16.9k reviews for:

De geniale vriendin

Elena Ferrante

4.05 AVERAGE

coralieee_05's review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective 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: N/A

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i’m once again floored by ferrante’s writing, SO perfect!! i need to read all the neapolitan novels ASAP

begumisu's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

chantellereads's review against another edition

4.0

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

mpogue1's review against another edition

4.0

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

fabize45's review against another edition

2.0

emotional 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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment

fell1ngton's review against another edition

3.25

challenging emotional inspiring slow-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

bluecutie's review against another edition

3.0

emotional

thelarch's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 36%

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An interesting exploration of a certain kind of friendship, but I found it overwritten in some parts, so much so that I lost interest. Which is too bad because the novel really evokes the place and time of the girls' lives really effectively. 

listeningtoloversrock's review against another edition

4.0

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

oscarwilder's review against another edition

5.0

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also had to return this one today but even if there were no time constraint I would have absolutely scarfed it down, I kind of feel like an animal whose cage has just been rattled I’m a lil fucked up by this story