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A review by gadicohen93
The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante
3.0
The book started out strongly — we're in the mind of a Neapolitan preteen who starts discovering dark secrets about her family, personified in the character of her aunt. The unadorned writing spurts out with the breathless impatience of a teenager's diary. The aunt is an intriguing character. Turns in the plot, little dark asides, mysterious hints kept me engaged.
At some point, though, the book veers off of this thread and meanders into other characters, growth in other directions. The narrator fully becomes jaded. The writing loses the punchiness of the first half, the plot loses its enigma.
At some point, though, the book veers off of this thread and meanders into other characters, growth in other directions. The narrator fully becomes jaded. The writing loses the punchiness of the first half, the plot loses its enigma.