A review by jentang
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

3.5

this particular work of sally rooney's didn't do very much for me, honestly. i welcomed the intellectual discussions on politics, interpretations of religion, and debates concerning societal concepts that she inserted into this novel through the emails eileen and alice exchanged with every POV shift, but i didn't feel that these conversations contributed much to the actual characters of the female protagonists. the transitions between these emails and their everyday lives could've been a lot smoother at the very least. additionally, i wasn't able to find a degree of connection with any of the characters. there was nothing enthralling about the relationships in this book, either - one is what you get when you date a 5'8" man, and the other is almost the love, rosie trope exactly - so there was really nothing compelling me to read all the way through. of course, beyond the lack of quotation marks muddling many group conversations, something which didn't happen as much in other works of rooney's, this book is still very much well-written, and not unenjoyable to read - perfect for when you're a twinge uninspired and in a bit of a reading rut :)