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A review by megansmith
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
sad
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
4.5
Sally Rooney, the woman you are đź’–
I really loved this! I teared up at the end, it got me - like usual, Rooney does a great job adding poignancy to every day life, and making the mundane interesting. I really appreciate her ability to capture an era in time, especially in this book. Many people walk around this world wondering, what big “thing” is next, but we’re all still fated to keep going on with our lives and valuing “trivial” things like romantic relationships over the “big meaning of life”. Because maybe those smaller moments, those mundane things, the people we come to know and love, are really what live on this beautiful world is about.
I think my only complaints would be, 1) I found myself getting lost at times in the Eileen / Alice writing - I liked it as a way to break up the content and get this more “clean” view of their relationship, but some of the ramblings were lost on me. More of a me issue probably. 2) Eileen and Simon’s relationship could be SO FRUSTRATING, again though more of a me thing that characters who dont listen to themselves and just do self destructive things can get on my nerves.
Overall though, really liked this and highly reccommend!!
I really loved this! I teared up at the end, it got me - like usual, Rooney does a great job adding poignancy to every day life, and making the mundane interesting. I really appreciate her ability to capture an era in time, especially in this book. Many people walk around this world wondering, what big “thing” is next, but we’re all still fated to keep going on with our lives and valuing “trivial” things like romantic relationships over the “big meaning of life”. Because maybe those smaller moments, those mundane things, the people we come to know and love, are really what live on this beautiful world is about.
I think my only complaints would be, 1) I found myself getting lost at times in the Eileen / Alice writing - I liked it as a way to break up the content and get this more “clean” view of their relationship, but some of the ramblings were lost on me. More of a me issue probably. 2) Eileen and Simon’s relationship could be SO FRUSTRATING, again though more of a me thing that characters who dont listen to themselves and just do self destructive things can get on my nerves.
Overall though, really liked this and highly reccommend!!