"My Brilliant Friend" contains incredible articulation and depth of thought. Ferrante never simplifies her characters or their motivations. She very passionately describes the incredibly complicated nature of relationships. The political backdrop of Italy taking place during the time periods of these books was at times a little difficult to completely grasp without further references, but inspired me to learn more. I highly recommend reading all four of the Neopolitan novels.

Great writing, story, and characters!

Great story and good writing, although it could have used more editing.