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A review by charbck
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
wowie wow wow. thank u sally rooney for always giving me exactly what i need every time (grief and non-monogamy!) rooney has reimagined her iconic style (no more emails!) while deepening what makes us love her so much (crazy batshit realistic relationships. different perspectives. awesome sex)
LOVE peters style holy hell. the sentence fragments stream of consciousness MMMM. makes her no quotes work even better. ivan is a gem, and the women are fantastic too. i wonder why we get margarets perspective and not sylvia or naomis…. probably to prove to us she is not a malicious predator. love how her anxieties mirrored peters.
SUCH distinct characters. rooney’s a master of em. less interrogation of capitalism in this one but its still there. instead the characters are existing within the system and trying to make ends meat (love it). my critique is these dynamics are SOOOOOOOO heteronormative. like even cam girl naomi does not pursue her great desires in the bedroom, she just wants peter to “do whatever he wants to her.” same about margaret. perhaps it is a desire in itself but it is unrealistic.
frustrating how sylvia always said i want you to be happy peter and i cant give you that. like because of the sex. and peter never said u make me happy enough already!!!! i dont need the sex!! like why couldnt he let that go for her and tell her what she needed to hear. raaaaaa i love you sylvia
2nd favorite rooney for sure. love love love love love. cant wait to see how she evolves even more
LOVE peters style holy hell. the sentence fragments stream of consciousness MMMM. makes her no quotes work even better. ivan is a gem, and the women are fantastic too. i wonder why we get margarets perspective and not sylvia or naomis…. probably to prove to us she is not a malicious predator. love how her anxieties mirrored peters.
SUCH distinct characters. rooney’s a master of em. less interrogation of capitalism in this one but its still there. instead the characters are existing within the system and trying to make ends meat (love it). my critique is these dynamics are SOOOOOOOO heteronormative. like even cam girl naomi does not pursue her great desires in the bedroom, she just wants peter to “do whatever he wants to her.” same about margaret. perhaps it is a desire in itself but it is unrealistic.
2nd favorite rooney for sure. love love love love love. cant wait to see how she evolves even more