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Sally Rooney

4.03 AVERAGE


okay. i feel like im in the minority here for not liking this but i was so, SO bored. the stream of consciousness style felt purposeless to me, like rooney really just wanted us to think that these people were clever and educated; and for a book supposedly about grief and sibling relations we barely saw any of that until the weak climax of their confrontation. 

i also just didn’t really love how the female characters in this were written?? which i guess could’ve been intentional but it cheapened all of the relationships to me to the point where i was rooting for nobody.

idk. maybe i just don’t care about men that much.
emotional medium-paced
challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging emotional reflective sad 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
emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4,5⭐

Gosto como a autora nesse livro brinca com a escrita. A forma com que cada capítulo é escrito representa nem a forma como o personagem pensa.
Os capítulos do Peter são uma loucura, mas foram os meus favoritos. A forma com que a Sally descreve os sentimentos dele e as angústias é muito delicada e bem feita.
Único ponto negativo pra mim aqui foi a forma como as três mulheres da história foram retratadas. Podia ter se aprofundado um pouco mais na história delas. A própria Margaret que tem vários povs no livro não apresenta nada além da preocupação dela com o relacionamento com o Ivan. Parece que a vida dela é apenas isso, consequentemente os povs dela eram os mais chatos pra mim.
Fiquei o livro todo esperando um pov da Sylvia falando mais sobre a relação dela com o Peter, o acidente e a doença dela, mas nada.

The dynamic between the two brothers was very interesting. Everything else… no. She’s not for me
dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Sally Rooney just ain’t for me and that’s alright
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Complicated
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated