My personal favourite Rooney work is her short story Mr Salary. Sally Rooney is not just a novelist, she has also written multiple short stories, which showcase her work in smaller, bite-sized pieces. What else is there to live for? Love, Alice”. My favourite quote: “So of course in the midst of everything, the state of the world being what it is, humanity on the cusp of extinction, here I am writing another email about sex and friendship. Read this first if: You relate to trying to find your place in the world. My favourite part: The raw representation of long-distance friendships and relationships that you can never seem to quite understand. This work is perfect for those searching for where they truly belong in this beautiful world.
Incorporating emails between the young women, the novel shows a grittier side to finding your place in society, set across Ireland and reaching as far as Rome. Following best friends, Alice and Eileen, and their relationships with Felix and Simon throughout their journeys to understand the world around them.
Released in 2021, Rooney’s latest work strays away from her younger characters and ventures into the experiences of 25-30-year-olds, navigating love, sex and work. P ersonal favourite quote: “It comforted me to know that my friendship with Bobbi wasn’t confined to memory alone, and that textual evidence of her fondness for me would survive her actual fondness if necessary”.īeautiful World Where Are You cover Beautiful World, Where are You Read this first if: you like reading authors works from the start. My favourite part: The shockingly honest exploration of age and relationships which every 20-something uni student can relate to. An adaptation of the novel starring Joe Alwyn is expected to hit our screens in 2022. Drawing on themes of relationships, youth and intimacy, this novel is one of the most beautifully complicated of its time. The pair meet a married couple, Nick and Melissa, at a spoken word poetry performance and slowly become intertwined in a way no one quite expected. Set in Dublin, the book revolves around Francis, an aspiring author and her close and complicated relationship with her best friend, Bobbi.
My personal favourite Rooney novel, Conversations With Friends, follows two young college students as they begin a strange and moving relationship with a married couple. Conversations With Friends Cover Conversations With Friends
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