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Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
3.75
dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes


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  • Overall, beautiful book and Rooney’s expertise and knowledge of psychology really is at play here 
  • I had a hard time with the first chapter, Peter’s perspective. I couldn’t understand why it was feeling so heady until getting to Ivan’s first chapter and then I understood 
  • I really liked Ivan’s character. He felt more mature than Peter, but I think that is due to being the younger sibling and experiencing his brother changing so much, he had opportunities to mature quicker and in different ways 
  • Peter was hard to understand and was clearly taking the loss harder than Ivan- I found this interesting and relatable given that he wasn’t as close with the father 
  • I thought that all of the love interests were great characters and had their own experiences to help the brothers get through the first year 
  • Would’ve liked to learn more about Naomi’s history 
  • ALEXEI!! So cool 
  • The final 20- 30 pages were beautiful and I love that the brothers were able to make up 
  • Would’ve liked one more full chapter for Ivan 
  • Such an interesting way to lightly touch upon non-monogamy and suicide  
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