A review by shann32
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

emotional hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This book fell unfortunately flat for me. The characters were mediocre, some downright unlikeable. There wasn't much plot to the story, which I guess was probably intentional, but I kept waiting for something to happen, and it just never did. It was disappointing that one of the main relationships in the story was toxic and manipulative, but there was no narrative around that dynamic and no real character development around that.
Some of the prose in the emails between the two characters is reflexive and relatable. 
I wasn't a fan of some of the writing style of lists and run-on sentences.
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