cassroberts89 's review for:

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

2.0

challenging reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I just… didn’t get it? All the characters (yes, ALL) seemed quite flat. And this is very much a character-driven novel, so that doesn’t work. We are living in the very self-absorbed mind of a pretentious 21-year-old college student who puts an enormous amount of effort into appearing something, or many things, that she is not. And that’s basically the story in a nutshell. I don’t feel like I even know her well at all, and I just spent 300-odd pages in her head. I couldn’t bring myself to care about anything that happened to any of them. Was I supposed to? Was the point to NOT care? I don’t f**ing know 🤷🏻‍♀️ but I feel like I could’ve spent that time on something far more interesting.