A review by shanz09
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Starts off pretty slow but as you progress you see a lot of growth in the character and her relations with those around her. The relationships are so complex and go so deep, they draw you in and allow to realte to them in some way. Aside from the that, the emotions and feelings of the main character are written so well, and go so deep, there are times it feels as though the book is in your head which I'm sure many teenage girls reading this will be able to relate to. The book is a little hard to follow at times, with the many charger but that's also what adds character to the book and keeps from being too surface level. Overall, great read, highly recommend.
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