Imam taj neki love-hate odnos s romanima Sally Rooney. Oduševila me s Normalnim ljudima. I potpuno razočarala, zapravo to je malo prejako, nije mi se svidio roman Divni svijete, gdje si kojem sam se jako veselila i silno željela da mi se svidi.

Stoga sam bila pomalo skeptična kad sam započela Razgovore s prijateljima. Ispostavilo se da je strah bio uzaludan jer sam uživala u svakoj rečenici koju je Rooney napisala.

Odmah sam se povezala s Frances. Njezin život, nevolje koje je okružuju, odnosi koji je čine takvom kakva jest, koji su toliko stvarni da gotovo imate osjećaj da stojite tamo, da ste dio toga – sve mi se svidjelo i sve me odmah uvuklo u priču.

Sally Rooney govori o stvarima o kojima se obično ne govori, a koje su u isto vrijeme ovdje, stvarne, prisutne i ja to volim. Sviđa mi se činjenica da me natjerala da razmišljam o knjizi, likovima i njihovim životima i nakon što sam završila s čitanjem.

Ovo je definitivno knjiga koju neću tako brzo zaboraviti.

[english]

Conversations with Friends – Sally Rooney

I have this love-hate relationship with Sally Rooney’s novels. I absolutely loved Normal People. And I kind of hated, actually that’s a bit too strong, I didn’t like that much Beautiful World Where Are You which I wanted to like soooo much and was looking forward to.

So I was a bit sceptic when starting Conversations with Friends. It turned out it was all for nothing because I just loved it and enjoyed every sentence Rooney wrote.

I immediately connected with Frances. Her life, the troubles that surround her, the relationships that make her the way she is, which are so real you almost have a feeling of standing there, being a part of it – I loved everything and was immediately drawn into the story.

Sally Rooney speaks about the things that are usually not spoken about but that are at the same time here, real, present and I love that. I love the fact that she made me think about the book, the characters and their lives long after I finished reading.

This is definitely a book that will stay with me for a very long time after finishing it.