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My Brilliant Friend: Neapolitan Novels, Book One | Elena Ferrante

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I think I'm the last person to read this, and honestly it's because I loathe the cover so much. But thanks to some book challenge prompts, I had to read it!

I'm not sure if I enjoyed it because my family is Italian and I could imagine this being my mom's life if her grandparents had made different decisions, but I get the hype now. Plus, it oozes Napolitano realness!

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BarbaraBB I hope you‘ll read the second instalment. It gets better with every book! 💕 5y

ferskner @BarbaraBB I absolutely will! And one of my goals this year is to finish the series I start. 😂 5y

LeeRHarry I have it on my Litsy A to Z list for this year - so you‘re not the last person 😏 I want to watch the TV series afterwards 😊 5y

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emilyhaldi Lol, I‘ve been meaning to read it too but the cover definitely deters me 😆 who was in charge of that?! Ugh. 5y

ferskner @LeeRHarry me too! Nothing like a movie coming out to make me more interested in a book. 😋 @emilyhaldi Right?? And the publisher's covers are all bad. I actually know someone who works with them (not for them) and I hear they're moving toward some better design. 5y

Oracle everyone loathes the cover. too funny 5y

Oracle like wine labels - it matters! 5y

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For Esm� - with Love and Squalor | J. D. Salinger

When Salinger saw this seductive pulp cover on his book (based on one of the short stories in this collection), he blew his top. Especially since his character Esme was a 7-year-old girl! From then on, rumor has it that J.D. added a mandatory clause in every publishing contract: nothing but a text title and his name could be on the cover-front or back-of any of his books. And absolutely no images. Who knew!
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LeahBergen That‘s cool! 5y

BarbaraJean So interesting! I‘d noticed that his books always have text-only covers—had no idea it was an author mandate! 5y

SleepyDragon That is one mature looking 7 year old! 5y

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youneverarrived Interesting! Never knew this. I like his minimalistic covers. 5y

UwannaPublishme @LeahBergen @BarbaraJean @youneverarrived I guess this happened in the ‘50s. This book was also titled “Nine Stories.” Nice to finally have the minimalist mystery solved. 😊👍🏻 5y

UwannaPublishme @NeesyBeth 😂👍🏻 I also heard there was an earlier version more seductive than this one! Oh my! 5y

kspenmoll Received a lovely surprise package this week! How thoughtful & generous! Shall I wait for Christmas Day to open? You are too kind!😘❤️ 5y

UwannaPublishme @kspenmoll Yay! It arrived! Feel free to open it whenever you need a little Christmas cheer. Enjoy! Holiday hugs to you! 🤗🎄❤️ 5y

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