“that’s masochism, and it’s a very irish disease”, i love the irish !!!!!!. ive said it before, but im obsessed with the awkwardness, the aloofness of“that’s masochism, and it’s a very irish disease”, i love the irish !!!!!!. ive said it before, but im obsessed with the awkwardness, the aloofness of naoise dolan’s characters and their relationships. she’s kinda like sally rooney if sally rooney actually wrote ab queerness. BUT i really didn’t care for the multiple narrators, would’ve liked it a lot more if it had only been celine’s point of view. the novel lacked in depth, focus, and detail bc of this (where exciting times didn’t). the multiple povs did finally crack the mystery of naoise dolan’s male love interests and booooooo!!! ignorance really is bliss. but anyways id KILL for a book w just celine as a narrator. overall though this was a very quick, witty, FUNNY read and i enjoyed every word (spoiler alert: the happy couple is deeply unhappy, who would’ve thought). ...more
“I was the woman. I had suffered. I was there”. as predicted, this hit ! such a rich, well-written, emotionally bare, and acutely perceptive novel. re“I was the woman. I had suffered. I was there”. as predicted, this hit ! such a rich, well-written, emotionally bare, and acutely perceptive novel. really beautifully raw book w complex characters & evocative prose. irish lit truly never misses !
(do check tws before reading though, id definitely argue the relationship portrayed crosses the line between toxic and abusive. there were representations of non-consensual sexual encounters as well.)...more
irish literature hits every. single. time. — super strong atmosphere, incredible writing, & a moving narrative <3 plus i knew absolutely nothing aboutirish literature hits every. single. time. — super strong atmosphere, incredible writing, & a moving narrative <3 plus i knew absolutely nothing about magdalen laundries so in my profound sadness there still was educational value! hurray!...more
one of the qualities of rooney’s work that i love the most is its self-awareness. it’s truly what makes her fiction so interesting and relatable to meone of the qualities of rooney’s work that i love the most is its self-awareness. it’s truly what makes her fiction so interesting and relatable to me....more
9/21- I’m fascinated by Sally Rooney’s mind !! I could talk about her style and her novels for hours but nothing I say could ever do justice to her wo9/21- I’m fascinated by Sally Rooney’s mind !! I could talk about her style and her novels for hours but nothing I say could ever do justice to her work ..
8/22- easily in my top three favorite books of all time
8/23- while cwf will always be my favorite, i really think this is sally rooney’s best work. if she didn’t mention covid in the last pages this would be the perfect book. ...more
