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Ferrante Never Misses

The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante

March 7, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

…I state, after only reading two of her novels and two of her shorter pieces…but at this rate, I am all-in on Elena Ferrante and I am STILL mad at myself for taking this long to catch on. I’m two books deep in the Neapolitan Novels, but I had to interrupt my trajectory for two reasons: I needed to read this story before seeing the new (read: 2021) film adaptation I need to see the film in order to solidify all of my (mostly negative) […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Ann Goldstein, Elena Ferrante, europa edition, film adaptation, independence, italian literature, Italy, Motherhood, novella, short read, translation

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Ann Goldstein, Elena Ferrante, europa edition, film adaptation, independence, italian literature, Italy, Motherhood, novella, short read, translation ·
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cbr12bingo – Money!

Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield

August 25, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos 3 Comments

Another square down, and another trip down (also up, under, and through) the Thames (looking at you, Rivers of London). The Thames is the titular river of Once Upon a River another story about telling stories from Diane Setterfield (The Thirteenth Tale). A mysterious man and a young girl come crashing through the doors of The Swan, an inn on the river that is well known for it’s story and for it’s story tellers. The man is grievously injured; the girl is stone dead. The […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: cbr12bingo, diane setterfield, English folktales, folklore, folktales, historical fiction, independence, magical realism, Money, photography, River Thames, story telling

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:93 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: cbr12bingo, diane setterfield, English folktales, folklore, folktales, historical fiction, independence, magical realism, Money, photography, River Thames, story telling ·
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