My Brilliant Friend: A Guide for Book Clubs (The Reading Room Book Group Guides)

Whether you are a member of a reading group, or simply reading 'My Brilliant Friend' for pleasure, this clear and concise guide, written by a specialist in literature, will greatly enhance your reading experience. A comprehensive guide to Elena Ferrante's 'My Brilliant Friend', this discussion aid includes a wealth of information and resources: useful literary and historical context; an author biography; a plot synopsis; analyses of themes & imagery; character analysis; twenty-eight thought-provoking discussion questions; recommended further reading and even a quick quiz. For those in book clubs, this useful companion guide takes the hard work out of preparing for meetings and guarantees productive discussion. For solo readers, it encourages a deeper examination of a fascinating text.