Reviews

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

ek_aoyama's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

agameofbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

3.5

I don't even know what to write down really. I thought so many different things and felt so many different emotions. Definitely not all positive though.

It was a hard book to get through. Both because of the topic and because of the very dense writing style that contained very little dialogue.

I think I'll probably continue the series at one point, but I certainly need a break from it now.

songofainsley's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

gachigachu's review against another edition

5.0

After 150 pages of reading the book on and off for a few weeks, I was sucked in and finished off the last 200 pages in a couple of days

marpomme's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

bcarney14's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

kristabaron's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

rachelelizabeth23's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

5.0

I can tell why this is the best book of the century. The author paints such a beautiful portrait of a town filled with complicated characters. 

cobysb's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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

mirandabadab's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

5.0