The book that I chose to read this week was “My Brilliant Friend” by Elena Ferrante. I think I chose this book in the beginning of the semester because it sounded familiar and now I know why – there’s a TV Show adaptation on Crave! Never watched it but now I might have to as […]
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I want to start by saying that I almost threw this book across the room after reading the ending because I was so dissatisfied with it, but after discovering that it is the first in a series I am much more content with it and want to read more. I enjo…
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I want to start by saying that I almost threw this book across the room after reading the ending because I was so dissatisfied with it, but after discovering that it is the first in a series I am much more content with it and want to read more. I enjo…
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There are only so many books I can read with horrible male characters. This book was frustrating to read. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante was really not my cup of tea, but I did like it just a little bit. First, the “friendship” between Lila and Elena was so toxic. The first 30% of […]
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I loved this book so much, and I will have to read the next ones. I can’t be left in such a cliffhanger! Of course, this book is an coming of age story, a common theme in the course. It takes us on a journey where we can see how a small neighborhood in Italy […]
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I really enjoyed reading “My Brilliant Friend” by Elena Ferrante for this weeks novel. It feels a bit like a nice little break and a good way to end of this class’s reading list with a novel like this one. The writing style was so nice and easy to follow. I found that Elena didn’t […]
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