A review by eviecheesepuff
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

dark emotional informative reflective sad 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

3.0

✨𝔹𝕆𝕆𝕂 ℝ𝔼𝕍𝕀𝔼𝕎✨

This was my first Sally Rooney read. I think I should have started with Normal People because I loved the TV Show adaptation 👀 however... I am so conflicted about this book.

I really liked the first half of it and I was very much looking forward to the character development phase... which never arrived 😅

Sally Rooney's writing was definitely really good but imo it was lacking some humor. The characters were so serious and pretentious ALL THE TIME, it was hard for me to sympathize or care about what happened to them. One of the characters has depression and (as someone diagnosed) I could not relate to the way it was depicted here.

The story also had some continuity issues specially regarding France's economic situation 👀

Overall it was a good book, but it depicts a society I am not part of and even though some of the topics reached in the narrative were interesting, I will not be revisiting the story.

𝕃𝔼𝕊𝕊𝕆ℕ𝕊 𝕃𝔼𝔸ℝℕ𝔼𝔻 (I mean...I learned them but I'm not sure the characters did 😂)

• cheating on your partner is not a very healthy way to spice up your marriage 👀 if you want to explore an open relationship your significant other definitely needs to be part of the conversation

• if you're broke and you find yourself in a situation where you have to prioritize a vacation trip to France or a non insured medical visit for an unexplained chronic pain...choose the doctor's visit 🤦‍♀️ health is the most important thing!

• A mental illness does not exempt you from taking responsibility for your actions. I have been diagnosed with both anxiety and depression and I'm still kind to others.

𝕟𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕤

✏️ This book should have been called "Conversations with lovers" wtf

✏️ Frances nooo! That was not a very smart decision 😅

✏️ Frances nooo! That was not a very smart decision 😅

✏️ Frances nooo! That was not... x infinity

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