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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
soooo good. you can’t escape blood ! there is no choice but to grow up !
this book captures puberty incredibly well: going through disillusionment regarding one’s parents, the body as it changes and begins to feel like an offering, hating what it does to you, hating what it doesn’t do to you, the grief, the homoerotic friendships, MEN, the inability to name it all ??? it’s such a difficult thing to process: to know you’re changing, to witness it and to know everyone is witnessing it as well and to be unable to do anything about it. it’s terrifying
of course, there’s also class, which is at the center of everything even when it doesn’t seem to be. elena ferrante shows us with unwavering clarity how the city is split in half and exactly where that division is, deep and low. she then proceeds to make her characters transgress the line and gets us looking at how the others respond to it, how betrayed they are, how angry
i can’t really put into words why ferrante’s writing gets under my skin in the way it does,,,, it just does ?? she writes so honestly about things, it makes me trust her unwaveringly. i open her books and i close my eyes. what can i say, she has my devotion !
this book captures puberty incredibly well: going through disillusionment regarding one’s parents, the body as it changes and begins to feel like an offering, hating what it does to you, hating what it doesn’t do to you, the grief, the homoerotic friendships, MEN, the inability to name it all ??? it’s such a difficult thing to process: to know you’re changing, to witness it and to know everyone is witnessing it as well and to be unable to do anything about it. it’s terrifying
of course, there’s also class, which is at the center of everything even when it doesn’t seem to be. elena ferrante shows us with unwavering clarity how the city is split in half and exactly where that division is, deep and low. she then proceeds to make her characters transgress the line and gets us looking at how the others respond to it, how betrayed they are, how angry
i can’t really put into words why ferrante’s writing gets under my skin in the way it does,,,, it just does ?? she writes so honestly about things, it makes me trust her unwaveringly. i open her books and i close my eyes. what can i say, she has my devotion !
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