Reviews

The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante

jlwalter93's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

bbbreads's review against another edition

reflective slow-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

4.5

rebeccatulloch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-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

4.5

asge9722's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

dameverte's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.0

fbroom's review against another edition

4.0

There is something so real about the way Elena describes the complex situations and feelings a woman can go through. I love Ferrante’s honestly in describing some of the difficult feelings a women can go through.

Spoilers:
Leda is a divorced mother of two daughters who has taken a vacation by the coast. She goes to the beach every day and gets to know a big loud Neapolitian family that reminds her of where she came from originally. She starts observing Nina with her daughter Elena who was different from the rest of the family. When Elena goes missing, Leda is the one who finds her and returns her to her family but keeps Elena’s doll which Elena is really attached to. The doll represents the center of all the emotions and memories of Leda’s unhappiness childhood and motherhood.

notzx's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

4.0

torit's review against another edition

mysterious slow-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

3.0

Hmmm, idk about this one. I’ll read more of Ferrante though in the future I think. 

paigeweb's review against another edition

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Are we destined to become our mothers?

newes's review against another edition

2.0

Torture!