A review by booksonmars
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

i still don’t think i have fully formulated opinions on this, but the main thing for me was the writing style, in particular peter’s pov. i found it really hard to get into, very yoda-like? but interestingly enough i loved his character, the poignant yet hidden well of sadness, the grief over his father and being in love with two women. yes i did dislike him at times, and the way he treated/viewed ivan, but he was definitely the most interesting. ivan was rather earnest, but the book made it known that he and his brother had flaws, they all did. i also really loved margaret and sylvia, even though we didn’t really get into the latter’s head as much as the former. sally rooney is so potently capable of writing the human condition in such a mesmerising way. the most accurate yet sorrowful account of siblings i have ever read, and im almost sad i read it because now there’s no more rooney.