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Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

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jadziaaudrey's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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faithratesbooks's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-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? Yes

4.0

The book is actually about Eileen, I wish there was more about Alice who it is supposedly equally about, Simon is there, Felix is my least favorite character and oh how I love him the most (in the end). This is the first book I’ve ever read that genuinely feels set in the modern world (not that I’ve tried) and the only thing that threw me was the spelling if yogurt with an H. I like this book an awful lot. It’s done its job at being an excellent, thoughtful, enjoyable, relatable book.

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zannayo's review against another edition

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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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zara89's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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minzzi's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.0

This book has a very unique writing style that I had never seen before. It took me a bit to get used to the lack of separation between the dialogue and the rest of the text, but once it becomes normal for your brain, you don't even notice it anymore. I also really liked how Sally Rooney describes things and places, it's simple and effective, focusing on small details that bring life into the sceneries.
The story it self, on the other hand, left a lot to desire. The emails traded between Alice and Eileen were fulled with shallow discussions on politics, society, beauty, etc that, although very basic, were way more intertaining then whatever toxic bullshit they had going on with their respective romantic counterparts.
I think Alice was the only character I really liked. She truly felt like a person who is suffering and doesn't know what to do with her own pain. Eileen on the other hand felt like a whinny child to me. I get that she is also depressed, but so much of her character is about Simon and their relationship that she became almost devoid of personality to me. Also, if your best friend stops talking to you because she had a mental breakdown and was institutionalized, maybe dont make the whole think about you. I didn't like Felix. The way he talked to Alice was rude and completely unnecessary, I don't care that he has a mental illness. I kinda liked Simon, close to the other three he even looks normal, even though he suffer from the same problem of lack of personality as Eileen.
In the end, its a nicely written book with mostly insufferable characters that all desperately need therapy instead of romantic relationships.

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camillarossi's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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jasminrain's review against another edition

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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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