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Jul 24, 2022_m1_ rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The third book in the series takes us through the adult lives of Lenu and Lila. Emphasis is placed on politics, feminism, and workers' rights and also on the changing identities of the two women the series focuses on. Both struggle, both…
Dec 03, 2021SFBookAddict rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The third book is a roller coaster ride. Most of the book captivated me, yet around the middle I surprisingly started to lose interest in the story. Gratefully the last quarter of the book was gripping. I think that is the author’s goal: …
Sep 23, 2021maipenrai rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Although I am still interested in the lives of Elena and Lila, I have found each successive novel less compelling. Lila had surrendered to the expected life of a Neapolitan girl much earlier than Elena, but I was disappointed that Elena,…
May 11, 2021
looking good - perhaps making it clearer visually which are book books and which are ebooks. Also how about a function along the lines of 'if you like this book/author then you may like ...'
Feb 25, 2021
First Third and Fourth novels in this series are available. Why not the second.?
Jan 02, 2021
Book 3
Jul 26, 2019VaughanPLTiziana rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This is the third novel in the Neapolitan quartet by the elusive Italian author, Elena Ferrante (elusive because her identity remains a mystery). Although there are 4 books in the series, Ferrante considers it to be “a single novel”. The…
Feb 28, 2019FVReader rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Turbulent times. I looked up Italy in the late 60s-mid70s to find that it was a time of violence & unrest. On top of that, this is the time of feminism, awakenings, the pill, soul-searching for truth, individuality, focus. Elena Ferrante…
Sep 29, 2018macierules rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Want to finish this wonderful series before the HBO production begins.
jr3083
Mar 14, 2018jr3083 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is a four-part story, released at one volume each year between 2012 and 2015. Set in a poverty-stricken section of Naples in the 1950s, it is the story of a friendship between two women, Elena and Lina. At times I found myself…
kslavik
Apr 29, 2017kslavik rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Addicting read! This is a fascinating psychological study of a cast of characters from a female perspective.
Mar 18, 2017cathyingram rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This series is one of my favorites...each one is brilliant. But this book was a mind-blower. There were several scenes in it that I will never forget. The realistic portrayal of women's lifelong relationships with each other is…
Mar 13, 2017
This is not what I would call a friendship. It is a dysfunctional relationship - a rivalry of sorts - that does not help either woman in her life. Really didn't like these books. Though I read all four to see if they would redeem…
Mar 12, 2017empbee rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A remarkable book about many aspects of friendship; an honest and deep look at friendship, the changes and influences during the years, including jealously, motherhood, sexual behavior, political beliefs and ignorance. Ann Goldstein's…
Oct 17, 2016mdjamali rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
this trilogy had me hooked from beginning-to-end. The elements of childhood friendships made it that much more engaging for me.
Jul 13, 2016lukasevansherman rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
"Each of us narrates our life as it suits us." First a correction: this a series of 4 novels, not a trilogy. Elena Ferante's Neaplotian Novels are one of the great literary events of our time and the friendship of Lina and Elena is an…
Feb 26, 2016uncommonreader rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
We are now in the late 1960s and 1970s, a time of student revolt and clashes between the fascist ruling class and those trying to create a more equitable society. It is also the time of the rise of feminism as Lenu begins to think…
athompson10
May 11, 2015athompson10 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Elena and Lina in womanhood. Much more interesting and involving than Story of a New Name.
Oct 22, 2014
third in the trilogy
booklady413
Sep 25, 2014booklady413 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This third installment of Ferrante's Neapolitan novels does not disappoint.