L'enfant perdue by Elena Ferrante

L'enfant perdue

The Neapolitan Novels #4

Elena Ferrante with Elsa Damien (Translator)

640 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Description

« Comme toujours, Lila s’attribuait le devoir de me planter une aiguille dans le cœur, non pour qu’il s’arrête mais pour qu’il batte plus fort. »Elena, devenue auteure reconnue, vit au gré de ses escapades avec son amant entre Milan, Florence et N...

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Moods

emotional 88%
reflective 84%
sad 59%
dark 39%
challenging 33%
tense 28%
mysterious 19%
inspiring 12%
adventurous 8%
hopeful 5%
informative 5%
funny 2%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 22%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 67% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 34% | No: 8%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 51% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 1%

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