I feel I have lived alongside Lena and Lenu, have experienced their many trials and tribulations, have gazed up at Mt Vesuvius and heard the clatter of the neighbourhood. I don't want to tell the story here but here are some of my observations about reading such a poignant, emotionally honest and complete story:I want to thank Elena Ferrante aka Lenu, for writing such an excellent and complete story of the lives of herself and her soulmate-crazy and brilliant best friend, Lila. The writer’s understanding of the psychology of little children, especially during the absence of their parents, is reflected in this story.
Much more than a simple story of two parallel lives, the Neapolitan novels present a depiction of life not in isolation, but as something deeply intertwined, with each interaction becoming at once cause and effect within a complex web, the pieces reacting almost chemically to produce repeating structures across generations. It’s not until the conclusion that you can really appreciate what has been put to paper. It’s not until the conclusion that you can really appreciate what has been put to paper. Sad to see it end.Between the Neapolitan Novels and Hanya Yanagihara's A Little Life, this is turning out to be the year of books in which nobody gets to be happy for longer than about twelve pages.
He gets separated from his parents and suddenly misses them.
All the incidents in the story are about this child. Upon starting it, I immediately thought of my brilliant friend Karen's Those who haven't enjoyed the first three books of this series will like this one even less; but that's irrelevant, isn't it: if they haven't made it this far, they're not likely to read this last installment.
The Story of the Lost Child (Neapolitan Novels Book 4) - Kindle edition by Ferrante, Elena, Goldstein, Ann.
It was a year before I read the 2nd one, "The Story of a New Name". Finally I understand why people sleep outside bookstores the day before the next instalment is due to be published.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Story of the Lost Child … Read them, trust me.Brilliant, though I'm feeling a bit bereft now. I liked how this implies that Elena is growing up and starting to care more about the people around her, but at the same time this book just didn't click as well with me as the other ones.
If you read closely there are some aphorisms buried here. We’ve got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of I am going to miss Lila and Elena for quite a while.So I finally finished this fascinating quartet of books which tell the story of the lives of two friends. I don't want to tell the story here but here are some of my observations about reading such a poignant, emotionally honest and complete story:This fourth and final book in The Neapolitan Novels was good, but not as good as the other three novels. The interesting thing about this storThis was truly an exceptional series of novels. Hence, the title is very appropriate.A child goes to a festival along with his parents. Although a complicated relationship, throughout their lives each one let the other down and each one was there for the other at other times.The Story of the Lost Child (The Neapolitan Novels, #4)After re-reading this series, I can confirm it's one of my all-time favorites.
In this book, the narrator Elena becomes a lot more reflective, and the story is more about her children and their struggles than it is about Elena's and Lila's friendship. The significance of parents is only realised when they are out of sight and we start longing for them. I started "My Brilliant Friend", the first of the Neopolitan novels, as they have come to be known, almost 2 years ago, in February of 2015. Here is the dazzling saga of two women, the brilliant, bookish Elena and the fiery, uncontainable Lila.
Book Four....The Final Conclusion to the Neapolitan novels:Book Four....The Final Conclusion to the Neapolitan novels:What can I say about this book that has yet to be said. "Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay" was read this past summer, and I wanted to get this last one read before the year was out. The Story of the Lost Child covers a lot of ground, progressing from the births of Lila's second child and Elena's third, through affairs, separations and new partners, successes and failures right up to old age. “The Lost Child” describes an episode in the life of a child who gets lost in a fair. Better review to follow, but for now I'll just say that this has been a year of great reads for me, highlighted boldly by Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels. It was a year before I read the 2nd one, "The Story of a New Name". The writer focuses his attention on the contrast in the behaviour of the child before and after getting lost. Through it all, the women’s friendship has remained the gravitational center of their lives.
These books are intense and emotional and dense, so, for me, it is better to let a few months pass in between one book and the next.
The four books are chronological and start when the two girls are about 8 years old and continue into their sixties. "Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay" was read this past summer, and I wanted to get this last one read before the year was out. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Published [the thought process of a brilliant female novelist and a feminist of sorts who is so blinded "by love" for an utterly dishonest, self-centered and misogynistic man. We’d love your help.
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