Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante

Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay

The Neapolitan Novels #3

Elena Ferrante with Ann Goldstein (Translator)

418 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
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Part of the bestselling saga about childhood friends following different paths by “one of the great novelists of our time” (The New York Times). In the third book in the New York Times–bestselling Neapolitan quartet that inspired the HBO series My...

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Moods

emotional 86%
reflective 81%
tense 40%
challenging 29%
sad 28%
dark 24%
adventurous 10%
inspiring 10%
informative 6%
mysterious 5%
hopeful 4%
funny 2%
relaxing 2%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 21%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 4%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 61% | Yes: 27% | No: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 56% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 1%

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