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Aug 07, 2017gale37 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The Neapolitan Books are at the top of my "Best Books I've Ever Read" list. Even while reading the first, "My Brilliant Friend", I felt not only as though I knew Elena Greco intimately, but her neighbourhood, parents and childhood friend Lena Cerullo as well. The reader will discover the violence, passions and traditions of this rundown, working class environment and how Elena is repulsed, inspired and drawn to it. The complex friendship with Lena through the years from childhood to "Old Age" has been written with deep psychological insight.