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andotherworlds's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 // elena ferrante being brilliant and profound for two hours straight
jasratchford's review against another edition
as a massive ferrante fan i loved seeing into her mind in this short collection of essays. i find her thoughts on crafting characters (especially women ones) particularly interesting.
leeuhhhh's review against another edition
4.0
LOVED. the writing kind of reminds me of joan didion so i ofc ate it up - “we tell ourselves stories in order to live” <3
lfurness1993's review against another edition
This was free on audible but my subscription ran out.
dembury's review against another edition
3.0
Very cerebral and faintly philosophical, with lots of juicy little thoughts about writing that I enjoyed thinking about. The first two essays in particular I found myself really meditating on. To be honest, there were parts where I didn't understand some of what was said (there was a lot of talking in circles that made me have to reread parts) so maybe this will be something I'd revisit in the future after I've read some of Ferrante's fiction. Also, in my opinion, skip the last essay in this book unless you either LOVE thoughts on Dante or Dante's work- otherwise that essay is kinda dry.
alinabkl's review against another edition
challenging
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
5.0