So far, I am not as taken with Ferrante's writing as the rest of the literary community. This was another fun and quick read from Morrison, I especially liked "Dante's Rib" which was the last essay included in the collection (the one she did not write with the intention of delivering as a speech). Her writing is wonderful and the translation is beautiful, but it doesn't feel groundbreaking...maybe I'll feel differently when I finally read the Neapolitan trilogy.