Reviews

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

coconutsharks87's review against another edition

I got about an hour and a half in, but it just did not hold my attention at all.

birdie_libby's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

4.5

marthabohlale's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

hungrypotatoe's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

shanzas's review against another edition

emotional

5.0

plumfieldpages's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

viaa7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-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

cmilburn'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

rbleiweis'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? It's complicated

5.0

Wonderful nuanced portrait of friendship, girlhood into adolescence, and being forced to grow up before you’re ready to. Cannot believe anyone ever thought this was written by a man!!

bookishuniversee's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

Beautiful written but slow

Starts this off with a physical copy at 30% swapped to audio book. Would not have been able to finish it otherwise 

Do not care enough to continue with the series 

Don’t understand how this got first place on the NYT best book of the century