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Beautiful World, Where Are You

Beautiful World, Where Are You

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  • Create Date：2021-07-01 11:31:10
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  • Author：Sally Rooney
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Summary

Beautiful World， Where Are You is a new novel by Sally Rooney， the bestselling 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

Alice Pickard ，

Struggled through it and gave up 3/4 of the way through。 Disappointing :-（

Rahaf ，

I cant wait for September！ I wanna read it now 🥲

Natalie Field ，

I absolutely loved this book from start to finish。 Sally Rooney’s ability to detail the ordinary lives of her characters with such language and depth allows the reader to passionately affix with them。 So much so that the work literally resonates with you for the following days。 Beautiful World， Where Are You is another incredible story detailing our rat race in life for a semblance of financial security and personal connection。

Amy ，

As most of the previous reviews don't include having yet read the book-- let me begin by saying I just finished reading the ARC。 Thank you， Edelweiss。Honestly， if it had been written by anyone other than Sally Rooney， I would not have finished it。 And yes， at the end I had to ask myself that question--what did I just read。 There appears to be a whole lot of Ms。 Rooney gettting things off her chest， including celeb culture and everything you don't really understand about your favorite author who As most of the previous reviews don't include having yet read the book-- let me begin by saying I just finished reading the ARC。 Thank you， Edelweiss。Honestly， if it had been written by anyone other than Sally Rooney， I would not have finished it。 And yes， at the end I had to ask myself that question--what did I just read。 There appears to be a whole lot of Ms。 Rooney gettting things off her chest， including celeb culture and everything you don't really understand about your favorite author who gets overly criticized for only writing about relationships。 Hence， there are wandering pieces about art， religion， and history。 But they just feel forced， out of place， and contribute very little to the content of the characters， much less the book itself。 Content for content's sake as if one has something to prove。I am grateful for the access to this title， but I can't say I'm glad I read it。 。。。more

lily ，

this was truly the most brilliant and tenderly heartbreaking novel i have ever read。 the world really is beautiful， especially when books like this exist。

Chloe Jade ，

It’s so hard to rate this book， because my heart says 5 stars because as always it’s prose is rhythmic and controlling， you’re reading it at the pace she sets， not the other way around。 She writes the mundanity， the every day so we’ll it might well be memoir， and giving it five stars feels … cheap？ Like， it’s worth so much more， the silence in this book is so gut wrenching and hard to sit through， but I did because the characters are just there with their hearts on their sleeves。 I wished this b It’s so hard to rate this book， because my heart says 5 stars because as always it’s prose is rhythmic and controlling， you’re reading it at the pace she sets， not the other way around。 She writes the mundanity， the every day so we’ll it might well be memoir， and giving it five stars feels … cheap？ Like， it’s worth so much more， the silence in this book is so gut wrenching and hard to sit through， but I did because the characters are just there with their hearts on their sleeves。 I wished this book was four times as long。 I loved reading her words， looking into her brain again， and I’m absolutely devastated that it’s over 🥲 。。。more

Cam Waller ，

I can’t give this a star rating， not yet。 It’s too fresh， and I’m far too conflicted。 Full review to come… suffice to say I loved it *most of the time。 My high expectations and anticipation weren’t disappointed， but they weren’t exceeded either。

Shelby ，

Tag yourself， I’m Eileen。 In BWWAY， Rooney does what she does best， while at the same time mocking the Contemporary Novel that concerns itself with sex and friendship。 RIYL: melodrama， millennial romance， socialism， interpersonal class conflict， characters who should obviously be with their lovers but self sabotage

Sean Loughran ，

I have been so excited for Beautiful World， Where Are You since I heard about its release earlier this year。 Having read Normal People and Conversations With Friends， I was dying to read the latest from Sally Rooney。 I'm also from Ireland， so there's something about the way she writes that just completely captivates me。 I remember when I first read Normal People， I loved it so much I went out and purchased copies for my mum and a few friends who all adored and cherished it just as much as I did。 I have been so excited for Beautiful World， Where Are You since I heard about its release earlier this year。 Having read Normal People and Conversations With Friends， I was dying to read the latest from Sally Rooney。 I'm also from Ireland， so there's something about the way she writes that just completely captivates me。 I remember when I first read Normal People， I loved it so much I went out and purchased copies for my mum and a few friends who all adored and cherished it just as much as I did。 I'm so grateful to Knopf Canada for the advanced reader copy of this one， it felt like a true gift being able to read this early。 Right off the bat， on the opening pages， I could picture Alice and Felix sitting together in the bar， freshly acquainted with one another。 Funnily， I found my Irish accent coming back as I read along， reading to myself as I was imagining them chatting together。 Reading the book was like watching a movie， each scene put into play perfectly and described so vividly。Rooney's prose is so deadpan and witty throughout， very similar to her other novels， which is exactly what I hoped for。 Her typical dry humour is downright hilarious。The story captures a gorgeous friendship between two girls who the reader has the pleasure of getting to know over the course of dozens of lengthy emails exchanged between them throughout the book。 Both on completely different paths， and wise beyond their years， but still sharing such a special bond。 I felt myself becoming truly absorbed by their lives。Beautiful World， Where Are You， was an absolutely lovely read。 I finished it too quickly and only wanted more。 Selected as one of Indigo's most anticipated releases， and one of the most hyped books of the season， this one won't let you down。 It's flipping brilliant。Avocado Diaries 。。。more

Sasha ，

As an ageing GenXer， I don’t really feel like the target market for this book and I wasn’t sure I would like it。 But， as a bookseller， I know this will be one of the biggest books of the autumn， so when an advanced proof arrived， I thought I ought to give it a read。Starting out， I wasn’t keen on the style and I didn’t feel connected to the characters but。。。 you just get used to a style after a while and I did get drawn into the plot and the protagonists lives。 My thoughts on finishing are that t As an ageing GenXer， I don’t really feel like the target market for this book and I wasn’t sure I would like it。 But， as a bookseller， I know this will be one of the biggest books of the autumn， so when an advanced proof arrived， I thought I ought to give it a read。Starting out， I wasn’t keen on the style and I didn’t feel connected to the characters but。。。 you just get used to a style after a while and I did get drawn into the plot and the protagonists lives。 My thoughts on finishing are that this is an extremely talented and skilled writer， who made me really care about her people and their stories despite my initial misgivings。The search for a beautiful world is universal and I thought this novel explored that search extremely well。 And I was very happy with the ending。。。 。。。more

LittleSophie ，

Well， I think we can safely say that I'm too old for Sally Rooney now。 While this charts similar territory as her previous books， I found my patience wearing thin with people constantly misunderstanding each other and finding reasons not to be together。。。 you both said you love each other， to your face， why do you both seem to pretend that didn't happen？！ I found myself often baffled by the turns the conversations took and how bad they all were at listening to each other。 While I loved this clos Well， I think we can safely say that I'm too old for Sally Rooney now。 While this charts similar territory as her previous books， I found my patience wearing thin with people constantly misunderstanding each other and finding reasons not to be together。。。 you both said you love each other， to your face， why do you both seem to pretend that didn't happen？！ I found myself often baffled by the turns the conversations took and how bad they all were at listening to each other。 While I loved this close attention in Normal People， it didn't really work me this time， partly because we get less back story here and partly because Rooney herself often widens the narrative to metaphorically place her characters in the world， which just serves to make their troubles look more ridiculous。 There were lots of things I enjoyed about this novel too， like the fact that the Alice character is a writer with a similar biography to Rooney's and seems to be used to critisize the intense media attention on young authors， the weirdness and danger of fame and how she never asked for this。 It's prickly， honest and believable and I respect that。 She also tries a couple of new things in this one， like having an epistolary novel run through it and defending the happiness that can be found in a middle-class， intellecutal fulfilling life。 It's also perfectly alright for her to keep exploring these young contemporary people's relationship muddles with the same intense focus。 I'd just be soo curious to see her try her hand at something else too。 。。。more

Jaclyn ，

Rooney’s writing is always character explored through relationships and sex。 This book hinges on those three things， the friendship between Alice and Eileen being the most important of them all。 I loved novelist Alice fiercely。 Her commentary on writers， publishing and the whole damn mess was delicious。 It’s hard not to equate her with Rooney despite my best intentions to never conflate art and artist。 It’s worth talking about form and structure， too。 Rooney’s use of the epistolary form works pa Rooney’s writing is always character explored through relationships and sex。 This book hinges on those three things， the friendship between Alice and Eileen being the most important of them all。 I loved novelist Alice fiercely。 Her commentary on writers， publishing and the whole damn mess was delicious。 It’s hard not to equate her with Rooney despite my best intentions to never conflate art and artist。 It’s worth talking about form and structure， too。 Rooney’s use of the epistolary form works particularly well。 The friendship between Alice and Eileen is so interesting and their long emails back and forth standing in for conversations is clever and effective。 These emails are broken up by real world contained moments between each woman and usually Felix or Simon respectively。 The insights the emails the women write each other offer about these moments opens them up for the reader。 Form and structure work in perfect harmony here and there’s a lovely contrast between the intimacy of the emails and the coolness of the scenes。 When she does finally get them in a room together the feeling is electric。 I believe in Rooney’s vision of a beautiful world。 This book is wonderful and my personal favourite Rooney yet。 。。。more

Hein Matthew Hattie ，

Abandoned p 225。

Fiona Lansdown ，

This book made me feel old and grumpy。 Was I so self absorbed when I was young？ Probably。

Jenbebookish ，

Don’t ask me why I just added this to my TBR， when I very pointedly said after reading ‘Conversations with Friends’， my SECOND book by her， that I get the gist of what she’s trying to say and I don’t need to continue reading more of her work。 And this sounds like it’s going to be EXACTLY the same as her other two books， more of the same stuff: flawed characters， power dynamics within relationships， narcissists & their first world problems & endless existential musings， sufferings， etc etc。 All I Don’t ask me why I just added this to my TBR， when I very pointedly said after reading ‘Conversations with Friends’， my SECOND book by her， that I get the gist of what she’s trying to say and I don’t need to continue reading more of her work。 And this sounds like it’s going to be EXACTLY the same as her other two books， more of the same stuff: flawed characters， power dynamics within relationships， narcissists & their first world problems & endless existential musings， sufferings， etc etc。 All I had to do was read the blurb to know this is pretty much the same book only with different character names， but I for some reason feel compelled to read it。 What does this say about my feelings about Sally Rooney？！ Could I actually like Sally Rooney？！？Hah！ Not。 Definitely not。 But I’m interested somehow， interested enough to consider reading this 🤨🤨🧐🧐🤔 。。。more

Emma ，

Sally doesn't miss！ （but we knew that already） Sally doesn't miss！ （but we knew that already） 。。。more

Dave ，

Another superb example of human drama done by a mastery of this kind of novel。 This one for me was a lot about Alice and Eileen’s friendship as they are navigating the later stages of their youth， their love interests， Felix and Simon respectively， and the ever present back drop of a very unique and challenging time period。 There is so much I enjoyed about this one and would definitely recommend。 Thank you to the publisher for providing me with this Drc available through edelweiss。

Ingrid Nelson ，

Def her best one yet

Helen ，

Thank you to Faber & Faber for the ARC - it’s been the reading highlight of my year so far。 Full review to come but I’ve been floored by Rooney’s writing once again。

Adam Maid ，

NORMAL PEOPLE: what if people loved each other very much， but could never find the words to express it？BEAUTIFUL WORLD: what if people loved each other very much， and were actually quite eloquent about it？

Deborah ，

Strong contender for favourite read of 2021。Loved it。

Abigail Miles ，

Thank you Macmillan for providing me with an ARC of this book！Beautiful World， Where Are You is written in the same incredible， intense， visceral manner as Sally Rooney's previous novels。 Her characters are all almost too real， and are fascinating to follow through their lives （even more so for the fact that it really is just that: following characters as they move through the rhythms of their lives）。 It is evocative of both the best and worst parts of what it means to be human， and especially w Thank you Macmillan for providing me with an ARC of this book！Beautiful World， Where Are You is written in the same incredible， intense， visceral manner as Sally Rooney's previous novels。 Her characters are all almost too real， and are fascinating to follow through their lives （even more so for the fact that it really is just that: following characters as they move through the rhythms of their lives）。 It is evocative of both the best and worst parts of what it means to be human， and especially what it means to be a human alongside other humans。 The back and forth between Alice and Eileen （the two main characters of this book） is phenomenal， especially in the ways in which the two women differ from one another， and how those differences reveal themselves in their friendship。 I greatly enjoyed this novel， and can't wait for its release。 。。。more

Eleanor ，

Review coming in September 。。。

Georgia ，

Sally Rooney's writing is easy to slip back in to。 The relationships in this book are reminiscent of ones that we have seen already in Normal People and Conversations with Friends， but they are still ones to connect with。 There is a loneliness about the characters in this book， and at times， they are frustrating and annoying， but you can't help with connect with them。 The dull ache and uncertainty of your late 20s， what you are doing vs what you think you are supposed to be doing， the relationsh Sally Rooney's writing is easy to slip back in to。 The relationships in this book are reminiscent of ones that we have seen already in Normal People and Conversations with Friends， but they are still ones to connect with。 There is a loneliness about the characters in this book， and at times， they are frustrating and annoying， but you can't help with connect with them。 The dull ache and uncertainty of your late 20s， what you are doing vs what you think you are supposed to be doing， the relationships you have and the ones you want， and the ones you are clinging on to， who you are supposed to be and what you are supposed to want are all things you can trace back to yourself， the reader and all things that hurt a lil bit。 The ending felt as if it wrapped up a bit too quickly， and in Sally Rooney fashion， I could not tell you really a single thing that happened in this book， but the loneliness is poignant， the writing is easy and I can't help but eat up everything Sally Rooney writes with a spoon。 。。。more

Lucas Giovane ，

i still can't get over the fact that EVERY synopsis of this book seems to describe a polyamorous relationship when cleary it isn't （based on the author's previous books） and i think this situation is hilarious i still can't get over the fact that EVERY synopsis of this book seems to describe a polyamorous relationship when cleary it isn't （based on the author's previous books） and i think this situation is hilarious 。。。more

Melpomene ，

Where did you people receive ARCs for this book？ I want it too:（

Ophelia Alderton ，

For all those of you wanting to know;It’s her best book yet！That’s right。 No one writes about intimacy， insecurities， friendship， and desire like Sally Rooney。 I have enjoyed her previous books but this one， for me， was superb， excellent， outstanding。 The story is about four people; Alice， Felix， Eileen and Simon， but predominantly about Alice and Eileen who have been friends for a very long time。 They correspond with each other via emails whilst navigating relationships with Felix and Simon。 I For all those of you wanting to know;It’s her best book yet！That’s right。 No one writes about intimacy， insecurities， friendship， and desire like Sally Rooney。 I have enjoyed her previous books but this one， for me， was superb， excellent， outstanding。 The story is about four people; Alice， Felix， Eileen and Simon， but predominantly about Alice and Eileen who have been friends for a very long time。 They correspond with each other via emails whilst navigating relationships with Felix and Simon。 I know this is a very short synopsis but I have just finished it and I was so wrapped up in the last 100 pages to find out what happens that it has left me inarticulate。 。。。more

Caz ，

Rooney fans， you’re in for a treat。 I think this is Rooney’s best book yet。。。

L A i N E Y ~back in a bit~ ，

I don’t know anything about this book but I am reading it。

Samuel Gordon ，

I gotta say my opinion on Rooney has somewhat soured after finishing this one。 Something to be said about diminishing returns I guess？ I'm torn between calling this charming little novel "Rooneyesque" and labelling Sally as a one-trick pony。 I feel she's taken the write what you know mantra a little too much to heart？It's funny I've given Normal People more stars but as things stand right now， that one has to be my least favorite out of the bunch and the more I think about it， the more I'm convi I gotta say my opinion on Rooney has somewhat soured after finishing this one。 Something to be said about diminishing returns I guess？ I'm torn between calling this charming little novel "Rooneyesque" and labelling Sally as a one-trick pony。 I feel she's taken the write what you know mantra a little too much to heart？It's funny I've given Normal People more stars but as things stand right now， that one has to be my least favorite out of the bunch and the more I think about it， the more I'm convinced they're all the same book， Beautiful World is what you get if Normal People and Conversations with Friends （the superior one in my opinion） got together and had a baby。 There's a rinse-and-repeat quality to this one that stops you from hating it because you already liked a previous version of it， yet you can't in all conscience say you like it for precisely the same reason。 I guess I just wished Rooney - now with two bestsellers under her belt- would take more risks with this one rather than stay on the beaten track。I picked up Naoise Dolan's Exciting Times just to compare it to Rooney's fiction， thinking maybe I'm failing to appreciate the "effortless" skill she brings to the genre？ Is it even a genre or just a bunch of millennial musings about love and women pining for emotionally unavailable men who can provide for them even though it's oh-not-so-feminist-of-them yet the fact that they're self-aware somehow makes it okay and charming？ The jury is still out on this one。 I'll have to read more before I can make up my mind about it。Despite all the acclaim Rooney gets， she remains somewhat of a polarizing figure in contemporary fiction， you either love her or you hate her。 I'm still not sure on which side of the divide I've landed。 Kudos to Sally though for making me read the entirety of her literary output， all of which were page-turners， and for sure that's no small feat when I haven't even come close to doing that with decidedly less controversial authors， but I would hold off on calling her the Salinger of this generation because it's not doing her - or us， her readers- any favors。 。。。more

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