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A review by bryanna_
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
5.0
this may be one of my favorite books of 2022. is it the perfect book? no. but did i sadly relate to the characters & end up crying close to the end of the book? yes. therefore, it automatically gets 5 stars for me.
i will say this book does deserve a trigger warning for self-harm so be very mindful of that. it's minor but it happens from time to time in the book.
conversations with friends is exactly that. it's a book filled with conversations that Frances and Bobbi, who are bestfriends once in a relationship, & their friends that they meet throughout this chapter of their life. i don't think there was one point in the book where i felt like i wasn't part of the conversation myself - it was always something that led me, as the reader, into thinking of my own thoughts on the topic & how my friends would respond. i hate to say it, but i think this one book made me rethink some of my friendships.
these may be the most broken, flawed, but relatable characters i've ever read about. they all have at least one trait that would make u want to throw the book across the room. i'm not gonna give out too much, but this book will definitely have u wanting to rip ur hair out throughout the whole story. there were moments i just had to close it & take a few minutes to reflect on what i just read. the sad part is most of the conversations that occurred are similar to ones i've had before or have heard from other people - these characters are common. normal. FLAWED. & that's what made them special - they felt like real people that u would form a connection with & later realize how toxic they were for u.
did i like how this story ended? absolutely not. in fact, after finishing that last sentence i honestly felt like i wasted two weeks of my life. but once i realized how much i TRULY gained from that book, it made me think that maybe the ending didn't turn out the way i wanted it to because not all chapters in our life end the way we want it to. & that's stuck with me for the last 24 hours since i've finished this book.
i honestly thought i would hate this. but from beginning to end, i was drawn to these defective & disfigured characters & how they grew or maybe even got worse. this felt genuine & real & it taught me how to control those conversations i have with friends who may not be as balanced as i am. i grew personal attachments to these characters & i think they will always stick with me.
i recommend this book to everyone, but most importantly, to people who feel like they have no one to turn to or depend on. to those who feel abandoned or feel like they have no idea what they're doing in life. u will find some sort of comfort in the knowledge that most of these characters feel the same way.
i will say this book does deserve a trigger warning for self-harm so be very mindful of that. it's minor but it happens from time to time in the book.
conversations with friends is exactly that. it's a book filled with conversations that Frances and Bobbi, who are bestfriends once in a relationship, & their friends that they meet throughout this chapter of their life. i don't think there was one point in the book where i felt like i wasn't part of the conversation myself - it was always something that led me, as the reader, into thinking of my own thoughts on the topic & how my friends would respond. i hate to say it, but i think this one book made me rethink some of my friendships.
these may be the most broken, flawed, but relatable characters i've ever read about. they all have at least one trait that would make u want to throw the book across the room. i'm not gonna give out too much, but this book will definitely have u wanting to rip ur hair out throughout the whole story. there were moments i just had to close it & take a few minutes to reflect on what i just read. the sad part is most of the conversations that occurred are similar to ones i've had before or have heard from other people - these characters are common. normal. FLAWED. & that's what made them special - they felt like real people that u would form a connection with & later realize how toxic they were for u.
did i like how this story ended? absolutely not. in fact, after finishing that last sentence i honestly felt like i wasted two weeks of my life. but once i realized how much i TRULY gained from that book, it made me think that maybe the ending didn't turn out the way i wanted it to because not all chapters in our life end the way we want it to. & that's stuck with me for the last 24 hours since i've finished this book.
i honestly thought i would hate this. but from beginning to end, i was drawn to these defective & disfigured characters & how they grew or maybe even got worse. this felt genuine & real & it taught me how to control those conversations i have with friends who may not be as balanced as i am. i grew personal attachments to these characters & i think they will always stick with me.
i recommend this book to everyone, but most importantly, to people who feel like they have no one to turn to or depend on. to those who feel abandoned or feel like they have no idea what they're doing in life. u will find some sort of comfort in the knowledge that most of these characters feel the same way.