A very popular book, but if you havent read it yet... I recommend it.
Devoured it in a few hours first time I read it. The way the characters view relationships is very in line with my own. To the point where since reading it I have a relationship with a similar dynamic since (don't know if I recommend that). The point of the book, to me, has always been to showcase the difference forms love can take on, even when the feelings are unchanging.
Other than that Sally Rooney is just a really good writer, is tapped into interesting discourses which she weaves into her stories, and she knows how to make a character problematic in ways that feel relatable and honest instead of foreign or scary. + i just really like stories about 20-something-year-olds being themselves, figuring shit out without much plot holding it together.
My best friend gave it a 1/5 stars on Goodreads bc she thought everyone was boring and whiny sooo like.. it's not for everyone maybe.
May 18, 2025
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I loved Normal People and seems like everything I read from Sally Rooney after that just fell flat. Highly unlikeable characters, ok plot. I didn’t hold my breath for Intermezzo, but wow. Might be her best book yet. She writes the way I think about things, which can always be jarring when you’re starting one of her books, but eventually it feels like she’s in your head, transcribing your thoughts as you look around the made up world she creates.
I find it hard to relate to male characters, but she finds the humanity in everyone and I was tearing up towards the end.
I feel like she’s been getting tons of criticism lately for writing “boring” stories, people saying they DNFd her books, but I devoured Intermezzo.
Jan 4, 2025
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im sure I’m the first person to like a Sally Rooney book. But anyway I just read the new one and it’s her best yet. the characters are so real and developed and lovable, and the whole thing was a joy to read. Sorry!
Oct 6, 2024
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None are as good as Normal People imo, but Conversations with Friends and Beautiful World, Where Are You are still super. Haven’t read Intermezzo yet.
May 16, 2025
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