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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Rooney plays with form in her third book, switching back and forth between epistolary email responses and a very detached third person POV of two female characters in the publishing industry struggling with a man on the side they can’t seem to communicate their needs to. I’d consider this book very meta, almost the writers own woes exploited.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts
meu gênero favorito de livro (nada acontece) mas sla, poderia ser melhor
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Enjoyable read. Sally Rooney writes about anxious intellectuals who are terrible social nuance in such an engaging way.
Eileen is definitely autistic though right? It makes her struggles that would otherwise be so frustrating click into place. Noticing it in her made me reflect on characters in Rooney’s other books and now I can’t unsee it. Lots of social nuances missed and purposely arranging faces with specific expressions and other signs of masking. Did anyone else pick up on this?
Eileen is definitely autistic though right? It makes her struggles that would otherwise be so frustrating click into place. Noticing it in her made me reflect on characters in Rooney’s other books and now I can’t unsee it. Lots of social nuances missed and purposely arranging faces with specific expressions and other signs of masking. Did anyone else pick up on this?