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catflowr 's review for:
The Story of a New Name
by Elena Ferrante
Loved the story! Even though Lila is outwardly a terrible friend, and that serves as the central theme between the two women, I find myself understanding of Elena's continued friendship/competition. In fact I identified a lot with Elena's character - not the having a terrible best friend part because I have an amazing best friend from childhood (hi, Kate!) - but how she thinks and feels about what happens around her. And it made me think about how much I appreciate my best friend! I did get a little tired of how irresistible Lila is to all men ever, but I think it served to emphasize how vulnerable she is being a young woman, uneducated, single, and caring for a young child; and how dependent that makes her on men in her culture. The characters and plot and narration and setting were all amazing.