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Review Quotes: "A writer of rare confidence, with a lucid, exacting style . . . But Rooney's natural power is as a psychological portraitist. She is acute and sophisticated about the workings of innocence; the protagonist of this novel about growing up has no idea just how much of it she has left to do."--The New Yorker
"Rooney has the gift of imbuing everyday life with a sense of high stakes...a novel of delicious frictions."--New York Magazine"Rooney writes so well of the condition of being a young, gifted but self-destructive woman, both the mentality and physicality of it. She is alert to the invisible bars imprisoning the apparently free."--The Guardian "A novelist to watch: An addictive debut, with nods to Tender is the Night, heralds a bright new talent."--The Sunday Times
"Conversations with Friends paints a nuanced, page-turning portrait of a whip-smart university student in the throes of an affair with an older married man."--Zadie Smith, Elle "Rooney has a magical ability to write scenes of such verisimilitude that even when little happens they're suspenseful."--Curtis Sittenfeld, The Week "Sharp, funny, thought-provoking . . . a really great portrait of two young women as they're figuring out how to be adults."--Celeste Ng, "Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast"
"This book. This book. I read it in one day. I hear I'm not alone."--Sarah Jessica Parker "A coming-of-age story that's weightier and wiser than you might expect."--Vulture
"Sally Rooney's debut novel is a remarkably charming exploration of that very uncharming subject: the human ego . . . Conversations With Friends sparkles with controlled rhetoric. But it ends up emphasizing the truths exploding in the silences."--Slate "In this searing, insightful debut, Rooney offers an unapologetic perspective on the vagaries of relationships . . . a treatise on married life, the impact of infidelity, the ramifications of one's actions, and how the person one chooses to be with can impact one's individuality."--Publishers Weekly, starred review "Readers who enjoyed Belinda McKeon's Tender and Caitriona Lally's Eggshells will enjoy this exceptional debut."--Library Journal, starred review "A smart, sexy, realistic portrayal of a woman finding herself."--Booklist, starred review "The book of the summer."--Refinery29 "Fascinating, ferocious and shrewd. Sally Rooney has the sharpest eye for all of the most delicate cruelties of human interaction."--Lisa McInerney, author of The Glorious Heresies, winner of the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction