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4.47 AVERAGE
4.47 AVERAGE
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Pues así de primeras no sé yo si hacían falta tantas alforjas para este viaje (leer 500 páginas para llegar a una de las últimas frases que es brutal y coloca a todo el mundo en su sitio). Y creo que, salvo giro por el que ahora mismo no apuesto, ya veo por dónde va el tema Elena/Nino. Me llama mucho más la atención Lila, la verdad. Lo mejor? Que Elena Ferrante escribe tan bien que te obliga a seguir leyendo por mucho que se esté enrollando para contarte tres cositas y por capullos que sean sus personajes, porque no hay ni uno bueno, la madre que los parió. Es que creo que ni Enzo se salva a pesar de todo, que lo hace por lo que lo hace, y aun así es EL DECENTE.
Wow- glad my friends convinced me not to give up in this series. The writing, the relationships, the character development, the emotions. All so good
These book covers are atrocious but the content is unreal
I read this while living and working in Italy during the summer of 2022. Having read My Brilliant Friend twice and then carrying on to the next in the quartet was a difference experience once I had the geographic and cultural reference point of living in Italy. Ferrante's gift is being able to present complex human relationships and emotions in such relatable characters. Not necessarily relatable for their life's circumstances or paths but recognizable for the envy, love, anxiety, pride, shame, and loyalty they feel toward one another.
Questa esperienza si può riassumere col fatto che ho pianto leggendo questo pezzo: "A primavera uscì il libro, che molto più della laurea mi diede una nuova identità. Quando ne mostrai una copia a mia madre, a mio padre, ai miei fratelli, se lo passarono in silenzio, ma senza sfogliarlo. [...] Mio padre disse <è il mio cognome>, ma parlò senza soddisfazione, come se all'improvviso, invece di essere fiero di me, avesse scoperto che gli avevo rubato soldi dalle tasche."
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5 stars
MY GOD this book stressed me tf out!!!!! jokingly i told friends this is the university novel because it reminds me of who we were in college, unformed and insecure and PETTY. it was an intense experience and i relived a lot of my unrequited love (and subsequent angst) in lenu's narration, though of course ferrante and her translator, ann goldstein, work their magic and depict all these base emotions with elegance. the way the words land is just astounding. i had to keep pausing from sheer FRUSTRATION but what a ride this was.
MY GOD this book stressed me tf out!!!!! jokingly i told friends this is the university novel because it reminds me of who we were in college, unformed and insecure and PETTY. it was an intense experience and i relived a lot of my unrequited love (and subsequent angst) in lenu's narration, though of course ferrante and her translator, ann goldstein, work their magic and depict all these base emotions with elegance. the way the words land is just astounding. i had to keep pausing from sheer FRUSTRATION but what a ride this was.
