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Well, I finally remembered (when I was in between books) that I wanted to continue on with this series.

Why did I wait so long? I‘m about 100 pages in and right back in Naples with Elena and Lila. 👍

I was surprised I liked this one just as much if not more than the first book.

Book two in Neapolitan novels finished! I loved this one as well! Honestly, these books are so good! Ferrante has such vivid and captivating style, it's so raw and honest. I'm so glad I started reading these books, they're worth the hype, for me at least. 📚📚📚

You heard of “Bieber fever,” like for Justin Bieber fans? I guess I have Ferrante fever. But seriously this was such a gratifying reread. The beach episode had stayed with me, but for the most part I had forgot how it really went down. One great thing about this series is how political it gets, with the political ideas being ramped up since they‘re no longer children. Anyway these are such a nice blend of the literary and entertaining.

I just want to take a moment to appreciate Ferrante's writing. I can't remember the last time (apart from My Brilliant Friend) I've read something so immersive, so vivid, and so addictive. The characters are so beautifully fleshed out and real, and the story itself moves in an easy, fluid way. I started reading this today in hopes of reading just a few chapters and I ended up reading 80 pages, because I couldn't put it down. 📚📚📚

Now book two is sweeping me away. I just want to read all of Ferrante‘s books, from the Neapolitan novels and beyond.

Two new books from the library! My libary has so many new books, many of them from my TBR, and others look and sound good, and I have that desire again to read every single one of them after a year-long meh feeling about books! 📚

P. S. While I wasn't particulary keen on reading books last year, I was really into buying them. Bought so many that most of them is stacked under my bed because I don't have shelf space nor room for any more shelfs.😅

It‘s been more than 4 years since I read My Brilliant Friend, but I finally got to the second book… and I‘m wondering why it took me so long.

Masterfully written and just completely absorbing, with some of the most complicated characters I‘ve read in a long time. I didn‘t want to do much of anything until I had finished, and I don‘t think I will wait nearly as long to read the third book. 😉

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

My #Booked2021 #CharactersAreFrenemies book

These books are so, so good…

But I‘m starting to wonder if I‘m supposed to hate Lila with the heat of a thousand suns or if I‘m just doing this wrong?

Because I didn‘t really like child Lila, and I really, really don‘t like ‘grown up‘ married teenager Lila. Ugh.

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Squeezing in my #BookReport for October before November is over! I managed to read a lot of books in October. I also read a lot of really good books in October! A good reading month!

@Cinfhen

5 Extra Big ⭐s!

I love Elena Ferrante's writing and I love this second book in her Neapolitan series. I've never come across what I think is a more realistic depiction of female friendship and now in this book, transition from girlhood to adult.

I think I've been waiting to read this because once I start reading a literally can't stop and once I've read all the books then I won't have them to read for the first time anymore!

Late with my #bookspin again! But I am excited about this month's #bookspin and #doublespin selections. Both long books again; same as last month and I only got through one of those. But given the way I tore through My Brilliant Friend, I don't think it will take long to get through The Story of a New Name. And Stephen King also reads fast! Fingers crossed I think I might be able to finish them both!
@TheAromaofBooks

As a kid, I was waiting for my "growing up" phase. Seeing "teenagers" and "teenage life" being romanticised in almost every second film/television series/book/etc, I had painted a certain picture about that phase of life in my mind. A picture that could be as far from the truth as possible. Because contrary to what's being conveyed through rose tinted glasses in popular media, growing up is probably the most terrifying phase in a person's life...

It's been a while since I have felt this disconnected with the world around me. Nothing is necessarily wrong but for some reason I feel lost, tired and hopeless. I feel like for no reason I am perpetually tired. Is it because I'm too tired to feel anything or is it because I'm tired of searching for hope? Maybe that's also the reason (along with an exhausting work schedule) why even in weekends I'm barely able to read these days. #readingslump

Heading back to California today, got a long day of flying ahead of me. Happy to have been able to spend time with my family for the week, but also very ready to get back to my home.

A good follow up to My Brilliant Friend. Here the relationship between Lila and Lena grows more complicated as their lives shift from childhood into adulthood. 4⭐️

The Story Of A New Name picks up after My Brilliant Friend left off in 1966. Lila is a newlywed, and Lena is continuing her studies, exploring the world beyond the neighbourhood of their childhoods. Despite their diverging paths, their complex and evolving bond continues. It felt like picking up where I‘d left off with old friends. Ferrante is just SO GOOD! Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/the-story-of-a-new-name-elena-ferrante/

I have such mixed feelings about this series of books. Beautiful in its writing but such a soap opera. The growth of the women and the awakening to the misogynist society that they are growing up in keeps me reading. I am compelled to finish the series. My cousin was right ...I did enjoy this book more than the first. 4 🌟

-The beach scenes in the tagged book!
-The Library where I work got power back, so we could actually open on Monday
- I was obsessed with the song “Drunk Driver/Killer Whales” by Car Seat Headrest during the last summer that I actually had long summer break (2016 - had all of June off when I was between jobs and spent a lot of it taking little road trips and listening to music)

Thanks for the tag @katy4peas
I‘ll tag @Tanisha_A and @AnneCecilie

Book #2 does not disappoint. Two lives going in different directions but bound together inextricably.

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

1. Heathcliff and Catherine from Wuthering Heights! Specially Cathy, quite an atypical heroine.
2. Absolutely hate books that have women being sexually assaulted as a motive for the male protagonist's development. Or when it's just used for shock value.
3. Tagged book!!

WOW! I absolutely loved this book! There is a constant tension that runs through this book that kept me hooked. The author delves into the darker side of friendships and relationships. The manipulation and occasional cruelty put me on edge. The writing is truly sublime. It doesn‘t come across as forced or pretentious and just flows naturally. Which nicely echoes in the setting of Naples of the 1960s. It is what it is, complex and yet accessible.

I read book 1 of this series a few years ago and loved it. I‘m now on page 206 of book 2 and I am loving it too. The writing is wonderful.

I went to the library book sale. These happened. Again...will no one stop me from my own sheer madness? 📚😱

Book two...📚

I loved the first book in this series so much that I was compelled to start the second book right away!

I don't love this book. But I am captivated. I love hearing the Italian experiencing the italian.

I loved the first book but it was a couple of years ago that I read My Brilliant Friend .. so I‘m really excited to start this!!! 😊😊📚📚

I‘m in love with this series! The first book was really great, the second maybe even better ❤️ Plan to start watching the series tonight, looking forward to it. Now; rushing off to start the third book!

5⭐️

After finishing ‘My Brilliant Friend‘ a couple of days ago, I had to dive right into the next one! I am switching it up and doing #audio for this. Excited to be back in Napoli ❤️

#CurrentlyReading
#AtY2019

Second book done in the #24in48 readathon. @24in48

The second volume is more compelling than the first. The events described are more consequential and more soap opera-ish. However, my complaints remain the same -- there is too much telling, no showing (not a single description to be had) and the characters are still not three dimensional.

This started out slow for me but about 30 pages in I was as hopelessly hooked as I was on its predecessor. It is the type of novel that keeps you locked in its orbit - I spent the week jonesing for my next opportunity to re-enter its world. I don't think that these novels have been life-changing so far but they have definitely been fantastic reads. I'm taking a break from Naples for a book or two but I look forward to finishing the series later.

Up next on Overdrive audio - yet another series that I never finished!

Second instalment in the Neapolitan novels. This one has a huge cast of characters, there‘s plenty of twists and turns, buckets of betrayals. It‘s like an Italian soap opera in book form and is a total pleasure to listen to, especially with all those Italians names that I‘d struggle to read/pronounce. I‘ve heard they‘re making a TV show, I‘ll be signing up for that!!

جلسات قراءة رواية «حكاية الاسم الجديد» في أرقام ???
#bookly

تواصل إيلينا في الجزء الثاني من رباعية نابولي سرد حكايتها مع صديقتها ليلا وفي هذا الجزء تسرد بتفصيل جسور حكاية ليلا التي صارت السيدة كراتشي وما أعقب ذلك من تحولات وتغيرات نفس-جسدية. بعد قراءتي أسأل: هل هذه الرواية تعكس الشعب الإيطالي؟ هل تعكس واقع النساء في إيطاليا؟

March roundup part 2! A really good month for me in terms of quality. Standouts from here are tagged book, Cain and The Radium Girls but so many were amazing.

Every bit as good as My Brilliant Friend. I don‘t normally read series, but this is just incredible. The world is so real.

My bf and I agree on absolutely no books, but this series is the only thing we both love. I love the character, the relationships and writing and emotions and he loves the society and politics. He said Lenu is a lot like me and it made me very happy, I feel a really strong connection with her.

My next listen, happy to be going back to Naples

I liked “My Brilliant Friend” a lot. I loved this second installment in the series and can‘t wait to find out what happens to Lenù next. #audiobook #elenaferrante #neopolitannovels #thestoryofanewname

Starting a new book today and treating myself to a piece of chocolate cake😊

#currentlyreading