The other two Sally Rooneys

In addition to Sally Rooney's 'Normal People', I have now read her first novel 'Conversations with Friends' and I am mid-way through her third, 'Beautiful World Where are you?' I have enjoyed and am still enjoying all three.

She is called a leading millenial author. Insecurity, doubts and submissive thoughts are unmistakable characteristics of a millenials mind, so it seems.

This confirms my own impressions of  some of the real-life millenials I know (and love.) For whatever thay have mentally gained compared to my generation, simplicity is not one of those things. When I was young you were either going out with someone or not, and going out meant certain things. These days, the shades of black or white are endless - shades of grey.

If grey is happiness, fine.



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