Beautiful World, Where Are You

I personally did not enjoy this book; it just did not resonate with me. The characters lack depth and it's just backwards and forwards with no real plot. I bought the book because the story takes place in Dublin, where I studied and have fond memories.

Sally Rooney likes to play with fire. She writes an impressive quantity of words about nothing ( what some would call "bird brain" talk) but manages to slip in those incredible insights about life and relationships that keep you wanting more and keep you reading just as you're just about to quit . I'm usually not very tolerant of insignificant chatter but I have to admit that I was hooked in this case. And she achieves that in a very classical structure with an intro, a development and a conclusion.