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A review by fawzul
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
i’m convinced sally rooney is one of the few writers who inspires equal rage and admiration with every release and intermezzo feels no different (i’m also def biased)
the story follows brothers peter and ivan who learn to walk through the world in the death of their father. the novel examines grief for all its complexities; to grieve as a son, a brother and as a child. as always, rooney's novels are also less seemingly about its characters on their own and what they mean to one another. a complicated relationship or two unravels in intermezzo as the brothers learn to understand love for what it is, grief for what it can be and what they have always meant to one another.
the story follows brothers peter and ivan who learn to walk through the world in the death of their father. the novel examines grief for all its complexities; to grieve as a son, a brother and as a child. as always, rooney's novels are also less seemingly about its characters on their own and what they mean to one another. a complicated relationship or two unravels in intermezzo as the brothers learn to understand love for what it is, grief for what it can be and what they have always meant to one another.