Conversations with Friends
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- Author：Sally Rooney
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Summary
Frances is twenty-one years old， cool-headed and observant。 A student in Dublin and an aspiring writer， at night she performs spoken word with her best friend Bobbi， who used to be her girlfriend。 When they are interviewed and then befriended by Melissa， a well-known journalist who is married to Nick， an actor， they enter a world of beautiful houses， raucous dinner parties and holidays in Provence， beginning a complex ménage-à-quatre。 But when Frances and Nick get unexpectedly closer， the sharply witty and emotion-averse Frances is forced to honestly confront her own vulnerabilities for the first time。
Reviews
Anna Stewart
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bold of sally rooney to call this book “conversations with friends” when she doesn’t use quotation marks in her characters’ dialogue
Magda Pańpuch
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Dawno mnie tak nie denerwowali bohaterowie książki。
emily
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I’m just thinking that Sally Rooney is not the author for me。
Iru
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the title: conversations with friendsthe book: miscommunication， not a single meaningful conversation， ghosting， toxic relationships
Ellen-Rose Jones
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Really enjoyed， I liked it even better than normal people。 It was awkward， horny and interesting。
Marci
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This book makes me want to be a writer。 Beautiful story and accurate depiction of complicated relationships and inner turmoil。
Duhita
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It's strangely addicting and I'm surprised that i enjoyed it considering I gave Normal People 2。5 stars！Props to Sally Rooney， she is definitely talented for both ending of Normal People and Conversations with Friends， it made you lie there feeling empty and speechless👏👏 it's like ya i saw it coming but we're still surprised。 It's strangely addicting and I'm surprised that i enjoyed it considering I gave Normal People 2。5 stars！Props to Sally Rooney， she is definitely talented for both ending of Normal People and Conversations with Friends， it made you lie there feeling empty and speechless👏👏 it's like ya i saw it coming but we're still surprised。 。。。more
keren
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Unpopular opinion : I like this one better
Sarah
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I really liked the book overall。 Sally Rooney is a great writer， but all the characters were the WORST。 That may be the point？ Just a story about pretty shitty people and their lives。 But oh my god I could not stand Bobbi， or Frances at many times or really all of them。
Bailey Kestner
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I enjoyed this book， it took a lot of unexpected turns and was jam packed with thought provoking writing。 I feel slightly attached to the characters， but they were just a hair passed the line between real and utter chaos， which makes me feel less invested， I think。 However， I LOVED the voice of Frances and would reread this book again just to understand more of her。 Nick， as well， was a very intriguing character to me and I loved the growth that we got to see between them。 Sally Rooney’s writing I enjoyed this book， it took a lot of unexpected turns and was jam packed with thought provoking writing。 I feel slightly attached to the characters， but they were just a hair passed the line between real and utter chaos， which makes me feel less invested， I think。 However， I LOVED the voice of Frances and would reread this book again just to understand more of her。 Nick， as well， was a very intriguing character to me and I loved the growth that we got to see between them。 Sally Rooney’s writing style is critiqued a lot by people for being flat， but I continue to enjoy it greatly。 The missing pieces make me pay so much more attention and build the characters in my head out so much more than most books。 。。。more
Wilma Karlsson
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Hon uppdaterar verkligen den traditionella kärleksromanen。 Jag gillar de， en modern kärlekshistoria。 Men ibland kändes det som det saknades några sidor för jag såg inte riktigt djupet i karaktärerna。 Inte ens Frances kunde jag riktigt förstå， men de va kanske inte meningen att göra heller。 Intressant handling men den kunde blivit mer ingående
Melania Pittari
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Non posso dire che il libro sia scritto male e che non sia interessante， ma。。。 La mia sarà una UNPOPULAR OPINION， ma ho faticato nella lettura e non poco。 Solitamente impiego massimo una settimana， quando non ho impegni， per un libro di questo calibro （sono quasi 300 pagine）。 Per "parlarne tra amici" ho impiegato TRE MESI。 La protagonista è senza spessore （lo dice lei stessa）， priva di carattere in modo assurdo。 Nick è un uomo con evidenti problemi e privo di spina dorsale。 Bobby non so。。。 non m Non posso dire che il libro sia scritto male e che non sia interessante， ma。。。 La mia sarà una UNPOPULAR OPINION， ma ho faticato nella lettura e non poco。 Solitamente impiego massimo una settimana， quando non ho impegni， per un libro di questo calibro （sono quasi 300 pagine）。 Per "parlarne tra amici" ho impiegato TRE MESI。 La protagonista è senza spessore （lo dice lei stessa）， priva di carattere in modo assurdo。 Nick è un uomo con evidenti problemi e privo di spina dorsale。 Bobby non so。。。 non mi è simpatica。 Non sono riuscita ad empatizzare con nessuno di loro。 E， per quanto abbia detto che non è scritto male （ci vuole oggettività nelle recensioni）， l'assenza delle virgolette nei dialoghi mi ha infastidita tantissimo。 Per quanto il telefilm "Normal People" mi sia piaciuto， forse non leggerò il romanzo dopo aver letto questo。 。。。more
Chelsea
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TW: self harm， mild descriptions of self harm in scenes ， a few mentions of suicide idealization ， alcohol addiction and cheating。 This book was just so good， I am amazed on how much I liked this book after disliking normal people but this was just such an enjoyable read。
Sofie
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Wow。 Just wow。
Rhiannon Williams
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I disliked this book。 It was sooooo boring。 It took me weeks to read it because my heart sank when I looked at it and I just scrolled Twitter instead。 It described everything in too much detail for me。 Reading every single little detail of every thought， every text， every tedious conversation was excruciatingly dull， and I really wasn't interested enough in the relationships between these annoying people to care。The only specific issue that stuck out for me was the endometriosis。 I suppose I cou I disliked this book。 It was sooooo boring。 It took me weeks to read it because my heart sank when I looked at it and I just scrolled Twitter instead。 It described everything in too much detail for me。 Reading every single little detail of every thought， every text， every tedious conversation was excruciatingly dull， and I really wasn't interested enough in the relationships between these annoying people to care。The only specific issue that stuck out for me was the endometriosis。 I suppose I could give the author credit for bringing the condition to her readers' attention， but it seemed odd in the context of the story that Frances had never heard of it （in every other respect she was portrayed as very intelligent， widely well-read etc）。 And the diagnosis！ Wow。 As far as I know， in the real world this is a condition phenomenally hard to get diagnosed。 But for Frances， 2 episodes of pain/fainting， a scan， and she had the diagnosis。 。。。more
Shruti Chakravarty
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Sally Rooney's writing is intelligent， her characters highly self aware， but almost all of them seem to have a knack for making decisions that are objectively self-destructive。 It is evident why these books have resonated with so many。 Not me， though。 Sally Rooney's writing is intelligent， her characters highly self aware， but almost all of them seem to have a knack for making decisions that are objectively self-destructive。 It is evident why these books have resonated with so many。 Not me， though。 。。。more
Bodhi
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This book made me so miserable because I'm everything that happens in this book （21 years old Bodhi is shaking）。 I finished reading it last night and I'm still thinking about it。 I read the pdf version of this and I'm going to buy the book now so you know it was THAT good。 This book made me so miserable because I'm everything that happens in this book （21 years old Bodhi is shaking）。 I finished reading it last night and I'm still thinking about it。 I read the pdf version of this and I'm going to buy the book now so you know it was THAT good。 。。。more
Alyanna Denise
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Conversations is about two pairs of couples–Frances and Bobbi， and Melissa and Nick–and how the four of them come together， break apart， and compromise with each other。 Rooney’s writing style is a hit for some but a miss for others; for me–it’s an absolute hit！Conversations is an in-depth psychological and sociological profile of its complex characters。 They struggle intensely with miscommunication and misunderstanding， which are rooted in their fear of being vulnerable with others。 It’s a conun Conversations is about two pairs of couples–Frances and Bobbi， and Melissa and Nick–and how the four of them come together， break apart， and compromise with each other。 Rooney’s writing style is a hit for some but a miss for others; for me–it’s an absolute hit！Conversations is an in-depth psychological and sociological profile of its complex characters。 They struggle intensely with miscommunication and misunderstanding， which are rooted in their fear of being vulnerable with others。 It’s a conundrum–we crave intimacy， yet are so afraid of it too。 I find myself drawn to these themes because these fears shape many of our everyday social behaviors， yet we aren’t fully aware that they’re always there。 Blog | Facebook | Pinterest 。。。more
Courtney
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I think that ultimately， a lot of Rooney’s appeal lies in how relatable her characters are。 And while there are many aspects of Frances that I can relate to （endometriosis and adult children of alcoholics club ayyye！） I ultimately feel like I didn’t really understand her。 Her backstory made her into the guarded and somewhat insecure person protagonist of this novel， yet we didn’t get much insight into her backstory。 Specifically， I would have like to hear more about her father and her relationsh I think that ultimately， a lot of Rooney’s appeal lies in how relatable her characters are。 And while there are many aspects of Frances that I can relate to （endometriosis and adult children of alcoholics club ayyye！） I ultimately feel like I didn’t really understand her。 Her backstory made her into the guarded and somewhat insecure person protagonist of this novel， yet we didn’t get much insight into her backstory。 Specifically， I would have like to hear more about her father and her relationship with Bobbi。 These relationships were clearly significant to her， given how frequently she spoke of them， yet I feel like I still don’t know anything about them。All in all， I enjoyed reading the book。 I found Frances charming， her inner dialogue was really rich and her relationship to nick and Melissa was well developed。 。。。more
Reem
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I resonated with the main character so much it made reading the book uncomfortable at times。 But the book is very different and unique。
Ava Hogan
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i liked "normal people" better， i think the story was more my style and was more understandable。 sometimes i didn't understand why frances did the things she did compared to the other characters， but perhaps that's the point。 i liked "normal people" better， i think the story was more my style and was more understandable。 sometimes i didn't understand why frances did the things she did compared to the other characters， but perhaps that's the point。 。。。more
Pauline
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Quelques mots : ce serait plutôt un 3，5 si je pouvais。J'ai été moins directement emballée par Conversations with Friends que par Normal People， je me suis presque ennuyée pendant la première partie。 Mais dès la deuxième partie j'ai été plus happée， enthousiasmée par tout ce qui se passait。 Je passe sur la forme que j'ai déjà commenté et que j'aime beaucoup， je m'attarde sur le fond。 C'est quelque chose d'assez britannique d'arriver à avoir des personnages somme toute assez médiocres （mesquins， p Quelques mots : ce serait plutôt un 3，5 si je pouvais。J'ai été moins directement emballée par Conversations with Friends que par Normal People， je me suis presque ennuyée pendant la première partie。 Mais dès la deuxième partie j'ai été plus happée， enthousiasmée par tout ce qui se passait。 Je passe sur la forme que j'ai déjà commenté et que j'aime beaucoup， je m'attarde sur le fond。 C'est quelque chose d'assez britannique d'arriver à avoir des personnages somme toute assez médiocres （mesquins， parfois méchants， irrationnels， bref : humains） auxquels j'arrive à m'identifier。 Loin de m'agacer， ça me donne un peu de tendresse pour mes propres failles。J'ai trouvé qu'ici Sally Rooney disait quelque chose de chouette en termes d'imaginaires possibles sur le couple et les relations intimes。 Ça m'a touchée à l'intérieur。（Et oui， je vais le relire。） （Et oui， je vais commander Mr Salary。） （C'est une obsession， j'assume， c'est pas tous les jours qu'on rencontre une nouvelle plume qui accroche le cœur comme ça。） 。。。more
Louise
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 What can a friendship or relationship be when not defined by traditional values？ I really enjoyed this storyOh how I wanted to hug Frances at times。I don't mind that the story wasn't fully resolved or had a happy ending but I was left with a feeling of concern for Frances， wanting to help her and hoping someone would。 What can a friendship or relationship be when not defined by traditional values？ I really enjoyed this storyOh how I wanted to hug Frances at times。I don't mind that the story wasn't fully resolved or had a happy ending but I was left with a feeling of concern for Frances， wanting to help her and hoping someone would。 。。。more
charlotte
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love love love it ！！！—“we developed a joke about it， which was meaningless to everyone including ourselves: what is a friend？ we would say humorously。 what is a conversation？”
Oldmanneill
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Dnf， absolute slog。 Gave up after 50%。
Charlotte
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An engrossing read。 Rooney is， to me， exceptionally skilled at writing about relationships and the way people communicate （or don't communicate as appears to be the case so frequently）。There are plenty of similarities between this novel and Normal People， particularly when it comes to female characters who struggle so profoundly with their own self-worth。It was painful to read at times， and some scenes have lingered for far longer than I would have liked them to， but overall a solid book that I An engrossing read。 Rooney is， to me， exceptionally skilled at writing about relationships and the way people communicate （or don't communicate as appears to be the case so frequently）。There are plenty of similarities between this novel and Normal People， particularly when it comes to female characters who struggle so profoundly with their own self-worth。It was painful to read at times， and some scenes have lingered for far longer than I would have liked them to， but overall a solid book that I would definitely recommend。 。。。more
Beth
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The inner turmoil I now possess because of this novel is breathtaking。 In many ways I feel Frances is an anti-hero， certainly to her own life。 I would argue that Nick and Frances' relationship is not love but rather something selfish。 Their two flaws - his need to be passive/please others， her need to dominate - fold so perfectly together that they love not each other but the release they feel when their need is met。 I secretly rooted for her every time she ignored a text/call/email from Nick。 H The inner turmoil I now possess because of this novel is breathtaking。 In many ways I feel Frances is an anti-hero， certainly to her own life。 I would argue that Nick and Frances' relationship is not love but rather something selfish。 Their two flaws - his need to be passive/please others， her need to dominate - fold so perfectly together that they love not each other but the release they feel when their need is met。 I secretly rooted for her every time she ignored a text/call/email from Nick。 However， perhaps it's my own narrow mindedness equating Frances and Nick's relationship with something "bad"。 Their conversation at the end sums up my now inner argument: "If two people make each other happy then it's working" "You could smile at a stranger on the street and make them happy。。。We're talking about something more complicated"。 。。。more
aras
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my first sally rooney。。。i watched normal people but didn’t read it yet and this was very similar so they must have adapted her writing quite well。。。i really enjoyed francis’ internal monologue and i really could see joe as nick sometimes but then i don’t really wanna see joe alwyn （pisces） （london boy） （william bowery） be sexy on screen
arciz
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my first bleak read of the year。 the writing wasnt bothersome， its how i got sucked into the main character’s mundane world and how her entire persona is about debasing herself to be noticed and be validated constantly。 i did a huge effort to make it to the end which was an agonising effort。 would enjoy it if it revolved around bobbi since i lean more towards characters who have consistency
Andi
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