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Ferrante ReadAlong Continues: Childhood, My Brilliant Friend

Ferrante ReadAlong Continues: Childhood, My Brilliant Friend

I’d love to keep the excuse-making to a minimum, but I will tell you that Pater and I enjoyed a long bike ride on Friday; I spent a glorious day with a friend visiting from…

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Read-Along Check In

Read-Along Check In

I’ve finished reading the “Childhood” section of  Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend for the second time, and I’ve begun my post on it, likely to be up by Sunday, but I want to pause and ask what…

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Our Readalong Continues — “Childhood” Complicated in Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend

Our Readalong Continues — “Childhood” Complicated in Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend

With all the demands of moving, I must admit that I wished I hadn’t committed to a Monday post on those first ten (short, admittedly) chapters of the “Childhood” section of Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant…

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My Brilliant Friend Readalong, The Prologue: Importance of the Frame. . .

My Brilliant Friend Readalong, The Prologue: Importance of the Frame. . .

I’ve chosen four-and-a-bit pages to begin our Readalong with, reserving this post for a discussion of the Prologue. This small “assignment” isn’t suggested simply to give you time to catch up after the long weekend,…

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The Joys and Challenges (and Potential Shame) of Imperfection . . .

The Joys and Challenges (and Potential Shame) of Imperfection . . .

I’ve just finished Jhumpa Lahiri’s marvellous memoir about learning and living in Italian, a memoir she felt compelled to write in Italian (but which has been translated to English by Ann Goldstein who is best…

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