A review by ewayland
The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante

emotional reflective tense fast-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Wasn't thrilled with the actions of the protagonist at the very end and was somewhat disappointed that many plot elements were not resolved, at least not to my satisfaction. That seems to have led some to speculate that maybe this is another multi-volume story, but I doubt it. One gets the sense the protagonist is "lighting out for the Territory" at the end. But I'd be happy to be proven wrong about that. I'd be happy to get any more novels at all from Ms. Ferrante. 
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