Reviews

Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante

sabdep's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

punkreas's review

emotional medium-paced

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

juliarose807's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

alicebme's review against another edition

4.0

Negative space is filled by the other. Back and forth indefinitely.

michellegroenewald's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

born_again_reader's review against another edition

This one dragged a bit in the beginning for me, but also these are not action-packed books. This series has continued to amaze me with its language, complex characters, with the sheer brilliance of its author. I’ve never read anything like it. Stayed up until 1:30 am to finish this one. It left me breathless. It’s safe to say that these are some of my all-time favorite books and I cannot wait to read the fourth one- although I’m also so nervous for what’s to come for these characters. 

sereenaro's review

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

kwalker314's review against another edition

funny reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

_aboutme's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

a_rudnyk's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

5.0