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The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante

akgeekgrrl's review against another edition

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Deeply unlikeable everyone. Wish I could remember how it ended up on my TBR queue.

gukguk's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

dixiek's review

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reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

sophs_shelves's review

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No

3.5

kdawn999's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

christine_ferguson's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

gabingy's review against another edition

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4.0

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✵ Leído en google play books

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༺ Quiero comenzar declarando públicamente que yo fui escrita por Elena Ferrante. Es emocionante sentir esto por una autora que está viva (yo que suelo seguir a autores de décadas pasadas). Es que desde que leí la saga de las dos amigas siento que no voy a parar con ella, este año me he propuesto a leer lo que lleva publicado, tal vez no todo pero sí quiero seguirla de cerca. Es increíble cómo me he encontrado en los pensamientos de la protagonista, tal y como me encontré en Lenú. Elena Ferrante sigue siendo una genia para enganchar, me he vuelto a devorar este libro (y no tengo tanto tiempo libre para leer).

Que alguien me lleve a Nápoles! Me encanta porque hay topics que a Elena toca muy bien y lo vuelve a hacer acá, para empezar NÁPOLES. ESE NÁPOLES. A diferencia de My Brilliant Friend, la protagonista viene de una situación socioeconómica más acomodada así que es increíble conocer esta otra cara de Nápoles. El descubrimiento de la sexualidad, la infidelidad, el divorcio, la búsqueda de la aceptación a través de la belleza. Todo con la madurez con la que nos ha acostumbrado Ferrante, creo que si me hubiera tocado en mi adolescencia me hubiera pegado muchísimo.

Ahora... siento que no puedo formar una opinión completa. Me arrepiento un poco de haber elegido esta obra para seguir con mi fiebre Ferrante después de mi amada saga de las dos amigas ¿Por qué? Porque siento que quedó súper inconclusa. Cuando llegué a la última página quedé '.' o sea tengo claro en que lo voy a comprar para volverlo a leer pero en esta primera lectura siento que no ha cerrado completamente. No sé qué tanta probabilidad hay de que vaya a publicar una secuela siendo que se ha publicado en el 2019! Así que me reafirmo, tuve que haber seguido mi fiebre Ferrante con otra de sus novelas. Sin embargo, eso no quita el hecho de que haya valido totalmente la pena leerlo.

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bekah_haip's review against another edition

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4.5

Reading The lying life of adults gave me the same feeling as reading The Idiot by Bautman- which I adored. It has all the heartwarming and cringe of nostalgia. However I am sad the ending sort of fell apart. 

“I walked back home, slowly. I couldn't get that expression-
unable to see straight- out of my mind. Everything seems in
order, hello, see you soon, make yourself at home, what can I
give you to drink, could you lower the volume a little, thank you,
you're welcome. But there's a black veil that can drop at any
moment. It's a sudden blindness, you don't know how to keep
your distance, you crash into things. Does it happen only to
some people or to everybody that, once a certain level is passed,
they can't see straight anymore? And was it truer when you saw
everything clearly or when the strongest and deepest feelings-
hatred, love-
-blinded you? Had Enzo, blinded by Vittoria, been
unable to see Margherita? Had my father, blinded by Costanza,
been unable to see my mother? Had I…”

jtisgreen's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted 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

3.75

mary_johnston's review

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inspiring reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0