Elena Ferrante
My Brilliant Friend
A novel by Elena Ferrante, the first in her Neapolitan Novels series
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Dog-EaredFirst to rec“No book has better captured the endearing, taut, wonderful thing of friendship, or life for that matter.”
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ellie jones“named the #1 book of the 21st century by the new york times! this book was a gift from a friend, and i picked it up during a major reading slump, knowing nothing about it. this is book 1 in a series of 4, and i ended up reading all 1,700 pages of the series in 3 weeks!! i couldn't put it down. haven't felt like that in a long time. bonus: there's an hbo show of the entire series that follows the books very closely. super cool & rewarding to watch it after being immersed in the books!”
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allison wierema“Make that all four Neapolitan novels. IYKYK!!”
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Yaymie Jamie“This is my favorite as of late. Reading the second in the series now. I forgot that a book could make you feel like this…it’s been a hot minute!”
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Miriam“There is a reason it is #1 on the NYT best books of the 21st century”
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Morgan Warren“deeply intimate examination of female friendship”
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Ginny Branch“One of the most beautiful and haunting tv series. The sets and props are 🤌”
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Aya C2
Clara“Just remarkable.”
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grace murray“the whole series”
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