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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Almost done with Intermezzo. There are points where it’s felt like a slog and other points where I’ve been really into it. So, don’t know yet how I feel. [/quote]

I'm usually hit or miss with Sally Rooney, in the sense that I thought Normal People was the best book ever while Conversations with Friends was the most banal, boring, useless book. And then Intermezzo was just fine, I had no strong feelings about it either way. Which seems to match up with exactly how you feel. [/quote]

Yes, I just finished it. It was okay. It had moments of moving writing, and she has such a knack for describing a particular feeling or mood. I liked the sections about the younger brother and his relationship. I completely did not buy the older brother’s struggle with his “situationships” at all. (Neither woman’s thoughts/actions made much sense to me, except as purely in service to the brother. I found both poorly written, particularly for Sally Rooney! And the “conflict” at the heart of it all wasn’t well explained.)

I’m being deliberately vague so as not to ruin it for others but I may go look at past threads. [/quote]

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