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THE SUNDAY TIMES AND GLOBAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER
WINNER OF NOVEL OF THE YEAR AT THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS
OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD ACROSS ALL FABER EDITIONS

'A tour de force.' Anne Enright, Guardian

'Rooney's best novel yet.' Brandon Taylor, New York Times

'Get ready to have your heart broken all over again.' Red

'The book moved me to tears more than once.' The Times

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 worry about sex and friendship and the times they live in. Will they find a way to believe in a beautiful world?

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I have rarely felt so connected to a novel . beautiful and enduring.' Anon

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'It is remarkable to read a book and feel so reflected in the pages.' Kat

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I devoured it. You experience the characters' lives as though you are there.' Anon

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I was ready to start reading again immediately after I finished.' Anon

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Sally Rooney makes the everyday fascinating and sensual.' Em

Sally Rooney's book Beautiful World, Where Are You was a #1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 11-09-2021

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Magnificent . . . Rooney is the best young novelist - indeed one of the best novelists - I've read in years. -- Olivia Laing

A tour de force. The dialogue never falters, and the prose burns up the page. -- Anne Enright ― Guardian

Rooney's strongest writing thus far . . . There is a touching honesty and truthfulness in these pages, along with a quiet brilliance. -- Diana Evans ― Financial Times

Rooney is in a class of her own. ― Grazia

Written with immense skill and illuminated by an endlessly incisive intelligence. ― Irish Times

The book moved me to tears more than once . . . Rooney's best novel. -- James Marriott ― The Times

Brilliantly done: gripping, steamy, unbearably sad. ― Telegraph

Excellent . . . There is so much to talk about. ― Sunday Independent

Beautiful World, Where Are You is not just worth reading. It's worth thinking about. ― Irish Independent

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Faber & Faber; Main edition (7 Jun. 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0571365442
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0571365449
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.9 x 2.1 x 19.8 cm

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SALLY ROONEY was born in the west of Ireland in 1991. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Granta and The London Review of Books. Winner of the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award in 2017, she is the author of Conversations with Friends and the editor of the Irish literary journal The Stinging Fly.

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Customers find the book highly readable and brilliant, with witty writing that draws them into the narrative, though some find it too wordy. The characters receive mixed reactions - while some find them engaging, others find them completely unrelatable. The storyline and thought-provoking elements also get mixed reviews, with some appreciating the descriptive scenes while others find the plot limited and the introspection self-indulgent. Moreover, customers find the book difficult to follow, and while there are lots of sex scenes, some find them unrealistic.

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65 customers mention ‘Readability’65 positive0 negative

Customers find the book highly readable, describing it as a brilliant novel with lovely passages.

"...conversations between Alice and Eileen were deep, personal, and intriguing...." Read more

"...is a brilliant invention – a morally good, spiritually committed, handsome, kind man who is still somehow consistently unhappy with himself, and..." Read more

"I loved this book. Rooney has a perfect talent bringing a realism to the page, in terms of her characters and also their surroundings...." Read more

"...It is reminiscent of the 18th century epistolary novels, which here become lengthy emails full of weighty subjects...." Read more

17 customers mention ‘Wit’12 positive5 negative

Customers appreciate the book's wit and writing style, finding it both funny and appealing.

"...They're occasionally trite but for for most deep and thoughtful and funny...." Read more

"...To begin with I was delighted and relieved to find her writing style as sharp and arresting as ever...." Read more

"...and they lack any emotional depth or emotional intelligence...." Read more

"...I love the wit and seriousness of the conversations and how she describes their movements and laughter when all is not amusing or enjoyable...." Read more

83 customers mention ‘Writing quality’52 positive31 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the writing quality of the book, with some praising its compelling and highly readable style, while others find it too wordy.

"...She writes with a cold tone/flattened affect that means you’re not welcomed in to the story, and no one’s tugging your heartstrings...." Read more

"...The letters between narrators felt like space filler, veering off into topics that aren't pertinent to anything in the book..." Read more

"...Her writing skills are up to it, and they're wasted on the internal musings of self-absorbed people without any real problems." Read more

"...The writing is sublime. The dialogue is perfect in every way (yes I also mean perfect without quotation marks)...." Read more

55 customers mention ‘Storyline’25 positive30 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the storyline of the book, with some finding it draws them into the narrative and builds scenes beautifully, while others note it has a limited plot and lacks substance.

"...I was determined to finish it, but even the ending was Blah! A few of my friends had the same experience. I didn't like one of the main characters...." Read more

"...Each one of them had an interesting story about them. My favourite, however, would have to be Alice. Her story was the one I was most invested in...." Read more

"...The happily ever after for Eileen felt like a very unexpected and saccharine ending and not at all what we are used to in her other works...." Read more

"...The story moves into digital spaces in preference to lengthy details of interiors or vistas, except in the kitchen dinners when all four characters..." Read more

54 customers mention ‘Character variety’20 positive34 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the characters in the book, with some finding them engaging and the dialogue scintillating, while others find them completely unrelatable.

"...I found myself struggling to engage with the characters though. Not Rooney’s best work to date." Read more

"...I did feel quite invested in the characters and their love stories got to me, even though I wanted to give them all a good shake and tell them to..." Read more

"...I found the characters a bit irritating especially Felix who was rude and antagonistic...." Read more

"...Rooney manages to convey the emotions and strifes of the characters so powerfully that I am brought to the brink of sadness and joy myself, as I..." Read more

28 customers mention ‘Thought provoking’19 positive9 negative

Customers have mixed reactions to the book's thought-provoking nature, with some finding it insightful and really illuminating, while others describe it as self-indulgent.

"...Nonetheless, it was very heartwarming and (actually quite) satisfying when Alice and Eileen finally saw each other again in person...." Read more

"...Simon is a brilliant invention – a morally good, spiritually committed, handsome, kind man who is still somehow consistently unhappy with himself,..." Read more

"...It's like reading about 4 moody Tumblr teenagers with no self-awareness...." Read more

"...to be a refreshing break away from the rest of the plot and oddly comforting, even though I sometimes would not agree with the characters statements..." Read more

10 customers mention ‘Sex scenes’3 positive7 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the sex scenes in the book, with some appreciating their presence while others find them unrealistic.

"...Found the sex scenes weird and unnecessary." Read more

"...Very little sex this time...." Read more

"...Plenty of sex again, and very explicit...." Read more

"...Narrative point of view was strange and alienating. Lots of sex but all of it seemed passive and passionless...." Read more

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Customers find the book difficult to follow, describing it as hard to get into and a chore to finish.

"...On some occasions it was difficult to follow as the story jumped from one situation to another...." Read more

"...women were likeable characters and, therefore, it was difficult for the reader to invest in them...." Read more

"Whilst I liked this book, it was much harder going than the other two by same author as mentioned in the title of the review...." Read more

"I found this book quite hard to get into. I think I found the characters hard to like. I prefer her other books." Read more

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Sensational book! Loved it.
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Well, the question I have now after reading that book is: When are the BBC going to make a series of this?!

This is easily my second favourite (so far) Sally Rooney book, right up there next to Normal People.

In terms of the book, I found it to be riveting from start to finish. I didn't want it to end, and when it did, I was a bit saddened. The way the book focusses on each of the characters, either separately or together. I found it to be really gripping.

I genuinely wanted to get to know these characters, the things they did, what they went through in life, and what they thought about each other and about life. It does also make you ask that question: beautiful world, where are you?

Speaking of characters, I thought all of them were intriguing in their own way. Each one of them had an interesting story about them. My favourite, however, would have to be Alice. Her story was the one I was most invested in. Her lifestyle, the friendships and relationships she went through. I feel as though a part of why I liked her was because she is essentially compared to/based on Sally Rooney herself. From what other people have said anyway (and when you really think about it, you can actually tell).

The email conversations between Alice and Eileen were deep, personal, and intriguing. The conversations they would have about things going on in their lives, about politics, religion, and the different things that are going on in the world. Although, I will admit, they did drag on a bit.

Nonetheless, it was very heartwarming and (actually quite) satisfying when Alice and Eileen finally saw each other again in person. Having them interact with each other and their partners.

In the end, despite some slight issues I had. I thoroughly liked this book.

So far, Sally Rooney hasn't disappointed me with her books, despite this book getting some (shockingly) lower than average reviews. I still think this is definitely worth reading.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 November 2021
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Baffled by the large number of people dropping a 1-star review, calling the book ‘drivel’ or similar, and awaiting their pat on the head for being so iconoclastic as to not like Sally Rooney. Join the enormous queue!

She writes with a cold tone/flattened affect that means you’re not welcomed in to the story, and no one’s tugging your heartstrings. Get over that, and there’s so much to value here, not least plenty of space to supplement the narrative with your own reflections, because you’re not being hit over the head with incidental details or with plot. Rooney’s taken some of the markers of adulthood – job, house, relationships, religious or spiritual life – and seen how they play out across four characters in different circumstances. Felix’s job in an Amazon-like warehouse is the most conspicuous critique of contemporary precarious work, particularly as it affects the body. But Alice’s nominally privileged life as a successful writer leaves her anxious and empty, while Eileen’s job has cultural cachet but sees her clinging to the edges of creativity, rather than taking part. Simon’s work has charitable and political connections, so he’s aced the ‘doing something purposeful’ task, but he doesn’t feel he’s achieved enough, while his father thinks he’s trying too hard and essentially accuses him of a Jesus complex. Domestic spaces are significant too – via renting, Alice has hopped into a family home like a cuckoo in the nest; Simon’s flat is bleakly simple, no different to the hotels he’s obliged to stay in whilst working; Eileen simply retreats to her bed for a cry after the end of her working day, and ‘dwells’ in online rather than physical spaces. The leftist critique of work and property that Eileen and Alice play with in their letters to one another offers no real help with all this; they hold any insights from social and political theory at an ironic distance. There’s nothing that’s going to ‘fix’ the way that modern life feels for a generation long out of university yet still adrift, but can’t help but hang on to the shape of hope.

Navigating all this – the fundamental purposeless of any human life – could have led to a didactic novel, or one concerned with redemption. Instead, Rooney is brave in letting her characters be ill-sketched, rather than really pinning them to the page. Felix’s past, in which debt and violence are implied, isn’t fully explored. Eileen and Alice’s difficult family relationships are touched on only in order to establish their reliance on one another’s friendship. Simon is a brilliant invention – a morally good, spiritually committed, handsome, kind man who is still somehow consistently unhappy with himself, and intermittently unattainable to Eileen. He could’ve been sickly and one-dimensional, but the complexities of his apparently successful life come through so strongly, he won me over to the point of a thumping crush. He seemed to owe a little to Evelyn Waugh’s Sebastian Flyte in Brideshead Revisited (but with additional work obligations).

I like Rooney’s use of space in the novel very much – other than towards or away from the sea, the geography of the story stays within the orbits of characters, primarily interested in how close they are to one another, or how they reach one another, rather than in scene-setting. The story moves into digital spaces in preference to lengthy details of interiors or vistas, except in the kitchen dinners when all four characters are finally united; rare scenes of community toward which the novel has been working. The movement of the narrative, in which a sensing presence that both is and isn’t the reader moves after the characters, and is sometimes stopped by a closed door or a blocked view, is really cleverly done. It’s not my favourite novel of the year, and Rooney’s not a beloved author of mine, but you can’t say she hasn’t achieved something here; something which has a different approach and sensibility to other contemporary writers. I’ll ignore the grumblers and look forward to all her future work.

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More of the same, though nicely phrased as always
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Sally Rooney is a very good writer - she must be, because on paper I should hate everything about her books and yet I don't. I loved 'Normal People'. But she does seem to keep writing much the same book over and over again, and there's only so many times I want to read about dissatisfied middle class thirty somethings with needlessly complicated love lives self-sabotaging their own happiness.

This latest offering follows two couples through will-they-won't-they style courtships, punctuated by monologues - apparently emails, although surely no one actually writes emails full of beautifully crafted philosophical musings that go on for pages and pages - about the state of the world. First world problems is the term that comes to mind. It never seems to occur to either of the female characters that rather than hand wringing and moping, they could do something useful about the situation - even if very small. It's hard not to conclude that these characters actually enjoy being miserable, so determined do they seem to be to ruin any chance of happiness and to resolutely not enjoy anything about their lives.

It's not all terrible, even though I feel like I should think so - there's just something about the way Rooney writes that prevents me from hating her work. I did feel quite invested in the characters and their love stories got to me, even though I wanted to give them all a good shake and tell them to hurry up and stop overthinking everything.

If you like romances and fairly slow but nicely written books, chances are you will love this. Personally, I'd really like to see what Rooney can do with different subject matter - a change of genre, setting or character type might enable her to write a classic. Her writing skills are up to it, and they're wasted on the internal musings of self-absorbed people without any real problems.

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I was an early reader of Irish writer Sally Rooney, before she shot to stratospheric fame. I was offered an ARC of CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS, not expecting to love it as I did. It’s not that I don’t enjoy stories about Millennials--it’s just that sometimes there’s too much navel gazing or whining and stuck-ness in issues that can make my eyes roll. But Sally Rooney? She’s a delight!

Navel gazing in Rooney’s book is organic and watchful. She writes her literary opuses as if they were screenplays. I’m not talking about just the filmic quality of the narrative. But in BEAUTIFUL WORLD, as in all three of her novels to date, you could pluck the breathtaking images right from the words themselves. The dialogue, characters, and story are three dimensional, and every scene pops and delivers and allows you to interpret on your own terms.

BEAUTIFUL WORLD touches on themes of beauty, celebrity, social media, mental health, friendship, love, the continuum between friendship and love, and the fluidity of attraction. As always, I feel that the author connects deeply with the reader as she writes. Even when the tone is wry, tense, or accusing between characters, I feel that Rooney’s people are always evolving and in motion. Rooney isn’t rigid but she is decisive. Her cast comes with an implied background of unease, or lofty principles that they themselves have problems achieving. They are searching for love and identity, and also a culture class that they can brandish or even hide behind. This new novel revolves around two best friends, Alice and Eileen, and the men most important in their lives at the time.

As in all Rooney’s books, one character is a writer (sometimes she has more than one). Alice has achieved literary fame after two novels (like Rooney, although I won’t make the mistake of thinking Alice is based on Rooney), and then had a mental breakdown. It is obvious that she isn’t that egocentric about her fame; in fact, she chooses a boyfriend much less intelligent than her who doesn’t even read books.

Her typical form of communication with her best friend, Eileen, is email. They contain some scintillating content and background info, and move both character and plot along, or give the reader a bridge between times. So when Eileen and Alice eventually see each other again (Eileen is living in Dublin, Alice by the sea), you just know there’s a climax coming. (Eileen is actually living in the house Alice abandoned when she went into treatment). You feel the tension.

And when I said that her novels are like cinema? I think this one is more theater, like a play. You’ll see when you read it, but the scenes usually include little details about the environment when a character is doing something, such as: “…sitting on her bed scrolling on her phone… On the floor, a discarded cardigan, her swimsuit with its straps tangled, sandals with the buckles hanging open. On the bedside table a lamp with a pleated pink shade.” The stage is set a particular way. It’s like seeing a play, where you are riveted to the stage, and the play and your life have merged.

Simon and Eileen have known each other since childhood (he’s 5 years older than her) and their relationship was Platonic for many years, although Simon has always been hard to pin down. Felix is Alice’s new boyfriend, and there are a few stunners of information about him that are revealed early.

If you are a Rooney fan, you’ve already read the book and are just checking out what other readers are saying. Is Alice really Sally? No, of course not, but it is a little bit meta-, as Alice does criticize people on Twitter for judging her life and her boyfriend, as if they know her. (I imagine many celebs feel this way.) Her readers do act on social media as if they are involved in Alice’s life--like her friend or cousin. Shows you how creepy we can be. We all do it sometimes--judge someone famous for making certain choices with their lives! But, Rooney doesn’t act superior when she writes a scene this way. Her nuanced portraits are unguarded, even when her characters are leery or calculating. Rooney mesmerizes when she points out their darker sides.

What I wanted to say is that if you are already a Rooney fan, then there’s nothing I can tell you other than to read it, and you won’t be disappointed. If you are new to her, prepare to love her or hate her. She writes her familiar geography--Dublin. Her characters are mostly about her age, and like her character, Alice, she writes about friends and lovers. Rooney does that SO WELL! That is why she is so beloved. Scenes are vivid, like her characters, and I become invested in them. So when they feel a cleaving, so will I. And most Rooney readers will, too. She is wise, piercing, and intuitive with the narrative form. Her stories are convincing because the texture feels like authentic material.

Rooney will follow a character into a murky tunnel and come out the other side with the bright sun shining or peeling off skin. She decides and we interpret. Or she can say it all in a few keen words, taking the context and subtexting the hell out of it. It’s almost always through the characters, like a play. Rooney doesn’t describe geography except to add mood/atmosphere to the story. Settings are in a room or a space, indoors or out, where you can feel the boundaries when they are crossed. Her characters are urgent with the world they live in, fearful and fearless simultaneously. And constantly thinking, feeling, desiring.

“It was like God had put his hand on my head and filled me with the most intense desire I had ever felt, not desire for another person, but desire to bring something into being that had never existed before…I knew what I had to do, and I did it, that was all.”

I’m so thrilled that Rooney has this talent to share with the world. I’m a superfan, a wide-eyed votary, so I can get away with saying…gulp…it’s a more beautiful world because Sally Rooney’s talent is in it.

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A Captivating Journey Through Life and Friendship
Reviewed in Spain on 29 September 2023
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"Beautiful World, Where Are You: A Novel" by Sally Rooney is a literary masterpiece that left me truly captivated. Rooney's talent for weaving intricate narratives and exploring the complexities of human relationships shines brightly in this novel.

Compelling Characters: The characters in this book feel incredibly real and relatable. Rooney has a unique ability to delve deep into their inner worlds, making you feel as though you're intimately acquainted with each of them. You'll find yourself drawn into their lives, their thoughts, and their struggles.

Thought-Provoking Themes: "Beautiful World, Where Are You" explores themes of love, friendship, mental health, and the search for meaning in a world that often feels chaotic. Rooney's thought-provoking prose invites readers to reflect on their own lives and relationships.

Intelligent and Poetic Writing: Rooney's writing is nothing short of brilliant. Her prose is both intelligent and poetic, which makes for a delightful reading experience. Each sentence feels carefully crafted, and the narrative flows effortlessly.

Deep Exploration of Modern Society: The novel also provides a profound exploration of modern society, touching on issues like technology's impact on human connection and the pursuit of authenticity in a world filled with artifice.

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Beautiful
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Sally Rooney is, as always, a brilliant writer - her style is effortless and beautiful. I also commend her for trying out something new in this book; writing in third person, long email-form philosophical musings, and characters that dare unpack (out loud) the “why’s” behind their dysfunctional behaviours.

I was surprised to see TikTok’s that commented on Rooney being “hyped up” and thinking it frustrating that she didn’t use quotation marks — how ridiculous!!
Sally, if you or your PR team reads this, I love that you’re so in tune with your inner voice and style that you tell your stories without much regard for ‘familiar’ and ‘safe’ style templates. It’s what makes you an outstanding artist.

Thank you for another brilliant book

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Sensational book! Loved it.

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