderio tanto atteso.
Che strano. Io che non mi faccio mai incantare dalle mode e che non corro mai dietro a ciò che riunisce le folle esagitate, mi sono ritrovata ad aspettare quel giorno con ansia e a fare una di quelle cose che mai avrei immaginato di fare.
Eppure l’ho fatto. E se l’ho fatto è perché Elena Ferrante, e la #ferrantefever, hanno fatto ancora breccia nel mio cuore, nelle mie attese, nel mio desiderio di immergermi ancora nella Napoli dei rioni scuri che fanno da contrasto alla luce immensa del Golfo, da guardare dai quartieri bene di una città che o si ama o si odia.
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Che strano. Io che non mi faccio mai incantare dalle mode e che non corro mai dietro a ciò che riunisce le folle esagitate, mi sono ritrovata ad aspettare quel giorno con ansia e a fare una di quelle cose che mai avrei immaginato di fare.
Eppure l’ho fatto. E se l’ho fatto è perché Elena Ferrante, e la #ferrantefever, hanno fatto ancora breccia nel mio cuore, nelle mie attese, nel mio desiderio di immergermi ancora nella Napoli dei rioni scuri che fanno da contrasto alla luce immensa del Golfo, da guardare dai quartieri bene di una città che o si ama o si odia.
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challenging
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
I haven’t been 16 for years but I was 16 again for every minute reading this book.