A review by aresoracle
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I don’t read romance or “normal people” (haha) books normally, and one of my favorite booktubers loves the author so I wanted to try it. 

It’s a very interesting story, I don’t know which way I mean interesting, but it is that. I found myself both loving and disliking the characters; they’re just people, with flaws and problems, that sometimes it’s annoying. They can be cruel, hurtful, too honest, and just… I don’t know. It’s frustrating. But I think that’s part of the reason it makes it good, because I want them to fix it and come to terms with these issues they can’t seem to move past. I want them to better people and friends. 

It’s a very easy read, and the email exchanges are really educational and fun. I actually read about Linear B after reading it in the book! 

To say the least, it’s a good book and I think I’ll read her other books too!