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Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

138 reviews

lyko100's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I loved previous books of Sally Rooney but this one was a flop. Somehow in this narrative I couldn’t get to know the characters, and the only thing I can say, they are all very messed up, most of them are bad people with terrible communication skills. The book hyperbolizes the public perception of a relationship with a large age gap but somehow living in a three person relationship or dating an adult photos model/illegal substances dealer is completely normal.

It was very weird and unpleasant to read about all the people hating each other, somehow loving but hurting each other.

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hannalizzy's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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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jazzjhg's review against another edition

3.75

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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hummushannah's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

- 0.25 for being very straight

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sarabookshelf's review against another edition

3.5

emotional

Plot or Character Driven: Character

The book is well written and I generally liked it, but I found it a bit too long and a bit too slow. Miscommunication/lack of communication and grief are among the main focus points, so it can be a bit challenging and depressing to read at times.
The characters are all human, which means very flawed and often very frustrating. I would have liked if we also got Sylvia's and Naomi's POV, cause I would like to have understood more about their decisions and behaviours. Overall, I liked it more than Conversations with friends, but less than Normal People, so it falls somewhere in the middle for me.

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blueblaine's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

I quite enjoyed this as my first Sally Rooney read.

Right of the bat I was intrigued by the writing craft of the first chapter and really liked meeting the characters. Some of the character angst was a bit strange to me for a reason i can't quite name right now, like the intensity of Peter's hang ups about dating Naomi. I definitely felt there were moments when an unseen foreign spectre of morality was hovering and animating certain conflicts. But I still enjoyed myself for the most part!

Third act kinda fell short compared to the first two, and it was a little saccharine how things turn out but I still felt pretty satisfied as if I'd just finished a season of a television show. Ms.Rooney will see me again.

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