A review by adeline
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

This story was insufferable. The main character is Holden-Caulfield levels of immature soreness, causing themself pain and anguish just for the sake of being interesting. The events are mind numbingly boring. The fact that nothing is resolved by the end makes me wish I had DNF’d this. 
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