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A review by fionnualalirsdottir
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
type, edit, delete,
undo delete,
type, edit, delete..
deep breath
start again
type, edit, delete…
make a coffee
type, edit, delete…
pour a drink
type, edit, delete..
desperation sets in
The dog ate my review!
………………................................
Why, why, why can’t I find any words to say about this book?
The problem is I don’t know what I feel about it. In fact, the book has left me without any feelings, good or bad. It has left me blank. I’m not used to feeling blank after reading.
I read Ferrante’s [b:The Days of Abandonment|77810|The Days of Abandonment|Elena Ferrante|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1412532798s/77810.jpg|75142] last year and I was excited while reading - I felt every line of it intensely. I was so stimulated by the writing - the words and the dramatic tone seemed to match the episodes of the narrative quite perfectly - that I started writing the review even before I’d finished reading the book.
With this one, I skimmed, I nodded off, I left it down often and only reluctantly picked it up again. I finally finished it on a flight after I’d deliberately not carried any other reading material with me.
In my desperation to find something to say about the book,I even thought about rereading it…
undo delete,
type, edit, delete..
deep breath
start again
type, edit, delete…
make a coffee
type, edit, delete…
pour a drink
type, edit, delete..
desperation sets in
………………................................
Why, why, why can’t I find any words to say about this book?
The problem is I don’t know what I feel about it. In fact, the book has left me without any feelings, good or bad. It has left me blank. I’m not used to feeling blank after reading.
I read Ferrante’s [b:The Days of Abandonment|77810|The Days of Abandonment|Elena Ferrante|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1412532798s/77810.jpg|75142] last year and I was excited while reading - I felt every line of it intensely. I was so stimulated by the writing - the words and the dramatic tone seemed to match the episodes of the narrative quite perfectly - that I started writing the review even before I’d finished reading the book.
With this one, I skimmed, I nodded off, I left it down often and only reluctantly picked it up again. I finally finished it on a flight after I’d deliberately not carried any other reading material with me.
In my desperation to find something to say about the book,