A review by abmochapman
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-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

4.25

Sally Rooney always manages to write beautifully intricate relationships that, though often messy, are so compelling. I am thankful for this look into the lives of these four characters as they navigate love, sex, friendship, work, and the world around them.

What I appreciate most about Beautiful World, though, is the tension it allows between the contemporary novel and the impending collapse of civilization (at least as we know it). The conversations between these friends are so insightful as they give space to some of our generation’s most pressing thoughts from morality and aesthetics to climate change and global capitalism. 

I’m not sure if I can say that I’m completely satisfied with its ending, but this book definitely feels like a one to which I will have to return.
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