Thursday, December 29, 2022

The Days of Abandonment - Elena Ferrante

 This was a lame story.  I guess I'm glad I got to the end because the conclusion was satisfying, but it was a slog to get there.  Don't read this book and you won't have to slog through it. Let me just go ahead and tell you about it.  Man leaves woman for hot young thing when she turns of age (probable statutory rape occurring beforehand), woman becomes mentally unhinged and obsessive, man claims to be a great guy and still wants the kids in his life, renege on the kids because hot young thing doesn't want to mother them, man starts looking worse for wear while woman gets her act together and moves on. There! That's the whole story. Now, read something better with your time!

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