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A Vida Mentirosa dos Adultos by Elena Ferrante

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lavendarash's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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4.0

So glad I stumbled upon this. It’s the perfect little indie coming of age story with none of the cheesiness but all of the nuance of adolescent emotion.

wthzmar's review against another edition

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1.0

dnf ~ it's not for me

reyes_gallego's review against another edition

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3.0

Sinceramente, le ha salvado la forma de escribir y el querer saber a donde quería llegar.
Una historia para analizar profundamente a sus personajes, su forma de actuar, de mentir, sus dudas.
Pero yo no leo para tener que analizar toda una obra y pensar el porqué de todo. Leo para disfrutar y en eso me ha fallado.
No es un mal libro, es más, analizándolo seguro que es muy bueno. Pero ahora necesito lecturas de otro tipo, más dinámicas y entretenidas.

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5.0

Elena Ferrante is a wonder. I would give this book 4 stars if comparing it to her other work, but relative to fiction as a whole? Five stars. And the only reason for the 4 compared to her other work is that this finished really abruptly. I felt suddenly CUT OFF. I don't need total closure, of course, but this just felt undone.