Ich hatte schon befürchtet, dass Sally Ronney nichts für mich ist, weil ich normal people damals abgebrochen hatte (die Serie hingegen hab ich mehrmals geschaut und geliebt!). Jetzt neulich bei Thalia wegen Uni Lektüre bestellt und natürlich fiel noch was nicht-Uni-Lektüre-mäßiges in den Warenkorb (hehe). 33 Seiten und doch so viel WUMMMSS und ARGHHH und WOWW und MHMM. Wenn man zwiegespalten ist und trotzdem auf genau das hofft

I'm deeply uncomfortable with the age gap but sadly also deeply in love with the writing style and some of the beautiful quotes in this."Death was, of course, the most ordinary thing that could happen, at some level I knew that. Still, I had stood there waiting to see the body in the river, ignoring the real living bodies all around me, as if death was more of a miracle than life was. I was a cold customer. It was too cold to think of things all the way through."and, a lot less sad: "We used to watch films together like that, and he would touch my hair in that exact way, distractedly. I found his distraction comforting. In a way I wanted to live inside it, as if it was a place of its own, where he would never notice I had entered."

My very first Rooney (because of a reading prompt - "the shortest book on your tbr") and I am obsessed with her style here, it's very atmospheric. Makes me wann read more of hers. Nonetheless I didn't understand the story and just feel like there was something missing or that I am just plain stupid.

i was going to give this a 4 ⭐️ but then i thought: i loved the relationship dynamic, i love the familial dynamic, i love the conversations, i love the angst (and this is coming from someone that hates angst). i actually enjoyed this story. and i have to see from a short story perspective/ not a full novel perspective. and as a short story, it was really nice and intriguing. i never got bored. it’s keeps you invested. suggest you read this if you enjoy rooney’s work

I can't fully explain it, but there is just something about Sally Ronney's writing style that completely absorbs me and makes me feel every word. I love the themes she approaches and the way she approaches them. After finishing this short story I directly reread it. I wish I could express my thoughts just as captivating as she writes. I have no words for the effect her work has on me.