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Beautiful World, Where Are You

Beautiful World, Where Are You

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  • Author：Sally Rooney
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9 hours， 30 minutes

Beautiful World， Where Are You is a new novel by Sally Rooney， the best-selling author of Normal People and Conversations with Friends。

Alice， a novelist， meets Felix， who works in a warehouse， and asks him if he’d like to travel to Rome with her。 In Dublin， her best friend， Eileen， is getting over a break-up， and slips back into flirting with Simon， a man she has known since childhood。

Alice， Felix， Eileen， and Simon are still young - but life is catching up with them。 They desire each other， they delude each other， they get together， they break apart。 They have sex， they worry about sex， they worry about their friendships and the world they live in。 Are they standing in the last lighted room before the darkness， bearing witness to something？ Will they find a way to believe in a beautiful world？

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Reviews

Alex ，

Sally simply gets it <3

Ashleigh ，

There is something quite beautiful about how Rooney can write about the seemingly mundane in such an addictive way。 I think that her subject matter has matured in a way， along with her targeted audience for Normal People。 As always the messiness and unreliability of the characters is explored throughout this novel， this aspect permeating through the characters late-twenties into their thirties。 I feel very privileged to be living at the same time as Sally Rooney because she always seems to touch There is something quite beautiful about how Rooney can write about the seemingly mundane in such an addictive way。 I think that her subject matter has matured in a way， along with her targeted audience for Normal People。 As always the messiness and unreliability of the characters is explored throughout this novel， this aspect permeating through the characters late-twenties into their thirties。 I feel very privileged to be living at the same time as Sally Rooney because she always seems to touch on contemporary issues which are so relevant， the discussions that these characters have seem to mimic conversations that I've had with my friends before， particularly feeling like we are living on the brink of societal collapse or the guilt of the thought of having children due to climate change。 One thing I particularly loved about this book is that it had a definite focus on the friendship between Eileen and Alice and was not entirely consumed with romantic relationships。 Mental health takes a forefront here too and the impact on relationships which was comforting to see。 The normalcy of （most of） the characters was refreshing， Felix working in a factory and not enjoying his job from Eileen living on a minimum wage job - I love that these are characters that Rooney decides to write about。 I do wish that Rooney would use anything more definite to demonstrate spoken dialogue on the page， I found myself rereading sentences frequently to try and determine what was said out loud but I can appreciate that probably has some effect on the reading experience that I haven't realised yet。 I read this book in pretty much one go on the day of its release and it made me cry so 5 stars it is！ 。。。more

Ronak ，

https://youtu。be/FwvFZuKNdwYquite a good book。 really enjoyed reading another wonderful book by sally Rooney！This book is different than other books！felt like the kind of author sharing her own story！if you are looking for something to read in the late 20s or early 30s story then you should definitely go for this。 https://youtu。be/FwvFZuKNdwYquite a good book。 really enjoyed reading another wonderful book by sally Rooney！This book is different than other books！felt like the kind of author sharing her own story！if you are looking for something to read in the late 20s or early 30s story then you should definitely go for this。 。。。more

Tasha ，

With only the first chapter to go on， there’s not much I can say just yet。However， having read Normal People & Conversations with Friends， you can already tell it’s a Sally Rooney novel through the way it’s written & the way the character is telling the story。I am intrigued enough to want to read more so will be waiting for the release to continue reading and be able to give a proper review。

Catherine ，

once again i’m probably not the best person to review sally rooney’s work because i find her descriptions of characters fascinating but her stories pretty boring and slow …。 i didn’t hate this book though， and i did like a few of the characters

eilidh ，

there are no words for how beautiful this book is。 it’s definitely sally rooney’s best book yet and one of my new fav books of all time。 just wow

Faith ，

i honestly have no thoughts yet so many at the same time。 five stars。 five。

sara ，

holy shit。 wow。 probably one of the easiest five stars i’ve given to a book in a while （actually， this was 100% the easiest five stars considering i told myself this was a five star read before 100 pages in） but WOW。 i don’t even know what to say， i don’t know if i CAN say anything about this in a fancy intellectual way other than holy。 SHIT。 THIS BOOK IS AMAZING。

Kara Passey ，

god what a pleasure it is to have a favourite author。 I love this book and I want to read it 6 more times at least！ I love the way her characters speak to each other and think about the world and think about themselves。 they think about the things that I think about even if I don’t express my thoughts in the same way。 should I be emailing my personal musings to a dear friend from time to time？？ it feels like I should be。 I love getting to see how differently her characters express themselves in god what a pleasure it is to have a favourite author。 I love this book and I want to read it 6 more times at least！ I love the way her characters speak to each other and think about the world and think about themselves。 they think about the things that I think about even if I don’t express my thoughts in the same way。 should I be emailing my personal musings to a dear friend from time to time？？ it feels like I should be。 I love getting to see how differently her characters express themselves in different mediums of communication and I love how sometimes it seems like they’re working very hard to misunderstand each other and other times it seems like they get each other completely。 I want to be them but at the same time I’m annoyed with them and I am a little bit them and also I love them。also I thought this book was so funny and charming and thoughtful！！！ it’s so wonderful to read a book that feels modern and of my time/experience without trying。 I’m sure there will be a lot to be said about how much of the author is in Alice in particular and I can’t say I wasn’t thinking about it but also the only thing I know abt sally rooney is that I love her books and they speak to me very deeply and probably that’s all I need to know。 normal people and convos rereads are incoming I’m sure 。。。more

Katelyn ，

“And I want that— to prove the most ordinary thing about human beings isn’t violence or greed but love and care。 To prove it to whom， I wonder。 Myself， maybe。” I just。 I JUST！！！！！！！！ Have so much to say！！！ Sally Rooney has a way of writing emotions， thoughts， and memories in a way that I am experiencing or have felt but I don’t know how to articulate。 She writes characters as flawed humans， because that’s all anyone really is， and I appreciate the imperfections they all convey。 （I hesitated givi “And I want that— to prove the most ordinary thing about human beings isn’t violence or greed but love and care。 To prove it to whom， I wonder。 Myself， maybe。” I just。 I JUST！！！！！！！！ Have so much to say！！！ Sally Rooney has a way of writing emotions， thoughts， and memories in a way that I am experiencing or have felt but I don’t know how to articulate。 She writes characters as flawed humans， because that’s all anyone really is， and I appreciate the imperfections they all convey。 （I hesitated giving 5 stars instead of 4， because of the way the story was tied up with a bow too neatly， however， I know I’ll be thinking about these characters for some time to come & that’s how I know she got me！！！！） 。。。more

Sarah ，

I usually want to stab myself in the eye rather than read any book that doesn't use quotation marks to denote character conversations， but Rooney's overall writing style caused me to persevere over that hurdle。This book is part epistolary and part in-person conversations， shared between our cast of 4 - Alice， Felix， Eileen， and Simon。 Alice and Eileen are interesting characters and I loved their letters back and forth- the men are not as well developed and Felix in particular made me want to tak I usually want to stab myself in the eye rather than read any book that doesn't use quotation marks to denote character conversations， but Rooney's overall writing style caused me to persevere over that hurdle。This book is part epistolary and part in-person conversations， shared between our cast of 4 - Alice， Felix， Eileen， and Simon。 Alice and Eileen are interesting characters and I loved their letters back and forth- the men are not as well developed and Felix in particular made me want to take a cheese grater to my skin。I am shocked that Felix was ultimately a romantic lead， because he had huge low level scheming energy （the way he pesters on about money and why doesn't anyone visit each other and how does your job justify your existence but will never involve as much suffering as my warehouse job）。 Also， his rapey （we don't get into consent， but definitely an age issue） and avoidant （knocking up a girl in high school and then never speaking to her again even though they live in a tiny Irish town） sexual backstory is a lot， and would hopefully result in most women pulling the ripcord on the relationship。I was really enjoying the story until the characters all end up at Alice's house and collectively lose their minds over fights that have been brewing， but also shouldn't have been that dramatic。Overall， a very mixed read in my ongoing quest to see how I feel about Rooney's works （Loved Normal People， hated Conversations with Friends， middling on BWWAY）。Thank you the publisher， via Edelweiss， for providing me with an arc for review。 。。。more

Christina ，

Sally Rooney’s latest novel is overly political and completely lacking in the brilliance of her previous work， Normal People。 Rather than focus on the characters， the correspondence between the two main characters feels disjointed （a reviewer astutely characterized the email exchanges as reading like a Wikipedia article）。 The stuffy email exchanges only serve the purpose of espousing Rooney’s political views rather than advance the story or characters。Sadly this is not for me。 Would have rather Sally Rooney’s latest novel is overly political and completely lacking in the brilliance of her previous work， Normal People。 Rather than focus on the characters， the correspondence between the two main characters feels disjointed （a reviewer astutely characterized the email exchanges as reading like a Wikipedia article）。 The stuffy email exchanges only serve the purpose of espousing Rooney’s political views rather than advance the story or characters。Sadly this is not for me。 Would have rather Rooney focused on the interplay between characters which made Normal People so touching。 。。。more

Maddie Woda ，

Honestly I thought it was charming and smart。 I also think it’s stupid that the intellectual thing to do is not like books everyone else likes。

Isa Gallegos ，

I love Sally Rooney。 I feel like her characters are always well thought out， flawed， and original。 Her story lines are nuanced and engaging。 This was no different and I enjoyed delving into her new endeavor。 Where I do think this book deviates is its length。 I agree with other reviews that her signature block narrative gets a little confusing and drawn out this time around。 Especially as she has the characters switch between lines of communication。 Other than that， I would recommend this book to I love Sally Rooney。 I feel like her characters are always well thought out， flawed， and original。 Her story lines are nuanced and engaging。 This was no different and I enjoyed delving into her new endeavor。 Where I do think this book deviates is its length。 I agree with other reviews that her signature block narrative gets a little confusing and drawn out this time around。 Especially as she has the characters switch between lines of communication。 Other than that， I would recommend this book to anyone just as I do Conversations with Friends and Normal People。 Can’t wait to see this hit the small screen。。。 because it really is just Rooney’s world and we’re all living in it。 。。。more

Kerra ，

I’m not quite sure how to rate this one…Sally Rooney is obviously a gifted writer， but her books make me uncomfortable and leave me feeling a little empty because she doesn’t write the kind of relationships I want to be in。 If I was in a romantic relationship her characters experience， I would be miserable。 And I don’t want to believe that’s the only option。 It’s interesting that Rooney can write hope and despair simultaneously。 Her books certainly aren’t happy or warm。 They’re a bit depressing I’m not quite sure how to rate this one…Sally Rooney is obviously a gifted writer， but her books make me uncomfortable and leave me feeling a little empty because she doesn’t write the kind of relationships I want to be in。 If I was in a romantic relationship her characters experience， I would be miserable。 And I don’t want to believe that’s the only option。 It’s interesting that Rooney can write hope and despair simultaneously。 Her books certainly aren’t happy or warm。 They’re a bit depressing without throwing away hopefulness entirely， and they definitely make me think。 My main takeaway is the power of female friendship。 The emails back and forth between Alice and Eileen form the backbone of the story， yet they hardly touch on the actual plot。 More often they discuss life and politics and meaning， and I enjoyed the stream of consciousness thoughts shared between them， because it was a good reflection of how I speak with my closest friends。 。。。more

Katie Cusumano ，

！！

Jill Bauer ，

I like Sally Rooney a lot as a writer， and yet， this book provides a disjointed experience。 There are frequent， very distant， sections of omniscient narrations of things like empty rooms as well as the four main characters， viewed from far， far away， emotionally speaking。 Then there are intimate sections of emails with sections that read almost like essays wedged within them。 The most interesting character is Felix， but the book doesn't really ever give enough information to understand him。 In f I like Sally Rooney a lot as a writer， and yet， this book provides a disjointed experience。 There are frequent， very distant， sections of omniscient narrations of things like empty rooms as well as the four main characters， viewed from far， far away， emotionally speaking。 Then there are intimate sections of emails with sections that read almost like essays wedged within them。 The most interesting character is Felix， but the book doesn't really ever give enough information to understand him。 In fact， the book gives very surface information about all four characters， not enough to really understand them in a satisfying way。 。。。more

Lexie Hayes ，

This was my first Sally Rooney book， and I absolutely loved it。 I don’t think I have ever read a book that more succinctly told the story of the struggles and day-to-day worries of millennials trying to get by in the modern world。 The style of this book will certainly not be for everyone， but I thought it was absolutely beautiful。 One of my favorite reads of the year！ Can’t wait to read more of her books。

Eleanor ，

at this point i just dont think i really like Sally Rooney but then also I finish all her books in like a day so whats up with that。

Hillary （abookishmarriage） ，

ALERT ALERT: This will NOT be a 5 star read for everyone。 Actually for me it was 4。5， but I always round up。 I do want to say it's a significant departure from Normal People。 If you hated Normal People。。。I don't know that you will like it though because it's less "readable。" If you loved Normal People。。。you still might be in for a bit of a surprise。 If you thought NP was promising but a bit vapid or not self aware THEN you might like this one。I will write a real review when I am ready， but I'm j ALERT ALERT: This will NOT be a 5 star read for everyone。 Actually for me it was 4。5， but I always round up。 I do want to say it's a significant departure from Normal People。 If you hated Normal People。。。I don't know that you will like it though because it's less "readable。" If you loved Normal People。。。you still might be in for a bit of a surprise。 If you thought NP was promising but a bit vapid or not self aware THEN you might like this one。I will write a real review when I am ready， but I'm just going to say the book is not for everyone （although if your biggest gripe is the quotation marks， that's still there， and I'm not debating that issue anymore。。。） but the book spoke to me。 。。。more

🌙 e m i e 🌙 ，

this book will make or break my attachment to sally rooney。

Isobel ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Lots of food for thought in Rooney’s latest novel， in which friends Alice and Eileen write to one another as Alice， a famous writer， has moved to live near the sea following a mental breakdown， and Eileen struggles by in Dublin on the low wage she receives working for a literary magazine。 I liked the emails the characters send to each other — I watched one review in which the reviewer said this would have worked better as a small collection of essays。 While Rooney is a phenomenal essayist， there Lots of food for thought in Rooney’s latest novel， in which friends Alice and Eileen write to one another as Alice， a famous writer， has moved to live near the sea following a mental breakdown， and Eileen struggles by in Dublin on the low wage she receives working for a literary magazine。 I liked the emails the characters send to each other — I watched one review in which the reviewer said this would have worked better as a small collection of essays。 While Rooney is a phenomenal essayist， there is merit to having these ideas included as part of the novel as it captures the strange way in which we live — on the one hand preoccupied by concerns for the world and the political and climate change within it， on the other hand absorbed in our own interpersonal dramas。The book covers a lot of ground — I particularly liked the sections in which the characters discuss:- the way technology has warped our understanding of life ‘Each day has now become a new and unique informational unit… each day， even each hour of the day， replaces and makes irrelevant the time before， and the events of our lives make sense only in relation to a perpetually updating timeline of news content’- the problem with identity politics ‘The only idea… seems to be that we should watch the immense human misery unfolding before us and just wait for the most immiserated， most oppressed people to turn around and tell us how to stop it’ - the bizarre culture of publishing and the way it removes authors who are renowned for writing well about ordinary life from that very subject matter- the importance of love and relationships ‘Maybe we’re just born to love and worry about the people we know， and to go on loving and worrying even when there are more important things we should be doing。 And if that means the human species is going to die out， isn’t it in a way a nice reason to die out， the nicest reason you can imagine？’- the problem with overly critical online spaces ‘We hate people for making mistakes so much more than we love them for doing good that the easiest way to live is to do nothing， say nothing， and love no one。’ There are obvious similarities between Rooney and the Alice character， and the book is really moving in its portrayal of just how insane the reception to that kind of success has been and what a strange life it has been to live — though there are enough differences between Rooney and Alice that she isn’t a complete Mary Sue。For a book that grapples with a lot of existential dread it is refreshingly hopeful。 I enjoyed this rumination on what it means to live and write or make art in this moment， and hope Rooney is given the space she needs to enjoy her life and come up with her next project， if she chooses to write more。 My only gripe with the book was Alice’s ending， which seemed a little absurd to me。 The Felix character I thought was awful to her the whole way through with no redeeming qualities （making someone be nice to an animal is the oldest trick in the book and falls short here of adding any real depth to his character）， and I thought her interest in him was an act of self loathing， which made it bizarre when the letter at the end made it seem like they went on to live happily ever after。 。。。more

Robyn Courtney ，

5 ⭐️

Alex ALEXATTHELAKE ，

Umm， I'm not totally sure what I just listened to if I'm being honest。 Maybe I'm not the right audience or maybe this is a case of a literary fiction novel that just simply wasn't for me， because that genre is really hit or miss for me。 To start， I really enjoyed the narrator， she was amazing。 The letters back and forth between Eileen and Alice were probably my favourite part of the book。 It seemed like there were a lot of great ideas that could have been explored throughout this book （relations Umm， I'm not totally sure what I just listened to if I'm being honest。 Maybe I'm not the right audience or maybe this is a case of a literary fiction novel that just simply wasn't for me， because that genre is really hit or miss for me。 To start， I really enjoyed the narrator， she was amazing。 The letters back and forth between Eileen and Alice were probably my favourite part of the book。 It seemed like there were a lot of great ideas that could have been explored throughout this book （relationships， mental illness， sexuality etc）， but it really missed the mark。 These characters were straight up awful in every way。 They were all selfish， rude and quite depressing to be honest。 They were all whiny the entire book and I truthfully still can't really figure out the relationships explored throughout the book。 Was I supposed to be happy at the end with the outcome of the relationships？ Were the characters？ Again， maybe this book just really wasn't for me， but it is definitely one I wouldn't suggest running to。Thank you Libro。Fm for my audio copy！ 。。。more

Adam ，

There's an ineffable quality to all of their writing。 Something I find difficult to pinpoint but I just devour their prose。 Will reread sooner than later！ There's an ineffable quality to all of their writing。 Something I find difficult to pinpoint but I just devour their prose。 Will reread sooner than later！ 。。。more

Paisley ，

One of the most anticipated reads of 2021 comes out tomorrow - Sally Rooney’s third novel， Beautiful World， Where Are You。 This book has not only been marked as one of my top ten reads of the year， it has easily found its place on the list of my all time favorite reads。 I picked up a copy of Normal People a few years back while traveling in the UK and must admit that I wasn’t the greatest fan。 Maybe it was the level of sexual content or my own inability to relate to what the main characters were One of the most anticipated reads of 2021 comes out tomorrow - Sally Rooney’s third novel， Beautiful World， Where Are You。 This book has not only been marked as one of my top ten reads of the year， it has easily found its place on the list of my all time favorite reads。 I picked up a copy of Normal People a few years back while traveling in the UK and must admit that I wasn’t the greatest fan。 Maybe it was the level of sexual content or my own inability to relate to what the main characters were experiencing。 With that said， my feelings toward Normal People cannot relate to my experience with Beautiful World， Where Are You。 This book dives deep into millennial romance， conditional anxiety， adult female friendship， class differences， and the general frustration and wonderment of finding beauty in the world。 Alice is an established novelist who， after having a breakdown， moves to the Irish coast。 There she meets and soon involves herself with a young man named Felix who is a local warehouse worker。 Meanwhile， Alice’s best friend Eileen works in Dublin for a literary magazine and blends the line between friendship and relationship with Simon， her childhood friend。 The book follows the cycle of one chapter on Alice， Alice writing an e-mail to Eileen， a chapter on Eileen， and Eileen writing an e-mail to Alice。 I loved the flow that this format provided。 It allowed the reader to be in the moment with these characters while also being given an inside look to the e-mail author’s intrinsic state， perspective， beliefs， connections， and values。 Due to Rooney’s impeccable writing style， her awareness of the ordinary and infusing such meaning， this book has left me with so many feelings。 I thoroughly enjoyed my time reading this book。 I extended my reading time so that I could exist for a longer period of time - experiencing and living in her words for the first time。 This book is an insightful look into my generation and the state of the world we live in。 It provided discomfort and solace， obscurity and explanation， inelegance and admiration， lost and found。 。。。more

sri ⁷ ，

I am ridiculously enamoured by this book and I will be constantly thinking about this book for the rest of my life。 Sally Rooney truly makes me realise that one of the most important aspects of human life is the relationships we form with the people we love。

Amanda Lagerfeld ，

Another beautiful Sally Rooney story。After the booming success of Normal People the expectations were extraordinarily high for Sally Rooney's third book and fans will not be disappointed。 If you enjoyed Conversations with Friends or Normal People you will love Beautiful World。 Sally Rooney's writing is very distinct and is not really for everyone。 If you didn't enjoy the writing in the other two books then this one will not be for you as it is more of the same writing。 There are entire chapters Another beautiful Sally Rooney story。After the booming success of Normal People the expectations were extraordinarily high for Sally Rooney's third book and fans will not be disappointed。 If you enjoyed Conversations with Friends or Normal People you will love Beautiful World。 Sally Rooney's writing is very distinct and is not really for everyone。 If you didn't enjoy the writing in the other two books then this one will not be for you as it is more of the same writing。 There are entire chapters that consist of one paragraph and I will say the email paragraphs did get a little tedious; although they helped you get to know the characters more。 These email chapters felt like Rooney's own thoughts and feelings coming out on the page。 The book is about 4 broken people figuring themselves out and all the things that they do not say。 Similarly to NP the story is more about the conversations that do not occur then the ones that do。 The insecurities， the fights and the emotions that occur when you are so afraid of yourself that you cannot see beyond your own nose。 The characters are often frustrating， selfish and unlikeable as with her previous stories in the best way possible， but it is a story I didn't want to put down。 The writing is beautiful and lyrical and I highly recommend any Rooney fan pick this one up immediately。 4。7/5 。。。more

cindy （renewed reader） ，

The audiobook format is not working for me （I keep getting the characters confused） but that's on me。 Recently downloaded an eARC from Edelweiss and will be giving it a second try in the near future！ The audiobook format is not working for me （I keep getting the characters confused） but that's on me。 Recently downloaded an eARC from Edelweiss and will be giving it a second try in the near future！ 。。。more

Marchpane ，

People have feelings about Sally Rooney—strong feelings—in a way they just don’t about other writers。 The oversaturation of positive attention itself generates negative responses， ranging from the mildly baffled ‘why the hype？’ to the exasperated ‘can I just stop hearing about Sally Rooney for five seconds！’。For me， Conversations with Friends was good， but not brilliant。 Normal People I loved （any novel that can make me ugly cry has earned its 5 stars）。 The TV adaptation of Normal People I super People have feelings about Sally Rooney—strong feelings—in a way they just don’t about other writers。 The oversaturation of positive attention itself generates negative responses， ranging from the mildly baffled ‘why the hype？’ to the exasperated ‘can I just stop hearing about Sally Rooney for five seconds！’。For me， Conversations with Friends was good， but not brilliant。 Normal People I loved （any novel that can make me ugly cry has earned its 5 stars）。 The TV adaptation of Normal People I super loved， and Rooney deserves due credit for that too。This is a long-winded way of saying that in the polarised world of Rooney-commentary， I’m not really on either team。 I wasn’t predisposed to feel any kind of way about Beautiful World， Where Are You。 As it turns out， I didn’t care for this one much， but I’m almost loath to criticise because of how personal Rooney gets here—about the dissociative effect of sudden fame， the spurious value of writing about her own life: ‘If novelists wrote honestly about their own lives， no one would read novels—and quite rightly！ Maybe then we would finally have to confront how wrong， how deeply philosophically wrong， the current system of literary production really is—how it takes writers away from normal life， shuts the door behind them， and tells them again and again how special they are and how important their opinions must be。’Rooney is now three novels deep in what appears to be a project to update the Austen-style marriage plot for the 21st century。 Her stories don’t hinge on the actual legal institution of marriage， but rather the ‘love match’ that was Austen’s staple。 I think it’s part of Rooney’s enigma that she manages to be wildly popular for doing something so seemingly unfashionable。 For such stories to work， you need exemplary characterisation。 As a reader， you want to be invested in the outcome and for that the characters have to seem real。 It’s fine for them to be unlikeable; it’s a problem when they are unconvincing and uninteresting， and that was my main issue with BWWAY。 Three separate narrators—a third person objective POV; Alice （via emails）; and Eileen （also via emails）—all write with the same hyper-observant， analytical， detail-oriented style。 The characters all speak in the same faux-profound， excessively candid way， divulging their deepest truths to near strangers， while also being completely inept about expressing their romantic feelings （as necessary to defer the plot’s resolution）。 None of it rings true。 There are moments of brilliance in the writing。 I particularly liked a cross-cutting or ‘split screen’ effect employed by Rooney to narrate two separate strands of action happening concurrently。 But without that all-important connection to the characters， I was never fully drawn in。 Of the three， this is the Rooney novel I've enjoyed the least。 。。。more

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Beautiful World, Where Are You&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Beautiful World, Where Are You&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0