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

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Some people do, don’t they? Have happy families, I mean. I know you didn’t, and I didn’t. But Alice, I’m still so glad we were born. 

i’m trying to think of something clever to say but... i genuinely just feel more hopeful about my own life after finishing this book. sally rooney consistently and openly admits that people need each other to survive. maybe accepting this and being open to love (in whatever form it may take) is the whole ballgame.

i think any parts of the ending that seem convenient or simplistic might just be honest? like when people tell you that waking up early and exercising will make you feel better and annoyingly they’re right. like, sure, it doesn’t fix everything. but UGH it definitively helps.
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