A review by dembury
In the Margins: On the Pleasures of Reading and Writing by Elena Ferrante

3.0

Very cerebral and faintly philosophical, with lots of juicy little thoughts about writing that I enjoyed thinking about. The first two essays in particular I found myself really meditating on. To be honest, there were parts where I didn't understand some of what was said (there was a lot of talking in circles that made me have to reread parts) so maybe this will be something I'd revisit in the future after I've read some of Ferrante's fiction. Also, in my opinion, skip the last essay in this book unless you either LOVE thoughts on Dante or Dante's work- otherwise that essay is kinda dry.