Reviews

Cei care pleacă și cei ce rămân by Elena Ferrante

tigerlillymelody's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Glad I stuck with the series after having middle to negative feelings on the first book because this entry in the series made it worth it. My friend Heidi in part sold this series to me as one of heartbreak of the ways that women's lives are controlled and they are forced to shrink themselves due to patriarchy, and that is just so accurate. There are plenty of moments of celebration as well and I really loved the way the growing political discourse and consciousness of the 1960s and 70s is portrayed in the text. 

clarimoura's review against another edition

não estava lembrando de nada então resolvi recomeçar 

justineld's review against another edition

4.0

4.5

rosiecsilva's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

jessicasanderson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

outoftheblue14's review against another edition

4.0

Mi è piaciuto leggermente meno dei due precedenti. Continuo ad avere una gran voglia di strozzare Nino Serratore.

Spoiler

E anche Elena, a dire la verità. Ma che combini? Ci vuole poco a capire che Lila ha ragione, alla fine del libro.

anluluz's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

eloisedalpe's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

Comment ma tolérance envers les deux filles à la fin de ce livre a switché est n’importe quoi. Elena est rendue insupportable. Elle fait tout pour avoir une belle vie pis elle finit par tout gâcher pour un player/cheater/baby mommy deserter. Je peux pas croire que je voulais que les deux soient ensemble, ils sont fucking haïssable. Les personnages sont tellement tous impossible à aimer, c’est crazy.

Quelques notes lors de ma lecture :

• Enzo est tellement le meilleur perso, les hommes sont tous des connards dans cette histoire sauf lui
• L’obsession de Michele envers Lila est tellement malsaine, mais je trouve ça cute what is wrong with me
• Elisa et Marcello j’ai la geule au sol
• Lila pile sur ses principes et accepte de travailler pour Michele pour l’argent, so relatable
• J’aimais bien Pietro, mais qu’est-ce qu’il est boring
• PAS ENCORE NINO PUTAIN
• La séquence de female rage d’Elena me fait VIVRE, je veux le livre papier pour l’annoter
• Sa liaison avec Nino va être un désastre, quelle nouille
• Elena qui fout sa vie en l’air pour Nino, j’en peut plus. Elle a viré sur le capot, comment elle peut juste abandonner ses enfants wtf.

vexyspice's review against another edition

4.0

IT GOT BETTER! Finally things seem to be moving and shaking. I still dont like Elena but the events in the novel are so interesting.

sara_b's review against another edition

3.0

For this one, I had a hard time finishing the book. I enjoyed Elena's character development, her struggle to have more profound and meaningful endeavors, but the affection towards Nino is just annoying :|
It's like every male character loves Lila, and no female can resist Nino! No matter how rational they are, they are willing to sacrifice everything for them! Sometimes it gets just ridiculous.
Otherwise, I'm enjoying the flow of the events and am willing to read the next book.