A review by yak_attak
The Story of the Lost Child by Elena Ferrante

5.0

The conclusion to this series is just wonderful. Shocking beauty and crushing melancholy, Ferrante's finale brings things into a triumphant, horrible circle, bringing our characters back together in a way we haven't seen since the first, and continuing cycles of life, death, birth, crime, trauma, and friendship into their clear, necessary conclusion. The story earns its place as one of the best examples of first person writing, of fictional biography, of girlhood, of womanhood, of friendship, etc. that I can think of.

Surely if you've read the others there's no need to hype this one, it's very much more of the same, if you liked the others you'll like this one, if you don't like book one, just stop there. Concluding thoughts - it's excellent, read it.