16.4k reviews for:

L'amica geniale

Elena Ferrante

4.05 AVERAGE

maruganis's review against another edition

2.0

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After watching the outstanding HBO Series based on this book I found it to be extremely disappointing.

bookwends's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous funny lighthearted

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jmrich92's review against another edition

4.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

luhos's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective tense slow-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

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the writing, the plot, the characters! 

jaydeangelica's review against another edition

3.0

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Mmm kinda cool case study into how relationships can shape you, especially platonic ones. This book also had some crazy twists and turns. Buttttt I don’t think it was for meeee. I wasn’t super connecting to the characters or the sentence structure or the pacing. Would be good to study.

m_van_camp's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

joandidionofarc's review against another edition

4.0

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elena ferrante leaves me with intense feelings that i find difficult to articulate and parse through. 4 stars- i think.

reader_astray's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

chelsisz's review against another edition

3.75

sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

thefantasynerd93's review against another edition

1.75

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

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Enjoyment 2/10
Concept 5/10
Execution 3/10
Writing 6/10
Plot & Logic 2/10
Pacing & Structure 2/10
Atmosphere 5/10
Characters 4/10
Intrigue 0/10
Audio Performance 6/10

Rating: 1.77/5