Beautiful World, Where Are You

Looking for a book to pass the time? Here you go.
Looking for a book that actually tells a meaningful story, or has a plot or even makes any sense? This is not it!
This book really could have been so much better..if it had even a small amount of purpose. Oh and take out all the mundane, unnecessary fodder, that would be great.
The author thinks it is important to add the fact that someone is driving and puts their blinker on to make a turn, but then decides not to and turns the blinker off - WHY, why, why do we need to know this??? The reader could care less, unless it actually has some purpose...WHICH IT DOES NOT. Just say he drove to her house. There, done.
A pregnancy is discussed and the reader does not need to know that she peed on a stick from a package from the drugstore in order to figure out she was pregnant. :/
We live in the 21st century, we know how people find out they are pregnant!
This book would probably be less than 200 pages if all the useless and redundant words/phrase/ideas were removed.
Thank goodness it is off my TBR and I never have to look at it again.

this hurt me

A lack of depth in the characters’ motivations other than hearing a lot of angst and complaining between Felix, Alice, Simon, and Eileen. They each have a fear of totally revealing themselves and the ending truly felt rushed and as Janet Jackson sang, "that's the end?" Where was the growth?

For me, the worst character who I personally questioned why or what service did he serve was Felix. He's not a nice person and then presto, he's suddenly a lot more easygoing. He's deplorable and if I had a friend who was dating someone like him, I'd tell them to run away from that "Felix" as fast as they can. Narcissistic and self-pitying who will seemingly go after women who are just minding their own business.

I did however just love a happier ending regardless of the torture I endured to get there.

I really enjoyed the way the story was told especially the letters to the friends. There was a lot you could think about within this book, or you could mindlessly enjoy the reading. Personally, I did both. Good discussions on friendship, relationships, humanity, etc. I enjoyed it.

This one won’t be for everyone, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Many people would read this book and wonder what the point is. I’ll admit there’s really no plot, and there’s a slight barrier, being that Sally Rooney is of Dublin so that the writing style can throw American readers off, but I found that part intriguing and fun. I loved reading things with a bit of a different language and experiencing the most *common* parts of life through the lens of characters in another country. At first, I was completely put off by the interactions depicted by the characters, which made it all the more fun when I got far enough along and started to love their connections, personalities, etc. If this book doesn’t magnify our detailed and often nuanced experiences connecting with others, you’re simply not paying attention. I loved the subtle way Rooney impacts the reader through the most complex feelings and anxieties surrounding seemingly ordinary experiences. Seeing anxiety, personality dynamics, romance, and more depicted in such a true-to-life “story” was impactful. This book will annoy some readers, but I think just the same, it will captivate others: And, ah, we almost see the entire point of the book in real time! We all experience life differently; the small things are significant to some, and catastrophes are nothing to fret about for others. Immense feelings are hard for one person, and for the next, it’s hard not to have big feelings at every little turn in life. I think this book provides a unique reminder and an opportunity to enjoy the rollercoaster of life through the eyes of these different characters. For someone who has a lot of complex feelings, this book was a unique way to contemplate them; a simpl read that I enjoyed for it’s own dainty, special and intriguing qualities.