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.
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★ 5Normal People
Sally Rooney
Marianne and Connell, on and off, over years. Rooney gets under your skin — I couldn't put it down.
★ 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.
Intermezzo
Sally Rooney
Two brothers grieving their father, both a mess about love. Rooney at her most tender — maybe my favorite of hers.
★ 5The Correspondent
Virginia Evans
The protagonist of this beautiful novel is a 73-year-old woman processing her life — and regrets — through letters. It’s poignant but not saccharine, specific but universally appealing. I dare you not to cry.
Tom Lake
Ann Patchett
An older woman tells her daughters about the summer she spent performing alongside — and falling in love with — a now-famous actor. My friend Anna said her husband adored this book just as much as she did — impressive, considering he typically reads business non-fiction.