A review by joannaautumn
Even If You Beat Me by Sally Rooney, Sally Rooney

4.0

"Participation in a game, any kind of game, gives you new ways of perceiving others. Victory only gives you new ways of perceiving yourself."

Never have I thought that Sally Rooney and my native Serbia would be mentioned in the same sentence, let alone that Sally herself will write a story about it.

So this story is about a girl who eventually feels comfortable with herself.

The story is full of Rooney's trademark style and insight into the human mind, and the things we are uncomfortable/scared of saying.

"I was nineteen when I started debating competitively, and it’s probably fair to say that most things I did when I was nineteen were motivated by a desperation to be liked."

I am patiently awaiting for all of her stories to be published in an anthology, because I would really prefer having a physical book to grab and read on impulse at 3 AM instead of searching newspaper articles - because I am a lazy bitch.