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Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

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ruthywithas's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

A stunning look at the messiness of relationships and the complexity of emotions. Rooney created such interesting characters who were all flawed but brought out important themes throughout. I loved how Rooney complimented the uncertainty of the characters' thoughts and actions with intelligent commentary of the socioeconomic climate in the story. I found it difficult initially to understand Frances and Bobbi's involvement with Melissa and Nick but by the end I could appreciate how symbolic and thought-provoking their relationships were.

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coffeecass's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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ale15sousa's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective relaxing tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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st3llaryan06's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

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nicolinebl's review against another edition

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reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Definitely prefer this book over Rooney's other novel Normal People, although, to be fair, I was probably a bit too young to read that book back then (time for a re-read!). Her characters are never very likeworthy and definitely remind me of the main characters in Exciting Times & A Year of Rest and Relaxation. Even though Frances wasn't likeable, she was quite relatable in other ways. I guess you will always relate more to a flawed character than some miss-perfect.

I'm not quite sure how to describe what I thought of this book other than it feeling like taking a road-trip, getting to know the characters through observing and listening to them. It is a book that is very much about its characters and their actions. It's not a wild adventurous story but I was still on the edge of my seat, curious where the story would go. This is the second book by Sally I've read and her characters tend to be quite pretentious, not sure if that is on purpose or not. I do like the philosophical and intellectual conversations they have with each other though.

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bookishel's review against another edition

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3.5

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mad_is_rad's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

Not exactly my style, but definitely made me think. I really liked the exploration of different kinds of relationships and how complicated they can get. There were more twists and turns than I expected.

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