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Troubling Love by Elena Ferrante

21 reviews

libellumartinae's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

2.5

I'd like to say that this is probably the worst of her books I have read so far. Especially as the writing I felt like was truly struggling in some parts, alongside the general setting of events. I felt like also you can see a whole lot of elements inside of this book which will be recurring themes inside of her writing and following books. All in all, it was an enjoyable experience and this further treasured this woman in my heart, although it's definitely my least liked book, although it might also be due to the main character being so distant from me.

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aubrey_rose's review against another edition

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

4.5


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elumpio's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25


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aliciawithoutkeys's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5


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clementine__'s review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.75


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nuuamuikkunen's review against another edition

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

2.25

Valitsin tämän kirjan StoryGraph reads the world 2023 Argentiina-osion kirjaksi, jotenka päätin että tällä sivumäärällä tahkoan kirjan vaikka väkisin läpi. Ja siltä se tosiaan aluksi tuntui.

Teksti oli jotenkin sekavaa ja välillä piti ihan tarkistaa että puuttuuko lauseista sanoja! En tiedä oliko kyse hieman epäonnistuneesta suomennoksesta vai oliko tässä yritetty pysy mahdollisimman lähellä kirjailijan alkuperäistä tyyliä. Vai oliko tarkoituksena heijastaa päähenkilön epävakaata henkistä tilannetta?

Alun vaikeuksien jälkeen tultiin kohtaan jossa
kuvataan Delian isän väkivaltaa vaimoansa kohtaan
ja tuntui kuin myrskyävä meri olisi silmien räpäyksessä tyyntynyt. Teksti oli selkeää ja kuvaus raakaa, mutta ei mässäilevää.

Tämän jälkeen en voinut laskea kirjaa enää käsistä.

Delian lapsuudessa kokemat traumat olivat osuvasti luettavissa päähenkilön ajatusten ja toimintojen välistä jo kirjan alkupuolella, vaikka alussa ihmettelin että mitä kummaa Delian päässä oikein liikkuu
. Näin jälkeenpäin kirjan loppu ja tarinan eteneminen on helposti aavistettavissa rivien välistä.

Pituudesta huolimatta tuntui kuin kirja olisi ollut paljon pidempi kuin mitä se oikeasti on. En ehkä suosittelisi jokaiselle henkilölle luettavaksi, mutta jos ei pelkää rankkoja aiheita ja jaksaa kärvistellä puoleen väliin asti, niin ei tämä kirja nyt niin huono ole. Arvosana heijastelee pitkälti sitä, millaisia tekstejä itse luen mielummin.

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skyeuqx's review against another edition

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

2.5


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oliviaax's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75


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arushibhaskar's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This was one of the most painfully straight books I've ever read. Elena Ferrante's writing made it worthwhile though. 

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emmacspoor's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-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

2.75


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