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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
I watched the film first. I liked hearing the inner thought of the protagonist through the book.
I never understand why people insist on writing summaries of the plot. We can all read that on the back of the book or in the About this book section of any online distributor. What matters in a review is whether it's good or not, whether you enjoyed it or not. The details of the plot are largely irrelevant.
I'm pretty new to the Elena Ferrante storm but I'm glad I've come aboard when I have. Elena Ferrante - penname, no one knows who it really is - has a superbly strong narrative voice and writes eloquently. It's immediately intriguing. She over-intellectuals but it doesn't make the text turgid and hard to read, rather she writes pleasing sentences about things you'd never bother to put into words because they exist on such an unconscious level. That enables her to delve into the sort of thoughts that may occur to us that we push away, in a deliberate attempt to be normal and not be considered a psychopath.
She's quite like Javiar Marias (with the slow build literary writing) but the writing isn't so old fashioned or long winded. She writes about simple and complicated things beautifully and easily.
I'm very impressed even though I did sometimes feel like I wasn't keeping up because I don't overthink to such a degree. That said, I couldn't have written something so interesting about a solo trip to the seaside, especially without any interaction from others. The unconscious mind hogs the limelight in her writing and forces you to look within while you're reading. Great book. And possibly a great introduction to what might become of the biggest writers around this year.
I'm pretty new to the Elena Ferrante storm but I'm glad I've come aboard when I have. Elena Ferrante - penname, no one knows who it really is - has a superbly strong narrative voice and writes eloquently. It's immediately intriguing. She over-intellectuals but it doesn't make the text turgid and hard to read, rather she writes pleasing sentences about things you'd never bother to put into words because they exist on such an unconscious level. That enables her to delve into the sort of thoughts that may occur to us that we push away, in a deliberate attempt to be normal and not be considered a psychopath.
She's quite like Javiar Marias (with the slow build literary writing) but the writing isn't so old fashioned or long winded. She writes about simple and complicated things beautifully and easily.
I'm very impressed even though I did sometimes feel like I wasn't keeping up because I don't overthink to such a degree. That said, I couldn't have written something so interesting about a solo trip to the seaside, especially without any interaction from others. The unconscious mind hogs the limelight in her writing and forces you to look within while you're reading. Great book. And possibly a great introduction to what might become of the biggest writers around this year.
I didn't really know what to expect from this book, and I was quite diffident, but I loved it. I loved to hate its characters (all of them, including the doll) and the growing anxiety it gave me.
this was such a fascinating glimpse at motherhood and a wonderful introduction to ferrante’s fascinating writing style, definitely very excited to read more of her work and watch the film adaptation of this story!!
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-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
Stark, captivating, complex, and an absolute page-turner.
Elena Ferrante masterfully explores maternal ambivalence, class divisions, status anxiety, marital relations, guilt, ageing, and the social pressures imposed upon women through the unsettling story of a protagonist who steals a child's doll while on vacation.
5 stars.
Elena Ferrante masterfully explores maternal ambivalence, class divisions, status anxiety, marital relations, guilt, ageing, and the social pressures imposed upon women through the unsettling story of a protagonist who steals a child's doll while on vacation.
5 stars.
Idc, idc. Elena Ferrante can write the shit out of our inner workings and the nasty, uncharitable views a person has towards others and to herself. I love reading her work because I find myself almost repulsed by how bad some of the characters are towards others but can also relate to a lot of the feelings and thoughts.
An eerie little book about one of my favourite subjects (women who perhaps shouldn't be mothers) delivered in crisp, clean prose. Very nice indeed.
Loved this book, the story and the writing. It's not a sweet story with a happy ending, but it's compelling, and it feels deep and real -- and the writing is masterful.
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes