Well, this was disappointing. Sally Rooney is such a good writer and has an incredible vocabulary but this book was a miss. Some parts of the novel would work great as a short story or a poem but not as a novel. It didn´t have a plot or connection, just watching characters. 

Speaking of the characters.. They were so disappointing! I actively disliked three of them and kinda "liked" or appreciated Felix as the only self-aware and honest adult. The characters were unlikable and confusing. Most of the time I was bored or felt neutral about the story. This is really rare for me but I simply didn´t care about them. Most emails between Eileen and Alice were unnecessary but helped getting through the book. Like in Normal People, Rooney loves to have her characters being over-educated about politics and throws topics and words at the reader like a mad woman. Another thing I disliked is the relationship between Simon and Eileen. They met at the age of 15 and 20 (which is worrying) and the way she "admires" him is simply unhealthy. 

I understand how people enjoy this novel but it wasn´t for me. It had a lot of potential with mentioning or showing intruiging topics but Rooney never developed these in the way I would have liked. Same with the title and the blurb but the actual story was a let down. Personally, I liked Normal People a lot more than Beautiful World, Where Are You.