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Intermezzo
Sally Rooney
★★★★· Published 2024· 464 pages· read 2025
Two brothers grieving their father, both a mess about love. Rooney at her most tender — maybe my favorite of hers.
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★ 5Normal People
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Marianne and Connell, on and off, over years. Rooney gets under your skin — I couldn't put it down.
Beautiful World, Where Are You
Sally Rooney
Rooney doing what Rooney does — smart people, long emails, and a lot of feelings. I'm always in.
★ 5Conversations with Friends
Sally Rooney
Rooney's debut, and the one I love most — a college student, her ex, and an older married couple, all talking and hurting their way through. She's so good on the things people don't say.