Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante

20 reviews

lizetteratura's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

Despite all their claims to being different, they seemed to be made of the same clay.

a dramatic coming of age story about a girl navigating the messy lives of important adults in her life and a dive in how lying and infidelity affect every aspect of a young developing persons life. one of my fav elena ferrante stories so far. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Sexual content

courtneyfalling's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I wasn't sure what to expect from this book, and I liked it so much. This captures the intense interiority of girlhood SO WELL. I loved Giovanna's voice. It's much less plot-driven and much more rumination on Giovanna's life and aging, but I loooooove a book that can really get into the surreal darkness of childhood. I WILL be reading more Elena Ferrante.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Infidelity

bethvance's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Classism, and Infidelity

mikebond's review against another edition

Un libro troppo crudo ed esplicito che, inizialmente, mi aveva ricordato "Lessico famigliare" di Natalia Ginzburg, salvo poi prendere una piega diversa.
Mi era piaciuta tanto la tetralogia dell'Amica geniale, ma questo libro non sono riuscito a continuarlo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity

foxie35's review

adventurous emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

augie_'s review

emotional tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, and Misogyny

zara89's review

challenging emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual content

mia_merrill's review

emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual harassment, and Body shaming

ktkeps's review

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, and Adult/minor relationship

5aru's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

You know how it's said that adults don't remember what it was like to be a teenager? Well, Elena Ferrante does.

While some of Giovanna's experiences won't resonate with everyone, I remembered so much of my own teenage years as I was reading — so much of that emotion rang true to me. I was really taken in by Ferrante's insightful exploration of Giovanna's character, and the writing style is wonderfully readable, while preserving its poetry and a certain, simmering rage underneath that really resonated with me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Infidelity

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship