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A review by blessedbycats
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
informative
reflective
slow-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
3.75
Before reading, based on everything I heard, I thought Sally Rooney was going to be The Author for me. Now, I'm not so sure.
I was irritated and annoyed while listening to this audiobook, but I finished it. I didn't understand why I kept listening to it, but after I was done, it just left me confused.
What this book is, is basically an uncomfortable look into some very everyday people's lives. The descriptions are detailed, as if you were there watching them wipe their noses and shave their legs. Basically, if someone held a camera uncomfortably close to your face and zoomed straight into your insecurities, this is the book you'd be getting.
What this is at its core is a collection of essays in form of emails between friends who have very grand ideals about the world under its surface, while we follow their everyday lives in two different parts of the country. Everyday as in you see them dirty talking in an uncomfortable way, having a dinner in silence, and checking their phones at a party.
Is this the book for you? I don't know.
Is this the book for me? I don't know either.
I was irritated and annoyed while listening to this audiobook, but I finished it. I didn't understand why I kept listening to it, but after I was done, it just left me confused.
What this book is, is basically an uncomfortable look into some very everyday people's lives. The descriptions are detailed, as if you were there watching them wipe their noses and shave their legs. Basically, if someone held a camera uncomfortably close to your face and zoomed straight into your insecurities, this is the book you'd be getting.
What this is at its core is a collection of essays in form of emails between friends who have very grand ideals about the world under its surface, while we follow their everyday lives in two different parts of the country. Everyday as in you see them dirty talking in an uncomfortable way, having a dinner in silence, and checking their phones at a party.
Is this the book for you? I don't know.
Is this the book for me? I don't know either.