#elenaferrante

I finished my brilliant friend tetralogy this last week.

And I have so much to say, they were very complex books, with very complex characters, Lila and Elena, their friendship, all the complex feelings that they had, the love, the need, the hate, the jealousy, the envy, it was so nice reading how Elena narrated her feelings, the circumstances, everything.

I think the four books, for me, are some of the best that I have ever read. One of the best friendships that I have ever read, even with all the dark feelings that it contained. I love Elena, and her very contradictory feelings, I love Lila and her strong personality, and I think that the reason why this (4) books made me feel so much is because sometimes I've been Lila, and other times I've been Elena, and is so easy feel empathy for them, for the environment that they grew up, feeling that they deserve better, but sometimes life is just like that, cruel, mean and without a happy ending.

Wednesday, January 4th:

(exclusive): "Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street" (nnm, docu-series, all 4 parts), The Lying Life of Adults (netflix, Italian mini-series premiere, all 6 eps)

(movies): "The Kings of the World" (netflix, Colombian teen drama, ~110mins), "How I Became a Gangster" (netflix, Polish crime thriller, ~2hrs+20mins)

(streaming weekly): Big Bet (hulu), Gannibal (hulu, Japanese mystery contd), Leverage: Redemption (freevee), Willow (dsn+, penultimate), National Treasure: Edge of History (dsn+), Star Wars: The Bad Batch (dsn+, animated, season 2 opener), The Interest of Love (netflix), The Circle (netflix, next 4 eps), Love Is Blind: Brazil (netflix, next 4 eps), The NFL Pile On (amazon, primetime)

(also new): "First Contact: An Alien Encounter" (PBS, special, 90mins)

(hour 1): Chicago Med (NBC, season 8 resumes), Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (ABC, special night), The Price Is Right at Night (CBS), Special Forces (FOX, "World's Toughest Test" competition premiere, 2hrs)

(hour 2): Chicago Fire (NBC, season 11 resumes), Abbott Elementary (ABC, season 2 resumes) /   / Home Economics (ABC, season 3 resumes), Tough as Nails (CBS, competition season 4 opener, 2hrs), Special Forces (FOX, contd), Sistas (BET, season 5 resumes), NFL Tailgate Takedown (FOOD, competition premiere)