Book 64!
This is the first of, I think, 3 or 4 books in a series. The cover blurb also said it's been made into a TV show. Both things indicate that lots of people liked it. Alas, I found it a bit of a slog.
64. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
This is the story of two friends in the slums of mid-century Italy, Lila and Lenu. Their lives are rife with violence, harassment and uncertainty. I found the book to be slow moving and filled with 'tell's. While reading it I was reminded of the phrase "my truth". There seems to be no Truth in the story, just Lenu's ever-changing version of the truth. It was interesting in its depiction of 1950's Naples, but the two main characters were both so unpleasant that I have no desire to read any further novels.
3/5 stars
Popsugar Challenge 19 - published anonymously **
331 pages
** No one knows who Elena Ferrante is. Three different writers have been pegged as using this as a pen name, and they've all denied it.
Books Read: 64/85
Popsugar Challenge: 39/50
Goodreads Challenge: 52/52
LJ Book Bingo Jan-March: 12/12
LJ Book Bingo April-June 20: 9/9
LJ Book Bingo June 20-August 31: 9/9
Goodreads Summer Challenge: 12/12
Total Page Count: 19582 pages
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64. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
This is the story of two friends in the slums of mid-century Italy, Lila and Lenu. Their lives are rife with violence, harassment and uncertainty. I found the book to be slow moving and filled with 'tell's. While reading it I was reminded of the phrase "my truth". There seems to be no Truth in the story, just Lenu's ever-changing version of the truth. It was interesting in its depiction of 1950's Naples, but the two main characters were both so unpleasant that I have no desire to read any further novels.
3/5 stars
Popsugar Challenge 19 - published anonymously **
331 pages
** No one knows who Elena Ferrante is. Three different writers have been pegged as using this as a pen name, and they've all denied it.
Books Read: 64/85
Popsugar Challenge: 39/50
Goodreads Challenge: 52/52
LJ Book Bingo Jan-March: 12/12
LJ Book Bingo April-June 20: 9/9
LJ Book Bingo June 20-August 31: 9/9
Goodreads Summer Challenge: 12/12
Total Page Count: 19582 pages
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