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

emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Meh. I just didn't really vibe with this one. The good part about it was that it was quite short, and that the email correspondence chapters in between was actually nice to read. I'd love to have a friend who'd just go on intellectual rants in emails to me, that'd be awesome. 

I wasn't expecting a lot of plot from this one, but there were so little events of actual relevance to the characters that I wasn't sure why I was reading about them in the first place. 
If you want to read about the bleakness of modern life, this is perfect though. Plenty of characters in jobs they hate and who are desperately on tinder in order to feel something again. A little to bleak for my taste, though. 
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