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Elena and I are the same person

Everything about this books feels so familiar. Like not in a derivative way but in a I feel like I know these people and their life stories even though I'm only half way through 1 of 4 books. Ferrante's pen is unreal, what a talent. Everything is so tangible it doesn't feel like fiction. Super duper.

ELENA FERRANTE WHO ARE YOU

This book was ranked as the best book of the 21st century by The New York Times and if these first fifty pages are any indication of My Brilliant Friend's quality, they might not have been wrong.