When I first read My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante, back in 2024, I loved it. I didn’t write a review at the time because I had no idea what to write. The only thing that occurred to me was “this is great. Read it. Period”. While that might be enough, it felt too short for me. Now that I’ve finished the second book in the series, The Story of a New Name, I think I have a better idea of how I can describe the reading experience. Title: My Brilliant Friend Author: Elena Ferrante Series: Neapolitan Novels #1 Publication year: 2011 Length: 12 hours 38 minutes Genre: Literary Fiction, Drama Pace: Medium Story focus: Character Lila is missing. The story starts in the present, when Elena discovers that her friend is missing. She quickly realises that this is just another one of Lila’s ideas. Determined not to let her …
Apr 10, 2026
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