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A review by notesbynnenna
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
3.0
3.5 stars
Sally Rooney's name has been everywhere recently (or at least it seems that way)! I wanted to jump on the bandwagon and see what the hype was about. After some debate, I decided to start with her first book, CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS.
This book follows Frances and Bobbi, two twenty-somethings who become entangled with a charming, older couple named Melissa and Nick. The book is told from Frances's perspective and it's really a character study on her and her relationships with each of the other main characters.
Sooooo, it took me a while to gather my thoughts on this one and I still have mixed feelings about it. Honestly, I'm still not 100% sure how I feel about it. I need to talk to someone about it!
Frances is rather apathetic. She doesn't care about a career or making money really, except when it comes to having enough to live on. At times, it feels like Frances is just pretending to be an adult. She's still so young (she's 21) and doesn't really know what she wants out of life yet. So in that vein, her aimlessness is understandable.
I think the merits of this book lie in the writing and the characters (although I also thought the characters were somewhat insufferable and pretentious). In her writing, Rooney is good at capturing particular feelings. Feelings about not knowing exactly who you are or who you want to be. I thought the best bits of this book were Rooney's observations about people and her ability to demonstrate how messy relationships can be.
After I finished the book, I was kind of like "huh" (and for the record, I did not like the ending). I read most of this book over the course of two days. During that time, I wanted to keep reading, but at the same time, I don't think I was fully enjoying it. Despite that, there's a quality to her writing that drew me in and kept me turning the pages. I think what it comes down to is that I was hoping to really love this one, but sadly, I didn't (I liked it, but I didn't love it).
Really curious to hear other people's thoughts on this one! If you've read it, did you love it or hate it? If you've also read NORMAL PEOPLE, how did this one compare?
Sally Rooney's name has been everywhere recently (or at least it seems that way)! I wanted to jump on the bandwagon and see what the hype was about. After some debate, I decided to start with her first book, CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS.
This book follows Frances and Bobbi, two twenty-somethings who become entangled with a charming, older couple named Melissa and Nick. The book is told from Frances's perspective and it's really a character study on her and her relationships with each of the other main characters.
Sooooo, it took me a while to gather my thoughts on this one and I still have mixed feelings about it. Honestly, I'm still not 100% sure how I feel about it. I need to talk to someone about it!
Frances is rather apathetic. She doesn't care about a career or making money really, except when it comes to having enough to live on. At times, it feels like Frances is just pretending to be an adult. She's still so young (she's 21) and doesn't really know what she wants out of life yet. So in that vein, her aimlessness is understandable.
I think the merits of this book lie in the writing and the characters (although I also thought the characters were somewhat insufferable and pretentious). In her writing, Rooney is good at capturing particular feelings. Feelings about not knowing exactly who you are or who you want to be. I thought the best bits of this book were Rooney's observations about people and her ability to demonstrate how messy relationships can be.
After I finished the book, I was kind of like "huh" (and for the record, I did not like the ending). I read most of this book over the course of two days. During that time, I wanted to keep reading, but at the same time, I don't think I was fully enjoying it. Despite that, there's a quality to her writing that drew me in and kept me turning the pages. I think what it comes down to is that I was hoping to really love this one, but sadly, I didn't (I liked it, but I didn't love it).
Really curious to hear other people's thoughts on this one! If you've read it, did you love it or hate it? If you've also read NORMAL PEOPLE, how did this one compare?