22.3k reviews for:

Intermezzo

Sally Rooney

4.04 AVERAGE

sarahaileen's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective slow-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

hkim95's review against another edition

4.0

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4.7. I have to admit, the book started slow for me at first but part 2 and 3 is where the plot picked up and I enjoyed it. I really love the way Sally Rooney writes about human relationships and family dynamics.

bookishlifeofbrie's review against another edition

4.0

slow-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

monaatti's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

izzygillett's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I wasn't really vibing at the start of this book, but once the brothers had some development I enjoyed seeing the differences and similarities in them, and the ending felt good 

ladyinread_bbg's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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One of the most melancholic, if not depressing books I’ve ever read. A combination of James Salter’s A Sport and a Pastime and pretty much anything by Philip Roth (if Roth’s novels had real emotion - lol). An exploration of the complexity of love and loss.

aislingwhelan's review against another edition

4.5

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

111enkh111's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

faithhhk's review against another edition

2.0

funny reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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very torn about how to rate this book because it started out promising but the ending felt so lazy??

I found the story realistic, full of complicated characters and real life problems and human emotions. 

a part of me understands Peter but also HATES him because I've known so many Peters in my life - people who are hurting but can't get their shit together so they hurt everyone else

What i CANT STAND is the ending where Peter settled for an open relationship / polyamory. It's not so much the polyamory itself but the fact that it felt like super lazy writing on Sally's part as if she couldn't think of a proper resolve

habibagabr's review against another edition

4.0

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I love the way she depicts the nuances of human emotions and experiences, I loved this book not because of the plot or the storyline, I loved it because Sally Roony knows how to strip down human beings to their very core and present them in a way that makes them understandable to people.