My Brilliant Friend: Elena Ferrante

in response to James Kylstra

What’s your all-time favorite novel? I’m just looking for the GOAT; I’m tired of reading books that lots of people like but no one really loves.

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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!

3 months ago

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Jeanine Nault

@jeaninenaSep 8, 2026

This book changed my life!

Catherine Davis

@catherinedavisSep 26, 2026

In what way? Just curious…

Jeanine Nault

@jeaninenaSep 27, 2026

Ferrante helped show me the way to being truer to myself and my values! My friendships, my relationships, my decisions about how I could live my life. For instance, I don’t have children for a lot of reasons but what I learned about myself reading Ferrante is one of them.

Catherine Davis

@catherinedavisSep 28, 2026

So interesting. Thank you.

Yaymie Jamie

@yaymiejamieSep 28, 2026

I absolutely love your response, Jeanine. The evolution of female friendships specifically though Ferrante is so, so true to life. At times, it felt like a gut punch...in the most resonant kind of way. I'm taking my time reading through the series because I don't want them to end!

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“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 b”

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