A review by nadia
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante

reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

I just loved this. To think that I wasn't convinced by book 1 (until the last quarter or so) and have continued reading and couldn't put book 3 down. So far, each book has gotten better than the last, and I hope this remains true for The Story of the Lost Child. The characters and the portrayal of different relationships, especially the main one between Elena and Lila, is just so rich and multi-layered. I felt transported reading this book and Ann Goldstein's translation was just brilliant.