The Lying Life of Adults
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Average rating3.6
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Giovanna does feel like a realistic teenage girl, particularly in her righteousness and spitefulness. But I couldn't actually get invested in her story, Ferrante never gave me a hook into what drives her that would give me a real reason to care about her. The Neapolitan setting feels rich, but the language is clunky and the narrative has no drive.