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annrhub's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
the_clueless_tourist's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
swansongatelier's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
relaxedreader's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
avesmaria's review against another edition
5.0
This book is so short I could have finished it in a day. But it was so emotionally difficult it took me almost a month.
I don’t think I’ve ever read a book like this, with such an uncomfortable and brutally real dissection of the ambiguity and consumption motherhood brings. I almost felt bad reading it on Mother’s Day.
I don’t think I’ve ever read a book like this, with such an uncomfortable and brutally real dissection of the ambiguity and consumption motherhood brings. I almost felt bad reading it on Mother’s Day.
liltag's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
oricrowley15's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
babiri's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Classic ferrante; similar to the Neapolitan Novels and I can see where she might’ve picked some pieces to include in her later works. Our narrator, Leda, reflects on motherhood and selfhood, and how the two intersect and distance themselves from each other at times, and these reflections are juxtaposed with her observations of a Neapolitan family, particularly a young mother who appears natural and loving one scene then aggravated and exhausted the next. A really fast and easy read, though heart rending all the same. Something about her writing is so captivating, it’s hard to put down. Even though her subjects tend to remain the same, I still eat it all up. No one does the female psyche like she does. 4/5