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

challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

I loved the title and complex characters. It took me about 60 pages to get into the story, and it was difficult for me to maintain motivation for reading. Alice’s being a celebrity novelist felt very meta. The emails between Alice and Eileen were my favorite parts, although the political and philosophical discourse lost me a bit. I found the dialogue challenging at times because it lacked the formatting that Normal People had. Overall, I thought that the book was meh, but there were some beautiful lines. I think if I re-read this in 10 years, I would like it a lot more and find the themes more relatable. 
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