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Karissa asked this question about The Story of a New Name (Neapolitan Novels, #2):
Team Lenu or Team Lila? Or do most people feel sympathetic towards both equally?
Mary Both, because they are so complex. Lila is the more volatile but you can understand why -- what a waste of genius. This novel skewers social gender an…moreBoth, because they are so complex. Lila is the more volatile but you can understand why -- what a waste of genius. This novel skewers social gender and class norms more devastatingly than any I have read. The old feminist slogan "the personal is political" is played out in this story, and the stories of Lenù and Lila are entwined. I haven't read a story so baldly honest before.(less)
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The Story of a New Name
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