Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

Beautiful World, Where Are You

Sally Rooney

356 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Alice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a warehouse, and asks him if he’d like to travel to Rome with her. In Dublin, her best friend, Eileen, is getting over a break-up, and slips back into flirting with Simon, a man she has known since chil...

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Community Reviews Summary of 36,762 reviews

Moods

reflective 84%
emotional 76%
hopeful 30%
sad 22%
funny 15%
inspiring 13%
challenging 12%
lighthearted 9%
tense 9%
relaxing 8%
dark 7%
informative 4%
adventurous 1%

Pace

medium 58%
slow 34%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 94% | A mix: 3% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 15%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 33% | No: 22%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 76% | Yes: 11% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.83

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