My Brilliant Friend – Elena Ferrante

Rivalry, Precocity, Misery

Unleashed on December 2, 2016 by Burning Books

Elena is friends with Lila, whom hurts Elena in all kinds of ways that Elena finds fascinating, and painful. Slums, slums, slums, creepy older men, and not a single moment of levity. Prepare yourself.

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