leileilov12 's review for:

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

4.0

emotional reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Gorgeous book. GORGEOUS book. I can’t wait to read the next in the series. It started out a little slow, but I didn’t mind. The writing is so so beautiful, and to read such details about female friendships and what it is like to grow up as a girl in this world, was very validating and affirming.