A review by mtstellens
The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante

4.0

I’m loving this series. Books about long running (toxic) female friendships are my catnip. Nothing much really happens, this book spans a much shorter time period than the first book, but I never felt bored or uninterested. The academic anxiety that Elena has and the way she compares herself to her friend, Lila, hit home for me. The loss of independence and identity that Lila goes through as she becomes a wife and mother and the lengths she goes to to regain that independence. The disillusionment of her marriage and the ever-forking paths the two friends (frenemies?) go down. I’m already ready for the next one.