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Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

31 reviews

clairew97's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

akirma's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

sleeson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I don’t know how I wanted to rate this. 2.5ish?? I didn’t like the book but I enjoyed the style of the writing. I mean I must have because I finished this novel rather quickly. Rooney is such a strange writer. I never know how to review her books. Moderate profanity. Moderate sexual content. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Sexual content

zannayo's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Drug use, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

jasminrain's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

I adore Rooney's way with words. This book is so beautifully written and the way in which she describes the world and moments is really extraordinary. I loved the letters and the intellectual discussion between the two main characters through them - they gave me a lot to think about. But as a story and characters, it was nothing out of ordinary. I didn't enjoy the characters or their relationships. There was just so much gaslighting and toxic relationships, and incidents such as sexual coercion that went unaddressed and the book seemed to normalise. On a lighter note, I also couldn't relate to any of the characters. For lots of people this seems to be the reality that we live in, but for me it seemed absurd. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual violence, Self harm, Bullying, Classism, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

mansinnikam's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

*exhales deeply*
Where do I even start? It was a blissful, rainy Sunday when I received an ARC of this book on my e-reader. I was thoroughly underwhelmed and maybe disappointed by Normal People last year, so my expectations were quite low on this one. The title attracted me and something about the mysterious aura around the author makes me want to pick her stuff up or follow up the tags, pages about her.

Beautiful World, Where are you is simply Beautiful in its messiness. It is beautiful in its severely stripped down characters proudly displaying their insecurities, fears, feelings and spite on display. Sally Rooney's characters feel spiteful at the world and its making and everything that we live for. They search for the why's and ponders around the airy, brushed upon topics. 

This book is a monochromatic celebration of the silent, blurred and often glanced over moments of life. The everyday nitty-gritty of religion and belief, of need turning to satiable, irreversible hunger, of privilege and mental illness at its worst. Its about people who remain even when they aren't available always. 

Its been a while since I finished this books, the words and characters have started to blur in my mind, although the disoriented satisfaction of reading this book has imprinted itself on my heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

thedisabledreader's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, Self harm, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

georgiagrace's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

novelisa's review against another edition

emotional 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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

bookhoarder93's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Overall, I found the book to be a quick, easy read that was reflective and introspective. As is typical of Sally Rooney characters, they were interesting and perfect vessels to communicate ideas, struggles, views, etc. And their relationship to one another was intriguing, albeit upsetting at times. The one thing I really appreciate about her characters are how real they feel. How they could be someone in your life. I found the style a little difficult. The switching between present experiences and emails written by two different people was challenging for me. I did find myself sort of wondering where the book was going; it got a little repetitive and predictable at times. Not my favorite book of Rooney’s, but still a solid read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Pregnancy