A review by storykath
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Sally Rooney continues to be hit or miss for me, and this was more of a miss. Rooney provides a fascinating, intimate, and real look into the lives and thoughts of her characters. They're plausibly imperfect, and I can sympathize with them even when I can't relate to them. I think I just got tired of their constant self-sabotaging and lack of mature communication. The characters don't really grow or change for the better, and maybe that's supposed to be a reflection of reality, but I was disappointed not to see the characters make more significant progress - if I were to restart the book immediately, I wouldn't be struck by any differences in the characters between the beginning and the end. I can appreciate Rooney's impartial, somewhat apathetic attitude in her writing, and I think it is cleverly done, it's just not something I want to read in general
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