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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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robyn1998's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I finished this a few days ago and I still can't stop thinking about it. Especially impressive since I was so confused about all the characters and who they were throughout the book. But even that couldn't stop it from being a 5 star read for me! I found it beautifully warm and empathetic, as well as so relatable to the life of a child/adolescent. Learning about 1950s Naples was also a plus. I will definitely be picking up the rest of the books in the quartet!!

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therecoveringbookworm's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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lydiavsbooks's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

Because of its slow pace and throwing you straight in with a big cast of characters, it took me a while to really get into this one. Around the halfway mark though, it had me.

A slow gentle story of two friends growing up together in 1950s Naples. A raw yet soft tale of adolescence in the context of the poverty, violence and misogyny of its setting. I started off unsure of whether this would be for me, but ended up really enjoying it and now invested in the story of these two women and where they'll go next.

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augie_'s review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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