twhissemore 's review for:

The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante
4.0

Fascinating, sad, and a bit soapy. I think we all have a friend that we compete with a little bit, but Ferrante turns that up to 11 to give us the story of Elena and Lila's friendship. I relate most to Elena, of course. Despite the fact that I found Lila so unlikable much of the time, I did feel bad that she was, essentially, trapped. She seems like a cat, though: able to land on her feet.
I'll be interested to see what the next chapter of their story brings.