2.85k reviews for:

The Days of Abandonment

Elena Ferrante

3.91 AVERAGE

hanab717's review against another edition

4.0

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Beautiful lyrical prose and an ending that I was both angered by and understood.

ladyproblems_'s review against another edition

1.5

challenging dark emotional 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

krn_'s review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

djeunr's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

mangonana's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

marine_sky's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

athelen's review against another edition

4.0

emotional

shrimpfriedrice_reads's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mili_2021's review against another edition

1.5

sad medium-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

readsbyroos's review against another edition

3.25

challenging