pickI have finished 2 / 4 of the Neapolitan Quartet by #ElenaFerrante and I really like it. I like that the narrative clearly takes its time and that we get to know our two main characters, Lenu & Lila, very intimately. Yesterday, book 3 & 4 arrived, so I‘m fully stacked now!
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Happy Easter 🐣🐰 to all fellow #Littens! Did the Easter bunny bring you something special?
I got lots of chocolate, a new pillow for my sofa 🛋 and #MyBrilliantFriend by #ElenaFerrante. I heard so much praise for it! 📕
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pickI read this because I‘m getting #MyBrilliantFriend for Easter 🐣 and Olivia Coleman can do no wrong.
I didn‘t expect it to be so dark! It‘s about a mother who left her children for 3 years, used that time to really become a person again and doesn‘t regret it. This topic is still a big taboo, so I‘m glad it was used here.
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1-8-19: My second finished book of 2019! #mybrilliantfriend #elenaferrante 👍🏼📖#️⃣2️⃣
pickThis book lived up to my expectations--Ferrante develops the tempestuous friendship between Elena and Lila with subtlety and complexity, never overlooking the treachery that underlies their genuine loyalty. Told in a series of fairly brief chapters, My Brilliant Friend paints a vivid picture of the poverty-stricken village in which the girls grow up and from which Elena wishes to escape. I'm really looking forward to watching the series now!
I am loving this book, I love the description of life in Naples. The beginnings of the relationship between Elena and Lila is intriguing. #mybrilliantfriend #elenaferrante #books
"I don't miss our childhood, it is full of violence".
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While I've always been a reader I am new to the world of booktube and bookstagram. So I had not heard the hype over Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend and her three other Neopolitan Novels. It came as a 'brilliant' surprise to me. The simple, beautiful writing and addictive story line had me hooked. I read all four in about 2 weeks and haven't stopped thinking about them since. #elenaferrante #mybrilliantfriend #italy
pickThe oppression, village politics and expectations that these two intelligent, rebellious, strong women had to constantly throw themselves up against affected me viscerally: I took many breaks from reading initially as their lives seemed exhausting and overwhelming. Then, I tore through the last 150 pages so fast I rushed out to buy the third in Ferrante's quartet. Draining and captivating in equal measure: what a book! #booktober #bestofoctober
Getting lost in this beautiful book on a perfect fall day! #mybrilliantfriend #elenaferrante #books #coffee #dayoff
