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A review by saramercedes17
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
4.0
“When I read the Bible I picture you as Jesus, so maybe fainting in a church was a metaphor after all”
After reading “Normal People”, I was intrigued by Rooney’s debut novel, as I thought the former was the first and “Conversations with Friends” had been released second. I also remembered that a TV show adaptation was going to be developed by Hulu and BBC Three and I wanted to read the book before the series was released.
At first, I wasn’t caught up with the story itself, but as the novel went on, I wanted to see where it was headed. I thought the relationship dynamics were interesting and I liked Rooney’s writing.
I did have some problems with the characters. I was not fond of them (which isn’t a problem at all), but I did not seem to feel a certain connection to them and didn’t see a reason to care for them.
I also felt that Frances’ character was pretty similar to Marianne. There’s nothing wrong with that of course, but seeing how (TW SH) the former harmed herself was disturbing to read and I had hoped to have a disclaimer before, as many could be more sensitive and may be affected.
I will say that I was really impressed by the ending and I actually liked it a lot. I thought that the ambiguity of it was excellent and it made me appreciate the book more.
Out of all the Sally Rooney books I’ve read by far, this one will be second while “Normal People” will be my top one indeed.
Generally, this novel has an interesting story, with questionable yet intriguing characters which make the narrative more captivating.
Rating: 8.5/10
After reading “Normal People”, I was intrigued by Rooney’s debut novel, as I thought the former was the first and “Conversations with Friends” had been released second. I also remembered that a TV show adaptation was going to be developed by Hulu and BBC Three and I wanted to read the book before the series was released.
At first, I wasn’t caught up with the story itself, but as the novel went on, I wanted to see where it was headed. I thought the relationship dynamics were interesting and I liked Rooney’s writing.
I did have some problems with the characters. I was not fond of them (which isn’t a problem at all), but I did not seem to feel a certain connection to them and didn’t see a reason to care for them.
I also felt that Frances’ character was pretty similar to Marianne. There’s nothing wrong with that of course, but seeing how (TW SH) the former harmed herself was disturbing to read and I had hoped to have a disclaimer before, as many could be more sensitive and may be affected.
I will say that I was really impressed by the ending and I actually liked it a lot. I thought that the ambiguity of it was excellent and it made me appreciate the book more.
Out of all the Sally Rooney books I’ve read by far, this one will be second while “Normal People” will be my top one indeed.
Generally, this novel has an interesting story, with questionable yet intriguing characters which make the narrative more captivating.
Rating: 8.5/10