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Mateo B
is on page 190 of 473
I’ve been wondering who/what the title was referring to this whole time. A weird thing happened and I was like hmm that’s weird. I think I now know what is meant by the story of the lost child. Ferrante wth.
— Oct 27, 2025 01:31PM
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Mateo B
is on page 335 of 473
Had been trying to find a stopping point for the past 20 pages and then Ferrante wrote that soul crushing passage before the final section. My jaw dropped and I reread the page multiple times in shock thinking there’s no way I read that correctly. Don’t know if I’ve ever been so completely and utterly stopped in my tracks by a page of writing before. No words :(
— Nov 03, 2025 04:38PM
Mateo B
is on page 280 of 473
I’ve watched a lot of movies and tv shows and read a lot of books featuring characters I hated. I’m not sure I’ve ever hated a character as much as I do Nino Sarratore. Whenever I see his name on a page I groan.
— Oct 29, 2025 10:21PM
Mateo B
is on page 220 of 473
Elena Ferrante has this unbelievable knack for making you care about characters you don't like. I think it's due to the way she is able to humanize even the most horrible people. This past section involving Elena's mother has been a masterclass in evoking emotion.
— Oct 28, 2025 09:06PM
Mateo B
is on page 120 of 473
Ferrante is evil for this book. I’m sad. Crazy that Ferrante manages to shock me at the every chapter the same way she been doing since book 1.
— Oct 16, 2025 10:16PM
