A review by vivacissimx
A Girl Returned by Donatella Di Pietrantonio

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

4.75

So Ferrante (when South Italian women write about girlhood my brain goes brrrrr) I liked the unnamed protag of it all because her name is 'l'arminuta' (the returned) indeed. That becomes her identity in ways that a name alone could not be, taking away the idea of a true mother/true name. She is the in-between
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