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De geniale vriendin by Elena Ferrante

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fluffy1st's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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lexcellent's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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hayleymunro's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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readlikefire's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5


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annamgoodman's review against another edition

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reflective relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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abi_dutton's review against another edition

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emotional reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5


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minella's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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marilululu's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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dana_sg's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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viviralnorte's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

0.5

Este libro es adictivo, de esos que te hacen desvelarte y preparar café a las ocho de la noche para seguir leyendo. 

Llegué al final con el pecho apretado. Siento que viví en Nápoles de los años cincuenta. Caminé por las calles del barrio, entré en las casas, vi las cacerolas tiznadas y rotas… 

Elena es una narradora encantadora: sincera, vulnerable, imperfecta, reflexiva. Lila es definitivamente uno de mis personajes favoritos de la literatura contemporánea. Hay muchos personajes, y están tan bien caracterizados que en la fiesta final me aprecia estarlos viendo. 

Leí la traducción al francés y no leí la sinopsis, así que fui descubriendo todo poco a poco y fue una experiencia muy atrayente. Creo que la traducción del título al francés devela demasiado, en español me parece mucho mejor. 

Es un libro adictivo, de esos que te hacen desvelarte y preparar café a las ocho de la noche para seguir leyendo. 

El final se queda abierto, se nota que es una saga, lo que puede o no gustarles. A mi me parece ideal. 

No se me ocurre ninguna crítica. Quizás que el inicio puede parecer lento, pero luego todo toma fuerza. 

Me encantó. 
Es mi primer acercamiento a Elena Ferrante y me declaro su fans absoluta. Quiero leer toda su obra.

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