Conversations with Friends

Even in her first ever published novel, Rooney doesn't fail to impress with her talent for creating deeply flawed, realistic characters. She doesn't care for perfectly lovable characters, but puts emphasis on the more irrational behaviours and not easily justifiable feelings and actions. This is not a lovestory. It is a story about a girl desperate to be accepted and to belong, yet reluctant to open up to the people closest to her. It is a story full of contradiction, sadness and loneliness. It is a work of art, through and through.

Sally Rooney schafft es, die unklare Linie zwischen Freundschaft und Liebe weiter zu verwischen. Das Buch hat mich sprachlos zurückgelassen und an anderen Stellen neue Fragen aufgeworfen. Absolute Leseempfehlung!

When Frances and Bobbie meet the married couple Nick and Melissa, they have no idea how quickly their lives will revolve around them—whether they like it or not. It's an encounter that will expose their ugliest and most vulnerable sides, while simultaneously brimming with desire and curiosity. If I had to describe the book in one word, it would probably be: intricate. This story is incredible, but above all, extremely cleverly written. We meet four very different characters; you don't really like any of them, but you want to know more about each of them. That pretty much sums up the entire dynamic of the book. A dangerous attraction that isn't easily explained. I think it's also simply one of Sally Rooney's great talents to write so realistically and chaotically that it really gets to you. Normal People is my favorite book, and with that one, too, I was more emotionally immersed than I rarely am. The writing style is captivating and always perfectly suited to the story. Sometimes calm, sometimes chaotic, sometimes brutally honest. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and have once again been convinced of Sally Rooney's talent.