pickPer usual with Rooney, I‘m sure this is a book I wasn‘t in love with while reading and ended with a feeling of “oh, it‘s over?” But will continue to think of for years which for me, makes this a pick.
Recently heard of the literary theory that the important stories are not the big hero quests but the stories that follow the mundane of daily life and I think that‘s why I like books like this. It hits a key nerve in my human nature.
panMildly engaging sojourn of 4 characters who aren‘t quite happy with their lives and spend a lot of the book delving into the great philosophical questions of the world. Felt like too much millennial anxiety for me!
panWorst book I‘ve read 😬. The lack of conventional punctuation made it difficult to read. I found large stretches of the book indulgent where the author just went on and on about a variety of topics not relevant to the plot or character development.
panSo boring…literally nothing happens. I liked Normal People (maybe because I related to it more), so I was optimistic for this read, but the characters weren‘t relatable or interesting. I don‘t think Rooney‘s writing style is for me.
so-so1 / 2022: “Whenever something good happens to me I always find myself thinking: I wonder how long it will be until this turns out badly.
Ughhhh this took me forever to get through and truly, it wasn‘t my favorite. Can‘t put my finger on it, but I find it highly unlikely that friends still only correspond via email and that a woman who is fucked up needs to find an equally broken person to be happy and whole. Maybe that‘s not the point? Who knows!
pickNot quite what I expected, but I really enjoyed it! I loved the correspondence between the women and all the interesting concepts they sifted through.
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so-soI‘ve read all three novels by Rooney now and they are simply not what I like to read.
This was essentially a modern romance with a side of Western angst tossed in (climate change, right wing politics, the nature of beauty, etc.). I really didn‘t care what happened to any of the characters.
Also, I dislike the extraneous details (I remember disliking this about Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami. #ToB #ToB2022
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