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alecarrillogl's review against another edition
3.0
Creo que todos los libros de Elena Ferrante son preciosos y valen la pena. Dicho esto, este es uno de los libros que menos he disfrutado. Supongo que se trata de algo similar a que es mejor no conocer a quien se admira. Agradezco que la lectura haya sido breve.
Ya de entrada el prólogo nos advierte que es una recopilación de textos que ella de principio no quería hacer. Son anotaciones que pueden ser valiosas sobre la maternidad, la escritura y los procesos creativos, pero hay otras que van de lo decorativo a lo extremadamente moral y me dieron un poco de pereza.
Prefiero las novelas arrebatadas y contradictorias de Ferrante pero igual y el libro le puede funcionar a alguna lectora aficionada a la Ferrante Fever una tarde de café.
Ya de entrada el prólogo nos advierte que es una recopilación de textos que ella de principio no quería hacer. Son anotaciones que pueden ser valiosas sobre la maternidad, la escritura y los procesos creativos, pero hay otras que van de lo decorativo a lo extremadamente moral y me dieron un poco de pereza.
Prefiero las novelas arrebatadas y contradictorias de Ferrante pero igual y el libro le puede funcionar a alguna lectora aficionada a la Ferrante Fever una tarde de café.
angeladobre's review against another edition
3.0
https://booknation.ro/recenzie-inventiile-ocazionale-de-elena-ferrante/
brunomonteiro's review against another edition
4.0
Esta colecção de textos publicados no The Guardian foi o meu primeiro contacto com a escrita de Elena Ferrante. Os textos curtos, nunca ultrapassando uma página e meia, abordam diversas temáticas intemporais — o amor, criatividade, literatura, maternidade, etc. — sempre num estilo despretensioso e incisivo. Gostei da prosa e das ideias, ficando com vontade de conhecer as suas obras de ficção.
emmahamley's review
2.0
mmmmm a disappointment.
I didn't realise until now how much I valued Ferrante's anonymity. Her fiction writing is so stellar and I derived so much meaning from the Neapolitan series, that I really didn't need a collection of essays to gain any deeper insight or meaning into the Ferrante psyche- I wish I hadn't peaked behind the curtain.
It made me uncomfortable to experience Ferrante in such a modern format when her fiction writing does so much to transport you to 1950s Naples- it was jarring to hear progressive rhetoric.
No more non-fiction Ferrante for me.
I didn't realise until now how much I valued Ferrante's anonymity. Her fiction writing is so stellar and I derived so much meaning from the Neapolitan series, that I really didn't need a collection of essays to gain any deeper insight or meaning into the Ferrante psyche- I wish I hadn't peaked behind the curtain.
It made me uncomfortable to experience Ferrante in such a modern format when her fiction writing does so much to transport you to 1950s Naples- it was jarring to hear progressive rhetoric.
No more non-fiction Ferrante for me.
essjay1's review
4.0
As with all short essay collections some resonated more than others. I particularly liked Ellipses, the deluge of news, happy childhood & creative freedom. This is a woman who owns her double standards.
farzanarijas's review
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
What I felt after reading this book?
I loved the ease of reading and the simplicity of the topics in the book. The essays were short and reflective. Not all the topics resonated, but I bookmarked a few to return to again.
I loved the ease of reading and the simplicity of the topics in the book. The essays were short and reflective. Not all the topics resonated, but I bookmarked a few to return to again.
clare_tan_wenhui's review
5.0
During the early days when I started my own blog, I was constantly bugged fearful of my writing's worth, constantly worried that it is merely incoherent spoiled ranting of a child. Thus it is coincidentally meaningful that this collection of short reflections has assured me that this anxiety is inextricably part of the pleasure of writing itself. Much needed solace and encouragement for me to continue writing on in the upcoming new year.