Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante

Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay

The Neapolitan Novels #3

Elena Ferrante with Ann Goldstein (Translator)

400 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
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Part of the bestselling saga about childhood friends following different paths by “one of the great novelists of our time” (The New York Times). In the third book in the New York Times–bestselling Neapolitan quartet that inspired the HBO series My...

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Community Reviews

4.35
based on 19,384 reviews

Moods

emotional: 84%

reflective: 80%

tense: 41%

challenging: 29%

sad: 28%

dark: 23%

adventurous: 11%

inspiring: 10%

informative: 6%

hopeful: 5%

mysterious: 5%

funny: 2%

relaxing: 2%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

11% of readers chose fast
67% of readers chose medium
21% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
32% of readers chose A mix
65% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

66% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

27% of readers chose Yes
61% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

27% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
54% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

89% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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