sherbetlizard 's review for:

The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante

3.75

challenging dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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abandonment does bad freaking things to a person. the entrenchment of coupling. it was hard to empathize with the narrator, i haven’t been through anything like that, but god she was crazy and a bad parent. i liked the symbolism of otto as much as it messed me up.